Kenneth Davis: 37 books
by Kenneth Davis
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2010
Supercharge your writing skills . . . by the end of the week!
In the workplace, your writing speaks volumes about you. Whether you’re crafting a three-line message or a 300-page report, you need to write in a polished, professional way—regardless of your position or profession.
The...
More Deadly Than War
The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a fascinating account of the Spanish influenza pandemic 100 years after it first swept the world in 1918.
"Davis deftly juggles compelling storytelling, gruesome details, and historical context. More Deadly Than War reads like a terrifying...
Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
“Reading [Kenneth C. Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had.” —People
Revised, updated, and expanded, the Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Kenneth C. Davis’s classic anti-textbook Don’t Know Much About History revitalizes the landmark book’s ability...
Don't Know Much About Literature
What You Need to Know but Never Learned About Great Books and Authors
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2009
From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand 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...
Don't Know Much About Mythology
Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2009
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...
Daybreaks Davis Lent 2009
Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
Lent is for those of us who do everything wrong, except for believing Christ loves us. We question our faith; we are shocked at the temptations we feel; we find ways to rationalize financial risks; we even enjoy that bite of steak just before recalling, “It’s a Friday in Lent!” Lent is not for...
America's Hidden History
Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Kenneth C. Davis, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History, presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis's dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths...
by Kenneth C. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it,that means it's not illegal"? Why does America have a president?
From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king,"...
Don't Know Much About Geography
Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
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,...
The Hidden History of America at War
Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span...
by Kenneth S. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
As Allied commander during World War II and later as president of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower gave America the strength of a great reputation, a fine character, and an abiding sense of mission. He also provided Americans the chance to live up to their best. Few presidents have ever given more....
Don't Know Much About Anything
Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
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...
by Kenneth S. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
On a warm Miami evening in 1933, a man with a pistol came within inches of altering the course of American history. Here, in this essay by award-winning historian Kenneth S. Davis, is the story of Giuseppe Zangara's attempted assassination of President Franklin Roosevelt.
by Kenneth S. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
"She is such a funny child, so old-fashioned that we always call her 'Granny,'" her mother said. But her cousin Franklin felt otherwise. Here, in this short-form book by award-winning historian Kenneth S. Davis, is the story of young Eleanor Roosevelt.