Questa coinvolgente serie si addentra negli affascinanti mondi della scienza e della storia, offrendo spiegazioni chiare e accessibili su argomenti complessi. È perfetta per menti curiose di tutte le età desiderose di capire come funziona il mondo. Ogni volume svela fatti sorprendenti e storie intriganti che ampliano la nostra conoscenza dell'universo che ci circonda. Scoprite le risposte a domande che non sapevate nemmeno di avere.
Relearn the essential rules of the English language, from grammar and punctuation to sentence construction, and improve your spelling and vocabulary. This is an accessible yet fun way to revisit the English language while enjoying a walk down memory lane - and remembering the stuff you really shouldn't have forgotten...
Information is broken down into manageable bite-sized chunks, refreshing your memory of all those things you once knew but have forgotten, and filling you in on the bits that the school syllabus didn't include. From building the pyramids in Egypt to the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything you used to know - and much that you didn't - is here.
A Sunday Times top-ten title in 2008 and a bestseller ever since, I Used to Know That has continued to delight readers with its pages of forgotten facts from our school days. Now available in paperback, this great gift book has been repackaged with a fresh jacket design for anyone new to the series, and old fans alike. Nostalgic, informative and entertaining, it is an ideal and accessible buy for adults wanting to brush up on their lost knowledge. If you've forgotten the capital city of Chile; the basics of osmosis; how to solve a quadratic equation; who wrote the famous poem about daffodils; and, the use of a conjunction or the number of ontinents in the world, "I Used to Know That" is guaranteed to provide all the answers.
Brush up on your mental arithmetic, including percentages, averages and recurring decimals or work on your trigonometry skills, from Pythagoras' Theorem to triangle areas and angles. I Used To Know That: Maths is a fun and accessible way to re-visit all those useful tips and maths tricks that you have forgotten from your school days.
Exploring centuries of philosophical thought, this book provides an accessible overview of major theories ranging from the Socratic method to structuralism. The engaging format makes complex ideas easy to grasp, making it ideal for both newcomers and those looking to refresh their knowledge of philosophy.
This useful guide reminds you of everything you once learned - or should have learned - about the earth, its resources and atmosphere, and human activity and its effects.
For those whose memories of learning science at school consist of burning magnesium and playing with iron filings and a magnet, and whose brains shut down as soon as things start to sound 'too technical', I Used to Know That: General Science is here to remind you of everything you've forgotten or should have learned at school.