Ken 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, which has a combined in-print total of 4.3-million copies.

Ken Davis has been dubbed “The King of Knowing” by Amazon.com because he becomes a subject expert in all of the areas he writes about – the Bible, Mythology, the Universe, the Civil War, for example. Ken has also been a “Wise Man” on Who Wants to be a Super Millionaire and a “Life Line” on the regular edition of the show.

Ken Davis’ success aptly makes the case that Americans don’t hate history, just the dull version they slept through in class. But many of them want to know now because their kids are asking them questions they can’t answer. Davis’s approach is to refresh us on the subjects we should have learned in school. He does it by busting myths, setting the record straight and always remembering that fun is not a four-word letter word.

A somewhat well-kept secret – Ken Davis never graduated from college, but he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Concordia College in Bronxville, where he was also asked to give a commencement address.

Other points of note:

When Disney wanted a bonus book to package with the DVD release of the Nicholas Cage hit National Treasure, they bought 1.5-million copies of Don’t Know Much About American History, Davis’s book for middle-grade readers.

When a group of New York State Social Studies Conference teachers came together in December 2006, Ken Davis was the keynote speaker discussing how to enliven American history education – and why it matters.

He regularly makes visits to schools, and such venues as the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian, where he hosts “The Don’t Know Much About” game, played with student audiences.

Ken Davis is a frequent media guest. He has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows, including NPR. The Today Show, Fox and Friends, CNN, and The Discovery Channel. He has been a commentator for All Things Considered, and has written for the New York Times.