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Written by Kenneth C. Davis - Audio book narrated by Jeff Woodman & Jonathan Davis - Unabridged Nonfiction - 19 COMPACT DISCS - 24 hours

Publisher, Random House Audiobooks (November 2005)

Revised & Updated

When Don't Know Much About® History first appeared more than a decade ago, it created a sensation. With humor, wit, great stories, and a trademark conversational style, the book brought Americans a fresh new take on history. Shattering myths and vividly bringing the past to life, the book spent 35 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Davis proved Americans don't hate history—they just hate the dull textbook version they were force-fed in school. The book became an instant classic, an "anti-textbook" that has sold more than 1.3 million copies.

In his irreverent and popular question-and-answer style, Davis now returns with a completely revised edition that brings history right up to the moment and brings it to the listener for the first time on compact disc.

Incorporating new research and discoveries, Davis updates and expands on such longstanding American controversies as the Jefferson-Hemings affair, the Hiss trial, and the Rosenberg spy case. And he includes an expanded "civics lesson" that examines some of America's hottest social and political issues, such as the death penalty, gun control, and school prayer.

For history buffs and history-phobes alike, longtime fans who need a refresher course, and for a new generation of Americans who are still in the dark about America's past, Davis proves once more why People magazine said, "Reading him is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had."

About the Author: Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of Don't Know Much About Geography, Don't Know Much About the Civil War, and Don't Know Much About the Bible. Davis appears regularly on national television and radio. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.