Lesley Levene

Francis Scott Key (F. Scott) Fitzgerald was the namesake and second cousin three times removed of the author of the United States' National Anthem. Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) grew up next door to Truman Capote (In Cold Blood). Did you know that? I didn't know that - not until I read I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot From School.

High school was, for me, filled with innumerable (dry and boring) little factoids that whizzed into one ear, bypassed my brain, and flew out the other! show more Lesley Levene's book has pumped new life, wit and humor into the stuff I forgot -or, more likely, never knew - from school!

I REALLY enjoyed this book. It encouraged me to dig a little deeper - Google was my friend throughout! The book challenged me to revisit learning opportunities I'd managed to avoid for over fifty years - math/science! This book held my interest and it kept my brain engaged - I can't ask for more than that!

There are other I Used to Know That . . books in this Reader's Digest series: My Grammar and I Or Should That Be Me?, Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pajamas, Easy as Pi; I hope to read them all! show less

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