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Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't ... Kenneth C. Davis
Avon Books, 1995
History made interesting I would recommend this very well-written book to everyone. It is filled with so much interesting information and one doesn't need to be a history buff to enjoy it.
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Don't Know Much About the Civil War: Everything You Need to Know About America's Greatest Conflict but Never ... Kenneth C. Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 1999
Entertaining, but somewhat Shallow I listened to this book on tape and enjoyed it overall. I confess, I had some issues as I listened to the book as I am apparently in that class of people who actually does enjoy and study history. I found the anecdotes entertaining and overall found the book ...
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Don't Know Much About the Presidents (Don't Know Much About) Kenneth C. Davis
HarperTrophy, 2004
This book is the Best I like this book because it tells me all the facts about the presidents and I love to study presidents. My 14 year old sister needed help with her report on Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt and she asked me because she knew I would know some things! I ...
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Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned (Don't Know ... Kenneth C. Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 1993
This is Fun Fiction Why do I call it fun? It's a rollicking good read, chock full of interesting mini-essays. A good bed-time read, easy to pick up and put down when necessary. The index goes from Abreu to zircon, with lots of stuff in the middle.
Why do I call it fiction? In the cat ...
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Don't Know Much About History - Updated and Revised Edition Kenneth C. Davis
Random House Audio, 2005
Grojean This is an excellent presentation of American Hisory that makes you realize the realities of life. It does tell it in all its mistakes and accomplishments. If you have an open mind and can accept criticisms you will enjoy the book.
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Don't Know Much About the Bible: Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned Kenneth C. Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 1999
Eye-Opening -- But I Doubted his Arguments and Questioned his Agenda Kenneth C. Davis's "Don't Know Much About the Bible: Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned" is an interesting popular history/theological discourse on the Biblical stories many of us don't know or don't remember. Davis, the author of other ...
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Don't Know Much About Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but ... Kenneth C. Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 2006
Sufficient knowledge for most This book is a good value for its cost. It covers myths from all parts of the world and It is good both for reading from cover to cover and for infrequent browsing. In about 500 pages, myths are told only in a concise manner, and are discussed briefly from several ...
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America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who ... Kenneth C. Davis
Collins, 2008
A MUST HAVE for serious American history buffs... I am an avid student of history, especially that which does not traditionally make it into the text books. Having enjoyed books like:
Ku Klux Klan America's First Terrorists Exposed (Shadow History of the United States)
Don't Know Much About History: Everything ...
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Don't Know Much About American History (Don't Know Much About) Kenneth C. Davis
HarperTrophy, 2003
A Great Overview of American History The purpose of this book is to make history approachable to people who might not know much about history or may not like history, hence the name. This is a very good overview primarily aimed at older children.
It takes a non-confrontational and non-confrontational ...
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Don't Know Much About Anything: Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, ... Kenneth C. Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
If Alex Trebek Wrote a Book I have read all of Mr. Davis' other (adult) books except Don't Know Much About the Civil War. Don't Know Much About Anything is written in a different format than his others. It is more of a Trivia book, tackling a wide range of topics in quiz-like form. Topics ...
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Don't Know Much About the Solar System (Don't Know Much About) Kenneth C. Davis
HarperTrophy, 2004
An Out of this World Experience..... Do you know how old the universe is, why our galaxy is called the Milky Way, or why Venus is the smartest planet in the night sky? Do you know how far away outer space really is, if you could stand on Jupiter, or catch a shooting star? The answer to these and many ...
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Don't Know Much About Space (Don't Know Much About) Kenneth C. Davis
HarperTrophy, 2001
We're adults and we couldn't stop reading it! My husband, who is from Japan, reads only 4x4 magazines and Japanese comics, yet, he read this book from start to finish. The book is written for kids 8-12, but I found it very entertaining and well written. This would be great for a kid who is interested in science ...
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Don't Know Much About the Universe: Everything You Need to Know About Outer Space but Never Learned (Don't ... Kenneth C. Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 2002
For the enthusiast Did you sign up for Astronomy 101 in college, and drop it like a hot potato when you found out how much of it was physics and math? Were you just gung-ho to look at the stars and learn about the planets, and do you get a kick out of all those terms they're always ...
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Don't Know Much About World Myths (Don't Know Much About) Kenneth C. Davis
HarperTrophy, 2005
Good Companion Book for More Complete Text In my college survey course of world mythology, I use Davis' "Don't Know Much About World Myths" as a companion book to the excellent "World Mythology: The Illustrated Guide" by Roy Willis. Davis' short book (144 pages) obviously shouldn't substitute for a more ...
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Don't Know Much About the 50 States (Don't Know Much About) Kenneth C. Davis
HarperTrophy, 2004
Great book for younger children True this book does not go into great detail about the states, but if you want you children to get a start on learning about all fifty states this book is great. It gives some general facts about every state - state bird, capital, flower. It then gives a couple of ...
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