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29 Apr 15
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Anyone remember these? Black & yellow paperbacks ubiquitous at on time and offering titles that semi convinced the would be buyer that mastery of any subject was in his/her grasp.
Teach Yourself Punjabi, Teach Yourself Gas fitting, Teach Yourself Sexual Intercourse.
I remember buying Teach Yourself Aikido (
) when I was about 14, and after several pages realised it was better to enrol in a club. 
Where are they now?
Anyway being a saddo even back then, my favourite was Teach Yourself Calculus
Teach Yourself Punjabi, Teach Yourself Gas fitting, Teach Yourself Sexual Intercourse.
I remember buying Teach Yourself Aikido (
) when I was about 14, and after several pages realised it was better to enrol in a club. Where are they now?
Anyway being a saddo even back then, my favourite was Teach Yourself Calculus
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Teach your self Brain Surgery
I couldn't get anyone to practise on though. |
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are you sure?
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The "... Made Simple" books were good too. "Philosophy Made Simple" was excellent. You could have written a doctoral thesis discussing the title alone.
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brandan good example
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I had one on Bookkeeping. Done the trick btw.
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I had the ones on Geoemetry and Algebra, and a fat lot of good they were as well.
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I had a book on 'Chemistry - Learn The Gases'
When I got to Helium, I couldn't put it down. |
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That's that bad I laughed out loud.
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Calculus
Trigonometry Teach Yourself Advanced Calculus I have not managed to get through yet |
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I once borrowed a weighty tome from the library entitled How to Hustle, expecting a definitive guide to the art of scams and swindles. Imagine my disappointment, therefore, when it just turned out to be a volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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