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"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.
2) Don't know much about the Bible: everything you need to know about the Good Book but never learned
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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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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, and political science. In addition to presenting geographical trivia that'll impress your friends, Davis explores 21st-century topics of global concern,...
7) Planet earth
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Scholastic Inc
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[2002], c2001
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IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
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The author uses a question and answer format to explain many things about Earth's geography and peoples. He includes interesting facts about rivers, deserts, continents and countries.
10) Don't Know Much About History: Everthing You Need To Know About American History But Never Learned
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2005
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IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Presents information on mummies in question-and-answer format, explaining how various cultures around the world made mummies in ancient times and what scientists learn by studying them, and describes significant mummy discoveries, providing color illustrations.
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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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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, even across the universe. Now, following on the heels of his triumphant New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About® Anything, comes Don't Know...
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From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, a compelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary works and 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 high school football star shook up the literary world? Do you freeze when someone mentions Faulkner? When the conversation turns to the Odyssey, do you want...
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IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 35
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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 the past to life and proving that Americans don't hate history, they just hate the dull, textbook version they were fed in school. With humor, wit, and a knack...
16) Don't Know Much About the Universe: Everything You Need to Know About Outer Space but Never Learned
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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 and feel totally in the dark when it comes to the basic facts about the universe. Kenneth C. Davis steps into that void with a lively and readable guide to the...
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