A dramatic account of the origins of democracy, the history of authoritarianism, and the reigns of five of history's deadliest dictators.A Washington Post Best Book of the Year from the bestselling author of the Don't Know Much About® booksWhat makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders—strongmen—capable of killing millions acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the id...

“Highly informative and entertaining…propels the reader light years beyond dull textbooks and Gone with the Wind.”—San Francisco ChronicleIt has been 150 years since the opening salvo of America’s War Between the States. New York Times bestselling author Ken Davis tells us everything we never knew about our nation’s bloodiest conflict in Don’t Know Much About ® the Civil War—another fascinating and fun installment in his acclaimed series.In his signature engaging st...

In this fascinating installment of the New York Times bestselling Don’t Know Much About® series, Kenneth C. Davis explores the great myths of the world and their implications for art, science, religion and culture throughout history.What is an Egyptian pyramid doing on the U. S. dollar bill? • Did a pharaoh inspire Moses to worship one God? • What’s a Canaanite demoness doing at a rock concert?Since the beginning of time, people have been insatiably curious. They’ve asked q...

New York Times–Bestselling Author: "Facts, quotes, anecdotes, and visual images tell the combined history of the 1918 flu epidemic and World War I." — Kirkus ReviewsIt was the worst disease outbreak in modern times: the Spanish flu, which struck in the final year of the First World War and killed far more people than COVID-19—an estimated fifty to one hundred million. This dramatic narrative, told through the stories and voices of the people caught...

“Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazineA completely revised and updated version of the classic book Don’t Know Much About® The BibleNine out of ten Americans own a Bible, but how much do they know about the one book that has influenced human history more than any other? Don't Know Much About the Bible by New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davi...

“Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had.”— PeopleFor 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® series. 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 bes...

A look at how some of America's founding fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners."[A] powerful examination of five enslaved individuals and their presidential owners. . . . In a thoroughly researched and reasoned account, Davis exposes the intricacies of this impossibly tangled web." — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThrough the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our gre...

Bringing to life the world of the Old and New Testaments, the acclaimed creator of the bestselling Don’t Know Much About® series transforms dry, difficult reading into colorful and realistic accounts. Relying on new research and improved translations, Kenneth C. Davis uncovers some amazing questions and contradictions about what the Bible really says:•Jericho’s walls may have tumbled down because the city lies on a fault line.•Moses never parted the Red Sea.•There was...

Um livro para aprendizes de mitologia, entusiastas do assunto ou qualquer pessoa que goste de uma boa narrativa. De onde viemos? Por que as estrelas brilham e as estações do ano mudam? O que é o mal? Desde o princípio dos tempos, a humanidade vem respondendo a essas perguntas com histórias criativas, que já foram utilizadas pela religião, pela ciência, pela filosof...