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Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned Paperback – July 27, 2004

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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, and political science.
 
In addition to presenting geographical trivia that’ll impress your friends, Davis explores 21st-century topics of global concern, including the role of the Internet and technology in transforming the lives of people around the world, how so-called developing nations develop, sustainability, and the debates over climate change and evolutionary science.
 
This completely revised and updated version of Don't Know Much About Geography is an entertaining and illuminating grand tour of planet Earth.

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  2. Print length
    400 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    WmMorrowPB
  5. Publication date
    July 27, 2004
  6. Dimensions
    5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0380713799
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0380713790
  9. Lexile measure
    1290L
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This entertaining, copious guide should help to remedy American readers' lack of geographical literacy.
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Who killed the Dead Sea?... Where was the Garden of Eden?... What's so bad about the Badlands?

The author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller Don't Know Much About History now takes us on a fascinating, breathtaking and hilarious grand tour of the planet Earth--opening our eyes and imaginations to a wide, wild, and wonderful world we never knew.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WmMorrowPB; Reissue edition (July 27, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380713799
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380713790
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1290L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Kenneth C. Davis

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Kenneth C. Davis is the author of Don't Know Much About® History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and gave rise to the Don't Know Much About® series of books and audios.

Davis's success aptly makes the case that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version they slept through in class. Davis's approach is to refresh us on the subjects we should have learned in school. He does it by busting myths and setting the record straight.

Kenneth C. Davis is a frequent media guest and has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows, including NPR, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, and CNN. He has written for the New York Times Op-Ed page, Smithsonian, Washington Post, and other national publications.

His latest books are the critically acclaimed IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives (2016), MORE DEADLY THAN WAR: The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War (2018), and STRONGMAN: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy (2020).

His forthcoming GREAT SHORT BOOKS: A Year of Reading--Briefly, will be published in November 2022. A compendium of 58 great short works he read during the pandemic lock-down, it is a joyous celebration of reading.

Davis lives in New York City with his wife.

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Cathy Teckmeyer
5.0 out of 5 stars The most helpful book on Geography
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2019
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I just finished reading the book using the book and following with Audible. I learned so much and it was a fun way to learn.
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Wendy M. Flohr
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2013
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I love this book and the information it gives regarding the very early maps. Until I read this I never thought about how the "early" maps were developed and added onto over the years. Very interesting how maps evolved into what we are spoiled with today.
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CynthiaK
4.0 out of 5 stars Title erroneous in Kindle edition.
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The word Bible is inserted in the book’s title. I bought the Kindle to complement the Audible edition. The word Bible needs to be edited out as it is confusing as though two different books.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Title erroneous in Kindle edition.
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2021
The word Bible is inserted in the book’s title. I bought the Kindle to complement the Audible edition. The word Bible needs to be edited out as it is confusing as though two different books.
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Tammie
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019
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This book has a lot of helpful information on Geography.
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MGH
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2011
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This is an informative book. It isn't your average book with maps. This book puts geography in a new light and i enjoyed it. This seller shipped quickly, and the book was in fine condition. I RECOMEND THIS SELLER AND BOOK.
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Daniel Foster
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2005
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"Don't Know Much about Geography" was . . . mediocre. Arguably, a good refresher on the physical science you learned in 8th grade. The author surveys many of the basic concepts like "the ice age," geographical terms, and introduces a little "geo-sociology," explaining how geography influenced society. Towards the end of the book, the author reverses his path and begins a discussion of "socio-geography," explaining how man influences geography. A fun little book but not filled w/ much substance.

As a minor point, the author gets a little sloppy w/ his writing. Each chapter has its fair share of basic grammatical miscues like the following sentence, which contains at least two errors in grammar and construction: "The 1980's were by far the hottest decade ever recorded."

All in all, it was . . . mediocre.
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Anthony Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of new information
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
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I consider myself fairly knowledgeable on the subject, but there were a number of tidbits I learned.
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James Lennon
5.0 out of 5 stars good buy !!
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2018
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good buy !!
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