Don't Know Much About Anything: Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More! - Brossura

Davis, Kenneth C.

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ISBN 10: 0061251461 ISBN 13: 9780061251467

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2007

Riassunto

A latest edition to a popular series is a treasury of general knowledge on everything from famous personalities to historical myths, in a volume that is presented in the author's irreverent question-and-answer style. Original. 75,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America's Hidden History; and Don't Know Much About® History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.6 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About® series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.

Product Description:

In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About(R) 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 Watergate, from Michelangelo to Houdini. Brimming with busted myths, gripping true stories, and peculiar particulars about a plethora of people, places, and events, this captivating compendium is guaranteed to delight information lovers everywhere as it feeds our insatiable appetite to know everything!

Su questa edizione

• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061251461
• ISBN 13: 9780061251467
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 295