Stuff You Should Have Learned at School

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2004, trade paperback edition, Barnes & Noble / Gusto, NY. Most attractive small-format volume, 139 pages. Printed on multi-colored stock. Illustrations / diagrams / photos / maps throughout. Here are 7 different areas that were touched on during years spent at school. Anyone who's ever suggested school teaches you everything you need to know is not telling you the truth. As this volume suggests, school, no matter how far up you go on the educational ladder, is just the beginning, not the end. Here we learn useful insights U.S. Presidents / computers / the Big Bang Theory / notable discoveries / atoms / adding and subtracting fractions / grammar tips / world-famous poets / Shakespeare / capital cities / Greek myths / parts of an orchestra / and much more. For those so inclined, this is fun, interesting, and best of all, something that provides a lot of learning in very few pages.