Jennings wrote the book maphead in 2011 about his lifelong fascination with maps. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. In addition to winning 74 straight jeopardy games, smashing just about every one of the shows records in the process, this former star of the brigham young university quiz bowl team is also the author of brainiac a social history of trivia, a trivia almanac and maphead. Shelly strickland travel agent, myrtle beach, sc 2020. Jeopardy championand childrens authorken jennings the. Whether theyre worth so much attention is an open question. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. National bestseller a witty, charming, and engaging dive into trivias colorful history, from americas highestearning game show contestant of all time insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. Maphead isbn 9781439167199 pdf epub ken jennings ebook. In his book brainiac, jennings says that the consistency of the original. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia buffs kindle edition by jennings, ken.
Chapters cover the office of president, the white house, the presidential motorcade, pets, first ladies, random stories and all sorts of other cool facts and trivia in addition to illustrated factcolumns about each president. Why travelers are returning to travel agents my role in. Even childrens author ken jennings has gotten in on the fun of mocking a traumatized child. So ken jennings told alex trebek that he liked airline food. Thursday, and bring your questions about parenting, geography, jeopardy. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In his maphead columns, ken jennings catalogs the worlds odditieshere are some of the most surprising things hes found. Ken jennings apparently likes this sort of stuff even more than i did, and this book is a delightful celebration of not only a bunch of the specific things he has. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to.
In his maphead columns, ken jennings catalogued the worlds odditieshere are some of the most surprising things he found. Stealing a thought line from the author, ken jennings, jeopardy superstar. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. Ken jennings is perhaps best known as the alltime jeopardy champion, with the most wins ever. Kenneth wayne jennings iii born may 23, 1974 is an american game show contestant and. So why take on four more white house whitewashes this month. The secret lives of the brain, takes its title from the way the brain works its machinations in secret, conjuring ideas like tremendous magic. Ken jennings, the guy you probably know from his epic jeopardy. How comedy took over our culture, a sidesplitting, browfurrowing cultural criticism of comedys ubiquity in america today. In this new york times bestseller, an awardwinning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geopolitical strategies of the world powersfans of geography, history, and politics and maps will be enthralled fort worth startelegram.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Im concerned some of u may not have bought my new book for. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia buffs. In his maphead columns, ken jennings catalogued the worlds. Americas map nerds in a world where geography only. During the event, coffey said he asked jennings a question that stumped him. Much as brainiac offered a behindthescenes look at the littleknown demimonde of competitive trivia buffs, maphead finally gives equal time to that other downtrodden underclass. Maphead charting the wide, we nks jennings ken download.
An interview with ken jennings, all time jeopardy winner. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Actual listing was done courtesy of the national society of newspaper columnists with the story from their website being top ten american columns in history. My first atlas listed, in tiny columns of type under each map, the populations for thousands.
Trivia maven jennings, who won millions and broke records on jeopardy, puts his knowledge of all those worthless factoids to good use the former software programmer from utah and selfproclaimed information geek, has produced a test considerably easier to. Despite being financially well off after his gameshow successes, jennings continued working as a computer programmer but harbored ambitions to write. Jennings is noted for holding the record for the longest winning streak on the u. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading brainiac.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the. Jeopardy champ ken jennings lifelong love of geography. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17 2012 by ken jennings author 4. Charting the weird, wild world of geography wonks is a trip into the fascinating world of the topophile. Us presidents will introduce students to facts that will wow parents, teachers, and friends. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Linked to from both the wsj and this piece was a 31 page pdf of what was said to be the top fifteen i know, the story was titled top ten columns. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Kenneth wayne ken jennings iii born may 23, 1974 is an american game show contestant and author. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41801 ratings. In a series of debunker columns from a few years back, ken jennings shattered a few beloved myths about the presidencyabraham lincoln didnt write the gettysburg address on an envelope, jfk didnt kill the hat. Maps make the states boundaries look sharp, with clean lines at the west and south.
Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Ken jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the library of congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the national. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks book online at best prices in india on. At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. Jeopardy champion nonpareil and trivia buff ken jenning s second book, maphead. This book is mostly twitters fault, says jennings, author of planet funny. The worlds largest national park, as i learned a few months ago, is bigger than almost every nation on earth. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. My childhood love of maps was something much more than casual weirdness, he writes.
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