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

By Kenneth C. Davis

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061251461
• ISBN13: 9780061251467
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Book is fun to read and to play games with kids

The book has many things to refresh your history or general knowledge questions so that you can stay up with that. Great way to have fun with kids or adults has a trivia game.

If Alex Trebek Wrote a Book

I have read all of Mr. Davis' other (adult) books except Don't Know Much About the Civil War. Don't Know Much About Anything is written in a different format than his others. It is more of a Trivia book, tackling a wide range of topics in quiz-like form. Topics include Famous People, Historic Happenings, Food, Sports and Entertainment. Subjects include Mother Theresa, The Nuremburg Trials, Volcanoes, and Valentine's Day. Davis opens each subject with an introductory paragraph followed by a series of questions whose answers can be found on the following page. Some of these are tidbits you may have heard along the way, but many are obscure and interesting. Davis' writing can be very humorous, but I find he wears out his use of puns in the paragraphs preceding the quizzes (Don't Know Much About Playboy: Bare all in this quick quiz). Otherwise, a fast, fun book to read (took me just a few hours to get through) and full of trivia to share.

don't know much about anything

I received the item in good condition just as described and in a timely manner.