Kenneth C. Davis, Author HarperCollins $26 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-019459-8
Fifth in Kenneth C. Davis's bestselling series, Don't Know Much About the Universe: Everything You Need to Know About the Cosmos but Never Learned explores questions ""not usually found in science textbooks: What does astronomy have to do with ...
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Kenneth C. Davis. Holt, $17.95 (304p) ISBN 978-1-62779-311-7
This powerful examination of five enslaved individuals and their presidential owners—Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Jackson—delves into these closely interwoven relationships while offering a broader look at America's history with slavery....
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Kenneth C. Davis. Hachette, $30 (416p) ISBN 978-1-4013-3078-1
Davis, best known for his Don’t Know Much About series, has carved a niche for himself as a go-to guy for historical insight and analysis. Here, he turns his attention to six key battles that have had lasting impacts on U.S. history and culture....
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Kenneth C. Davis. Hyperion, $27.99 (752p) ISBN 978-1-4013-2408-7
In this presidential election year, bestselling author Davis (Don't Know Much About History) returns with an absorbing take on the American presidency. Like his previous works, this hefty but breezy compendium offers brief assessments of America's...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author William Morrow & Company $25 (512p) ISBN 978-0-688-14884-3
Davis (Don't Know Much About History) attempts to teach us everything we need to know about the Bible but never learned. Davis brings to life the world of the Bible by putting it in historical context and attempting to clear up misconceptions and...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author William Morrow & Company $23 (384p) ISBN 978-0-688-10332-3
The author of the successful Don't Know Much About History returns to correct his countrymen's lack of knowledge about geography, a lack established when Americans aged 18 to 24 scored lowest on a 1988 test of geographic literacy given to young...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author Harper Perennial $14 (478p) ISBN 978-0-380-71252-6
This reference, intended to supplement Americans' insufficient knowledge of their country's history, lists essential people, places and dates from the New World's discovery to the Iran-Contra affair, and compares past events to those of the present.
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author HarperCollins Publishers $26.99 (704p) ISBN 978-0-06-008381-6
Davis, author of the trademarked series of Don't Know Much About primers, seeks to dispel public boredom and ignorance about history and correct mistakes about various historical events in this update of his bestselling survey of American history....
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author Harper Paperbacks $14.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-380-71379-0
This entertaining, copious guide should help to remedy American readers' lack of geographical literacy. (Nov.)
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author . Collins/Smithsonian $26.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-166802-9
Davis (bestselling Don't Know Much About History
and other books in his Don't Know Much... series) provides insight into American history by telling these “tales the textbooks left out.” Christopher Columbus serves as a...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author . HarperCollins $26.95 (545p) ISBN 978-0-06-019460-4
What is a myth? How does it differ from legend, fairy tale and allegory? Do myths cross cultures? Davis (Don't Know Much About the Civil War
) answers these and many other questions with his characteristic humor and charming storytelling. He...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author, Rob Shepperson, Author HarperTrophy $4.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-06-442124-9
The first president is also a subject in one of two new entries in Kenneth C. Davis's Don't Know Much About series. George Washington, illus. by Rob Shepperson, and Sitting Bull, illus. by Sergio Martinez, both follow the author's established q&a
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author, Matt Faulkner, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $6.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-06-440836-3
Using his highly successful q&a formula and proceeding chronologically, Kenneth C. Davis adds to his series for young people with Don't Know Much About American History, illus. by Matt Faulkner. Readers may be surprised to learn, for example, ...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author, Matt Faulkner, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $19.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-06-028603-3
Using his highly successful q&a formula and proceeding chronologically, Kenneth C. Davis adds to his series for young people with Don't Know Much About American History, illus. by Matt Faulkner. Readers may be surprised to learn, for example, ...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author, Oliver Wyman, Read by , read by Oliver Wyman. Listening Library $25 (, unabridged, each three cassettes, 3 hrs., $25 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-8072-0574-7
Davis, author of the bestselling Don't Know Much About... series for adults, is known for his light writing tone and thorough yet accessible explanations of complex topics. He recently created two new books for children inspired by some of his...
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Kenneth C. Davis, read by the author, Arthur Morey, Kirby Heyborne, and Mark Bramhall. Random House Audio, unabridged, 19 CDs, 24 hrs., $50 ISBN 978-0-30-787728-4
Davis’s latest historical reference explores the presidency as an institution and the individual lives of the men who have served as America’s commander in chief. The book’s shifts between narrative and encyclopedic elements would likely have...
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author, Sergio Martinez, Illustrator HarperCollins $4.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-06-442125-6
The first president is also a subject in one of two new entries in Kenneth C. Davis's Don't Know Much About series. George Washington, illus. by Rob Shepperson, and Sitting Bull, illus. by Sergio Martinez, both follow the author's established q&a
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author, Pedro Martin, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $17.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-06-028615-6
Kenneth C. Davis once again uses a Q&A format, this time detailing the lives of the 43 men who have led the nation, in Don't Know Much About the Presidents, illus. by Pedro Martin. Alongside amusing stories (e.g., ""By the time Washington became
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Kenneth C. Davis, Author, Pedro Martin, Illustrator , illus. by Pedro Martin. HarperTrophy $6.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-06-446231-0
The author uses his trademark Q&A format to detail the lives of the 43 men who have led the nation, including amusing stories, each president's term, a timeline and a presidential quote. Ages 6-9. (Mar.)
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