Halten Sie sich für schlau?: Die berüchtigten Testfragen der englischen Elite-Universitäten

by John Farndon

Können Sie es mit der akademischen Elite aufnehmen?-Welche Bücher sind schlecht für Sie?-Wie würden Sie das Gewicht Ihres eigenen Kopfes messen?-Was würde passieren, wenn man ein Loch quer durch die Erde bohrte und dann hineinspränge?Von Philosophie bis Physik und von Literatur bis Alljährlich werden den Anwärtern für die englischen Eliteuniversitäten Oxford und Cambridge solch kuriose Fragen und Rätsel gestellt – mit dem Ziel, die Spreu vom Weizen zu trennen.John Farndon hat die 60 interessantesten Fragen ausgewählt und seine erstaunlichen Antworten ausführlich niedergeschrieben. Sehen Sie selbst, zu welch verblüffenden Gedankengängen der Verstand fähig ist und finden Sie heraus, ob Sie das Zeug dazu hätten, an den englischen Eliteuniversitäten zu studieren.

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 6, 2012

About the author

John Farndon is an internationally known author, as well as a playwright, composer and songwriter, whose work has been performed at such theatres as the Donmar and Almeida in London and the Salisbury Playhouse and selected for showcases, such as Beyond the Gate.

He has written hundreds of books, which have sold millions of copies around the world in most major languages and include many best-sellers, such as the award-winning Do Not Open, which received rave reviews in the USA and became a cult-hit as well as featuring on the New York Times and Washington Post best-seller lists. In earlier years, he wrote mostly for children, and has been shortlisted a record four times for the junior Science Book prize. Books such as How Science Works and How the Earth Works each sold over a million copies worldwide. But recently he has written much more for adults.

Many of his books focus on popular science, and in particular earth science, nature, and environmental issues. His Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks and Mineral is widely used as a reference work by geologists, while The Atlas of Oceans, his big book on endangered life in the oceans for Yale in the USA (A&C Black in the UK and Australian Geographic in Australia), garnered glowing reports prepublication from major figures such as the Cousteaus, Carl Safina, Nancy Knowlton and Harm de Blij.

But he has covered a wide range of topics, from contemporary China to the food market. The history of ideas and intellectual curiosity is a particular speciality.

In 2010, his book for Icon Do You Think You're Clever? was a best-seller, reaching the top 20 on Amazon and the top 10 in South Africa and Turkey, and was shortlisted for the Society of Authors Education Award. The follow-up The World’s Greatest Idea was selected as one of the top 50 Wish List books of the year in South Africa.

He has been interviewed extensively on radio and TV stations around the world, and conducted talks, demonstrations and displays at many events, from the Brighton Science Festival to the Oxford Literary Festival.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Viele verschiedene und interessante Fragen die aus einer anderen Perspektive betrachtet und beantwortet werden. Die Fragen selbst, regen zum nachdenken und reflektieren an. Lässt sich außerdem gut lesen.