| Don't Know Much About(r) Anything: Everything You Need to Know But Never Learned about People, Places, Events, and More! Contributor(s): Davis, Kenneth C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061251461 ISBN-13: 9780061251467 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: In this latest installment of the wildly entertaining and educational "Dont Know Much About" series, Davis creates a one-stop potpourri of intriguing information. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Trivia - Reference | Research |
| Dewey: 031.02 |
| LCCN: 2006051916 |
| Series: Don't Know Much about |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.59 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About(R) series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, mythology, the Bible, the universe, geography, and the Civil War. Now, the sky's the limit in his latest irresistible installment--a grand tour of knowledge that carries us from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Berlin Wall, from the Salem Witch Trials to Watergate, from Michelangelo to Houdini. Brimming with busted myths, gripping true stories, and peculiar particulars about a plethora of people, places, and events, this captivating compendium is guaranteed to delight information lovers everywhere as it feeds our insatiable appetite to know everything |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Kenneth C.: - Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America's Hidden History; and Don't Know Much About(R) History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.6 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About(R) series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com. |