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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.
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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.