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As Easy as Pi : Stuff About Numbers That isn't (Just) Maths by Jamie Buchan
17.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
In this day and age it's hard to imagine a world without numbers. Our lives are centred around commerce and money, and it is the only language that's the same the world over. However, did you know that for a long period of time people could not get their heads around the idea of zero, a figure represent ...Show more
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey: English Expressions and Their Origins by Caroline Taggart
20.00 NZD
Category: Anthology/essay | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
'Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books.' - Yorkshire Post______________________The huge variety of colourful phrases contained in the English language are notoriously varied and, often, notably odd. From blue-blooded (an invention of aristocr ...Show more
I Before E (Except After C) : Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff by Judy Parkinson
12.00 NZD
17.00 (29% off)
Category: Non-fiction | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
A Sunday Times top-ten title in 2007 and a bestseller ever since, I Before E (Except after C) has continued to inform and entertain its many readers. Now available in paperback, this delightful gift book has been repackaged with a fresh jacket design for new readers and fans of the series alike. Offerin ...Show more
I Used to Know That: Geography by Williams Will
17.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
Have you forgotten all you ever learned about climate change? What do you really know about GM foods? Can you remember everything you learned at school about earthquakes? This useful guide reminds you of everything you once learned - or should have learned - about the earth, its resources and atmosphere ...Show more
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