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OverviewFrom the ever-curious mind that brought you the bestselling Do You Think You're Clever? comes a brand-new trip to the far reaches of the intellectual universe, courtesy of even more notoriously provocative Oxbridge interview questions. How would you poison someone without the police finding out? (Medicine, Cambridge)What makes a strong woman? (Theology, Oxford)Instead of politicians, why don't we let the managers of IKEA run the country? (Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge)How do you organise a successful revolution? (History, Oxford)Whether you're interested in going to Oxbridge or just want to give your brain a workout, join polymath John Farndon on another exhilarating journey through the twists and turns of thought, and explore just what it means to be genuinely clever - rather than just smart. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John FarndonPublisher: Icon Books Imprint: Icon Books Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.168kg ISBN: 9781848319325ISBN 10: 1848319320 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 05 November 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews'The book itself is an enormous contribution to knowledge and so interspersed with compelling narratives [...] that it should shoot to the top of any Oxonian Christmas Book List.' -- Richard Lofthouse Oxford Today '[This makes it] a great gift book [...] and it will certainly be one I'll be giving to a few people.' -- Brian Clegg Now Appearing blog 'The book itself is an enormous contribution to knowledge and so interspersed with compelling narratives [...] that it should shoot to the top of any Oxonian Christmas Book List.' -- Richard Lofthouse * Oxford Today * '[This makes it] a great gift book [...] and it will certainly be one I'll be giving to a few people.' -- Brian Clegg * Now Appearing blog * Author InformationJohn Farndon is the author of numerous bestsellers on science, ideas and the natural environment, as well as being a playwright, composer and poet. He has been shortlisted a record five times for the Royal Society Junior Science Book Prize. Do You Think You're Clever? was shortlisted for the Society of Authors Education Award. Canada's Globe and Mail named his Atlas of Oceans as a 2011 top ten science book. He is currently writing The Omnipaedia for Square Peg. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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