Back to School for Grown-Ups by Stephen Evans M A

Back to School for Grown-Ups by Stephen Evans M A

Here's a mind-broadening reader's companion for men and women who recall their school days as time spent gazing out the window, and who now realize that they missed out on many interesting ideas. The best and most significant of those lost and half-forgotten ideas are served up in this book, fashioned into lively prose, and supplemented with self-testing Q&A sections to help readers grade their knowledge of facts and understanding of ideas. For clarity and ease of use, Back to School for Grown-Ups is divided into five sections representing five school days. Each day consists of lessons in four subjects, as follows:

Section One, Monday: Geography, History, Mathematics, Religion

Section Two, Tuesday: Science, Art, Mathematics, Literature

Section Three, Wednesday: Civics, Geography, Science, Phys Ed

Section Four, Thursday: Literature, History, Art, Civics

Section Five, Friday: Religion, Science, Geography, History

Readers will be absorbed by discussions that range from the Magna Carta to the causes of World War I . . . from the Big Bang to the concept of prime numbers . . . from the origins of Hinduism to the story of Nelson Mandela . . . from the geologic formation of the Grand Canyon to the definition of Pop art . . . and much, much more. Author Stephen Calladine-Evans' style of presentation is informal and reader-friendly, and topics are supplemented with illustrations and brief summaries of key facts. Back to School for Grown-Ups demonstrates that learning is a deeply satisfying experience that should not end with graduation. Includes approximately 400 illustrations.

Ian Whitelaw, a freelance writer living in British Columbia, has contributed articles to fly-fishing websites and magazines on a regular basis and has worked as a contributing editor on more than a dozen fishing books published by major publishers.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780764162718
ISBN 10	0764162713
Title	Back to School for Grown-Ups
Author	Stephen Evans M A
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	B.E.S. Publishing
Year published	2010-02-01
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.