Dont Know Much About Anything, Kenneth C. Davis
Dont Know Much About Anything, Kenneth C. Davis
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Don't Know Much About Anything
Everything You Need to Know But Never Learned About People, Places, Events, And More!

Author: Kenneth C. Davis

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Abridged: 4 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2007

Synopsis

Don't Know Much About Anything: Everything You Need to Know But Never Learned About Famous People, Exceptional Places, Historical Happenings, Holidays and Traditions, Everyday Objects, Remarkable Inventions, Space, Sports, Food, Entertainment and More! is a compendium of around 275 columns, sorted into the subject categories listed in the subtitle. Quizzes on the atomic bomb, hamburgers, football, and The Wizard of Oz are included, along with the Emancipation Proclamation, cold weather, and Mother Theresa, to name a few.

Like all of Ken Davis' Don't Know Much About audiobooks, Don't Know Much About Anything will educate and inform listeners while allowing them to have fun.

About Kenneth C. Davis

Kenneth C. Davis has lived a life in books. He is the New York Times bestselling author of America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, which gave rise to his series of books and audiobooks on a range of subjects, including mythology, the Bible, geography, and the Civil War. His most recent work is Great Short Books: A Year of Reading—Briefly. Davis’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Smithsonian magazine, among other publications. He has appeared on national television and radio shows, including CBS This Morning, Today, and NPR. He lives in the West Village of New York City with his wife, Joann Davis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by lyndsay

This was my first K.Davis purchase and was sorely disappointed due to the lack of substance to each topic offered. The subjects are only briefly explained (one paragraph) then a few questions are asked about it. The information is given in the question/answer or true/false format, the answers being o......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Did you know tea has more caffeine in the leaves than coffee does in its beans? This is a compendium of facts presented in a snappy question and answer format. The range of topics is broad including history, foods, government and sports. The facts are not covered in depth. This is more a list of triv......more

Goodreads review by Robert

Not that great The questions were not really well thought out, and I found a few glaring mistakes. Of course several answers are now outdated (e.g. longest reigning British monarch has changed since 2007).......more

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