Kenneth C Davis: 19 books
More Deadly Than War
The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a fascinating account of the Spanish influenza pandemic 100 years after it first swept the world in 1918.
"Davis deftly juggles compelling storytelling, gruesome details, and historical context. More Deadly Than War reads like a terrifying...
Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
“Reading [Kenneth C. Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had.” —People
Revised, updated, and expanded, the Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Kenneth C. Davis’s classic anti-textbook Don’t Know Much About History revitalizes the landmark book’s ability...
Don't Know Much About Literature
What You Need to Know but Never Learned About Great Books and Authors
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2009
From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand writers
Did a whale named "Mocha Dick" inspire Melville's masterpiece?
Who was the first poet to speak at a presidential inauguration?
Which French-speaking...
Don't Know Much About Mythology
Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2009
The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series -- a magical journey into the timeless world of mythology
It has been fifteen years since Kenneth C. Davis first dazzled audiences with his instant classic Don't Know Much About® History, vividly bringing...
America's Hidden History
Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Kenneth C. Davis, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History, presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis's dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths...
by Kenneth C. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it,that means it's not illegal"? Why does America have a president?
From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king,"...
Don't Know Much About Geography
Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Don't Know Much About Geography by New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis is a fascinating and fun exploration of our planet.
Geography is the hub from which other disciplines radiate: meteorology, ecology, geology, oceanography, demographics, cartography, agricultural studies, economics,...
The Hidden History of America at War
Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span...
by Kenneth C Davis
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Desde las antiguas civilizaciones que hicieron mapas de los cielos a Star Trek, X-Files y Apolo 13, el espacio sideral ha intrigado a la gente por mucho tiempo. Sin embargo, la mayoría de nosotros miramos el cielo nocturno y sentimos que no sabemos nada en cuanto a los hechos principales del universo.
Kenneth...
Don't Know Much About Anything
Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
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...
Don't Know Much About Anything Else
Even More Things You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
For years, Kenneth C. Davis has enlightened and enthralled us, opening our minds and tickling our fancies with his wonderfully irreverent, fun, and factual Don't Know Much About® books. He has carried readers on wild and edifying rides through history, mythology, geography, the Bible, the Civil War,...
Don't Know Much About the Universe
Everything You Need to Know About Outer Space but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2009
Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials?
From the ancients who charted the heavens to Star Trek, The X-Files, and Apollo 13, outer space has intrigued people through the ages. Yet most of us look up at the night sky...
Que Se Yo de la Biblia
Todo lo Que Necesitas Saber Acerca del Libro Sagrado
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Con humor, ingenio y un extraordinario talento para convertir la historia más complicada en informativos testimonios ydivertidas anécdotas, Kenneth C. Davis nos explica el mundo del Antiguo y del Nuevo Testamento como nunca antes. Disponible por primera vez en español, Qué Sé Yo de la Biblia es una herramienta indispensable para comprender el libro sagrado.
Don't Know Much About the Bible
Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
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®...
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