Don't Know Much About Mythology
โ Scribed by Davis, Kenneth C
- Book ID
- 109649352
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Series
- Don't Know Much About Mythology 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780061925757
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much Aboutยฎ 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 ยฎ History, vividly bringing the past to life and proving that Americans don't hate history, they just hate the dull, textbook version they were fed in school. With humor, wit, and a knack for storytelling, Davis has been bringing readers of all ages up to speed on history, geography, and science ever since. Now, in the classic traditions of Edith Hamilton and Joseph Campbell, he turns his talents to the world of myth.
Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In...
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With wit, wisdom, and an extraordinary talent for turning dry, difficult reading into colorful and realistic accounts, the creator of the bestselling _Don't Know Much Aboutยฎ,_ series now brings the world of the Old and New testaments to life as no one else can in the bestseller _Don't Know Much Abou
### Amazon.com Review Finally, someone who tells history like it was, without the old textbook gloss that's put so many students into premature naptime and misinformed the few who stayed awake. Davis corrects the myths and misconceptions from Columbus up through the Clinton administration, and show