Overview

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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""Davis pulls the reader west and east across the page with humor and a fresh viewpoint."" - USA Today ""Kenneth C. Davis returns to make geography buffs of us all!"" - San Francisco Chronicle ""Playful...fun...Davis pumps life into the subject....His book will go a long way in helping people to answer that simple, important question: 'Where am I?'"" - Chicago Tribune ""Davis manages to make learning about the world fun....By the time you finish, you will know more about geography than you ever learned in school."" - Houston Post

""Davis pulls the reader west and east across the page with humor and a fresh viewpoint."" - USA Today ""Kenneth C. Davis returns to make geography buffs of us all!"" - San Francisco Chronicle ""Playful...fun...Davis pumps life into the subject....His book will go a long way in helping people to answer that simple, important question: 'Where am I?'"" - Chicago Tribune ""Davis manages to make learning about the world fun....By the time you finish, you will know more about geography than you ever learned in school."" - Houston Post

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Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America's Hidden History; and Don't Know Much About(R) History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.7 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About(R) series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.

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