Don't Know Much About Anything Else: Even More Things You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events,...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 320 pages
• Published by: Harper Paperbacks August 26, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0061562327
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0061562327
• Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 9.6 ounces

Product Description
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 Much About Anything Else, his latest one-stop potpourri of intriguing information. Chock-full of delightful historical snippets and fascinating people, remarkable milestones and boneheaded blunders, and eye-opening, brain-boggling facts about simply anything and everything in the world, here is the ideal companion for those long car rides, plane flights, quality family hours, or relaxing downtime. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About The Author


Kenneth C. Davis is the best-selling author of Don't Know Much About History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold nearly 1.5 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About® series for adults and children. Davis appears frequently in the media, has spoken at the Smithsonian Museum and American Museum of Natural History, and has written for the New York Times and Newsday, among other publications. He has also contributed to NPR's All Things Considered. He lives in New York City and Dorset, Vermont.