The Blackboard Book by Eleanor Watts

As Empress of the Universe and All Points Beyond (that includes the internet), I take my responsibilities seriously. I know that additional laws are a burden and nuisance, so I keep my decrees to a minimum. However...from this date forward, all persons who use e-mail, blog, or engage in social media are required to own "Blackboard Books," a slip-cased collection of three titles from Reader''s Digest. Furthermore, all subjects (that includes anything or anyone that breathes) are required to read and regularly consult this splendid set.The three volumes in this set are "i before e (except after c)" by Judy Parkinson, "I Used to Know That" by Carolyn Taggart, and My Grammar and I...Or Should That Be Me? by Caroline Taggart and J.A. Wines.Carolyn Taggart''s contribution, "I Used to Know That," is a refresher course of all those things you learned back in the day and can''t quite remember now. Chapters on English, Lit, Math, Science, History, Geography and General Studies re-inform us on basics like the carbon cycle and who Ronald Reagan was. There are brief synopses of classic literature, as well as introductions to famous, popular authors and writers. This book is highly recommended for blowhards who think they know everything about everything--double check your facts before spouting off in a scholarly thread.