I Used To Know That

Product Description

If youve forgotten the capital city of Chile; the basics of osmosis; how to solve a quadratic equation; the names of the Bennet sisters in Pride & Prejudice; who wrote the famous poem about daffodils; the use of a conjunction or the number of continents in the world, I Used to Know That will provide all the answers. A light-hearted & informative reminder of all the things that we learnt in school but have since become relegated to the backs of our minds, I Used to Know That features hundreds of important snippets of wisdom, facts, theories, equations, phrases, rules & sayings. It is a practical guide to turn to when an answer is eluding you, when helping a child with homework or preparing them for the new school year, or maybe just to brush up on trivia for the pub quiz. I Used to Know That covers English Language & Literature, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography & General Studies, so never again will you find yourself stumped! About the Author Caroline Taggart was born in London of Scottish parents, spent her childhood in New Zealand & went to university in Sheffield. Confused for some time, she has now lived in Pimlico for 25 years & thinks of herself as a Londoner, but continues to change allegiance whenever it suits her, particularly during the rugby season. She has worked in publishing for nearly 30 years, the last 18 of them as a freelance editor of non-fiction. She has edited innumerable natural history titles, notably Jonathan Scotts Big Cat Diary books & the tie-in to the BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs, as well as books on gardening, cookery, health, witchcraft, pop music, the Blitz, the D-Day landings, the workings of the House of Commons & the English language. She has also written a handbook for mature students & an encyclopedia of dogs & is the editor of Writers Market UK 2009. She has forgotten at least 90% of everything she has ever known about any of these subjects, which makes her an ideal person to write this book.