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1) Don't know much about history: everything you need to know about American history but never learned
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1270L
Language
English
Description
From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history. In this 30th anniversary edition of the classic anti-textbook-which includes a new preface by Davis-he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xx, 518 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Highly informative and entertaining…propels the reader light years beyond dull textbooks and Gone with the Wind."-San Francisco Chronicle. It has been 150 years since the opening salvo of America's War Between the States. New York Times bestselling author Ken Davis tells us everything we never knew about our nation's bloodiest conflict in Don't Know Much About ® the Civil War-another fascinating and fun installment in his acclaimed series.
4) Don't know much about the Bible: everything you need to know about the Good Book but never learned
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 533 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
With wit, wisdom, and an extraordinary talent for turning dry, difficult reading into colorful and realistic accounts, the creator of the bestselling Don't Know Much About®, series now brings the world of the Old and New testaments to life as no one else can in the bestseller Don't Know Much About® The Bible. Relying on new research and improved translations, Davis uncovers some amazing questions and contradictions about what the Bible really says....
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Series
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
61 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides assorted facts about each of the fifty states in question and answer format.
Alabama -- Alaska -- Arizona -- Arkansas -- California -- Colorado -- Connecticut -- Delaware -- Florida -- Georgia -- Hawaii -- Idaho -- Illinois -- Indiana -- Iowa -- Kansas -- Kentucky -- Louisiana -- Maine -- Maryland -- Massachusetts -- Michigan -- Minnesota -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Montana -- Nebraska -- Nevada -- New Hampshire -- New Jersey -- New Mexico...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
1130L
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents, in question and answer format, a history of the United States from the exploration of Christopher Columbus to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 545 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent a question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. He tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® 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...
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the power and duties of the President of the United States, facts about each of the 44 presidents from George Washington through Barack Obama, and events during their years of service.
Hail to the chief! Here's your chance to learn all about the presidents' important political achievements, their nicknames, hobbies -- even what kind of foods they ate. Best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis packs fun facts and cool quotes into his signature...