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Homework Sucks: A Drivetime Book of Really Useful Information
Handle homework without humiliation with help from Simon Mayo and his popular Radio 2 Drivetime segment, ‘Homework Sucks.'
It's the moment every parent dreads. Lovely little Jonny or Jenny returns from school with the world's most complicated piece of homework and who do they turn to for help? You. Trouble is, you haven't the foggiest idea what they're on about. That's where Homework Sucks comes to the rescue. Stumped by stats? Confused by chemistry? Baffled by biology? Simon Mayo can solve your ongoing conundrums.
Originally open for children to phone in with their homework issues, this part of the Drivetime show now invites all listeners to send in questions they've always wanted to ask. Answers to these questions are sent in by other listeners making Homework Sucks a really fun, interactive part of the show.
How do you make the toughest conker? How much ground below my house do I actually own? At what point away from the Earth does gravity stop? For answers to all of these questions and more, Simon Mayo and his Homework Sucks team of experts are here to help.
It's the moment every parent dreads. Lovely little Jonny or Jenny returns from school with the world's most complicated piece of homework and who do they turn to for help? You. Trouble is, you haven't the foggiest idea what they're on about. That's where Homework Sucks comes to the rescue. Stumped by stats? Confused by chemistry? Baffled by biology? Simon Mayo can solve your ongoing conundrums.
Originally open for children to phone in with their homework issues, this part of the Drivetime show now invites all listeners to send in questions they've always wanted to ask. Answers to these questions are sent in by other listeners making Homework Sucks a really fun, interactive part of the show.
How do you make the toughest conker? How much ground below my house do I actually own? At what point away from the Earth does gravity stop? For answers to all of these questions and more, Simon Mayo and his Homework Sucks team of experts are here to help.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published October 11, 2012
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About the author
Simon Mayo
25 books212 followersSimon started work in Hospital radio and later became a Dj on BBC radio 1 and later on BBC radio 2.
His series 'Itch' is closely related to best selling series such as Alex Rider & Jason Steed. Also written by British authors.
Simon was recognised as the Radio Broadcaster of the Year at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2008, and has won several Sony Awards for his work in radio.
His series 'Itch' is closely related to best selling series such as Alex Rider & Jason Steed. Also written by British authors.
Simon was recognised as the Radio Broadcaster of the Year at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2008, and has won several Sony Awards for his work in radio.
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December 14, 2012
This fun book packed full of fascinating facts will keep you entertained on any car journey, and which certainly beats doing homework!!
This drivetime book of really useful (and remarkable) information is based on the BBC 2 Radio show series, presented by host Simon Mayo whose channel is extremely popular. What originally started out as a show where children could phone in with their homework issues, for the radio 2 team to answer, now has turned into a wide-raging discussion on Q & A format for all ages. These days the ‘Homework Sucks’ segment of Simon Mayo’s award-winning drivetime show invites listeners of any age, to ask those questions that they have always wanted an answer to; regardless of how bizarre or out of the ordinary. There is then a great chance that a member of the very clever radio 2 audience will have an answer, and so the highlights of the show have now been recorded down in this wonderful book that will delight both old and new listeners of the show!
I can guarantee (and sincerely apologize beforehand) that in the process of reading this extraordinary book, you will become…
*smarter – with the mindset of a combination of Bamber Gascoigne and Jeremy Paxman.
* More interesting - like being able to randomly mention over the dinner table with the family the most peculiar but astonishing fact, from the Queen’s menu to the meaning of time
* Better at pub quizzes – so that you are not sat with a glass of wine pulling out your hair, to then suddenly jump up in your seat and give the incorrect answer whilst boasting about it & then looking a complete idiot (that ‘Bridget Jones moment!)
*All of the above and more…
This spectacular book is something that I will treasure and which I can certainly envisage taking with me on my next holiday, to the beach or definitely when I next go on a tedious 2+ hours car journey into London. Not only does the eye-catching cover make you fall over in fits of giggles but the question and answer format within the book is easy to read, complete with comical and delightful illustrations that bring each tale to life! From mind-boggling mathematics to cultural conundrums, biological brainteasers and random ruminations; this book is just bursting with personality, wit and cleverness!!
Some of my favorite questions have to include…
“…why are badge logos and pockets always on the left side of shirts?”
“How soon after eating Cake do we put on weight?!”
“…what would happen if the moon disappeared?”
“I discovered today that JK Rowling has sold 400 million books. While I appreciate this is a fantastic achievement, I wondered how many trees would be needed to make that many books?”
*I would like to take this opportunity of thanking ‘What shall I read?’ book blog for hosting a giveaway, of a signed copy of Simon Mayo’s fantastic & utterly brilliant book.*
This drivetime book of really useful (and remarkable) information is based on the BBC 2 Radio show series, presented by host Simon Mayo whose channel is extremely popular. What originally started out as a show where children could phone in with their homework issues, for the radio 2 team to answer, now has turned into a wide-raging discussion on Q & A format for all ages. These days the ‘Homework Sucks’ segment of Simon Mayo’s award-winning drivetime show invites listeners of any age, to ask those questions that they have always wanted an answer to; regardless of how bizarre or out of the ordinary. There is then a great chance that a member of the very clever radio 2 audience will have an answer, and so the highlights of the show have now been recorded down in this wonderful book that will delight both old and new listeners of the show!
I can guarantee (and sincerely apologize beforehand) that in the process of reading this extraordinary book, you will become…
*smarter – with the mindset of a combination of Bamber Gascoigne and Jeremy Paxman.
* More interesting - like being able to randomly mention over the dinner table with the family the most peculiar but astonishing fact, from the Queen’s menu to the meaning of time
* Better at pub quizzes – so that you are not sat with a glass of wine pulling out your hair, to then suddenly jump up in your seat and give the incorrect answer whilst boasting about it & then looking a complete idiot (that ‘Bridget Jones moment!)
*All of the above and more…
This spectacular book is something that I will treasure and which I can certainly envisage taking with me on my next holiday, to the beach or definitely when I next go on a tedious 2+ hours car journey into London. Not only does the eye-catching cover make you fall over in fits of giggles but the question and answer format within the book is easy to read, complete with comical and delightful illustrations that bring each tale to life! From mind-boggling mathematics to cultural conundrums, biological brainteasers and random ruminations; this book is just bursting with personality, wit and cleverness!!
Some of my favorite questions have to include…
“…why are badge logos and pockets always on the left side of shirts?”
“How soon after eating Cake do we put on weight?!”
“…what would happen if the moon disappeared?”
“I discovered today that JK Rowling has sold 400 million books. While I appreciate this is a fantastic achievement, I wondered how many trees would be needed to make that many books?”
*I would like to take this opportunity of thanking ‘What shall I read?’ book blog for hosting a giveaway, of a signed copy of Simon Mayo’s fantastic & utterly brilliant book.*
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