Maphead locates geography buffs fresh air september 21, 2011 former jeopardy. Ken jennings was a map nerd from a young age himself, you will not be. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. Stealing a thought line from the author, ken jennings, jeopardy superstar, if you the type of. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Jennings is a very witty, insightful writer and has written an entertaining and. He travels the world in search of his fellow mapheads. Traces the history of mapmaking while offering insight into the role of cartography in human civilization and sharing anecdotes about the cultural arenas frequented by map enthusiasts. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead. But the affable jennings opens with a charming account of his own atlasobsessed youth and from there all notions of inaccessibility fade as he becomes a playful tour guide through.
Ken jennings responded to questions from members of the audience at eliot bay book company in seattle as well as giving them a geography quizz. Dec 26, 2019 some of his books include brainiac, which talks about the obsession with trivia in america, ken jenningss trivia almanac, which is the biggest trivia book ever assembled in america, and maphead. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. Jennings is pursuing his career as a game show contestant and author. Sep 20, 2011 and its tempting to approach ken jennings maphead. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. Recordsetting jeopardy champion and new york times bestselling author ken jennings explores the. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Ken jennings will be presenting his brand new middlegrade series, ken jennings junior genius guides.
Sam kean, author of the disappearing spoon jennings is a very witty, insightful writer and has written an entertaining and educational book about maps and the geeks who obsess over them. 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 geographic bee to the computer. Maphead charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks book. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. Seattle author and jeopardy champion par excellence ken jennings has taken to writing books that reflect his wideranging knowledge. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Some of his books include brainiac, which talks about the obsession with trivia in america, ken jenningss trivia almanac, which is the biggest trivia book ever assembled in.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and assume that its a niche book for map geeks only. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41810 ratings. Ken jennings biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is ken jennings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. The author of maphead is indeed the same ken jennings who won 74 straight games on jeopardy. Jun 04, 2018 seattle author and jeopardy champion par excellence ken jennings has taken to writing books that reflect his wideranging knowledge. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is a love letter to the maps ken was obsessed with as a child. Ken jennings biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. In a world where geography only makes the headlines when college. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is an intriguing dare i say, captivating.
Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks in new york journal of books. Ranging from bawdy humor on sumerian tablets to twitter doings, this book looks at how central a place in things humor. In autobiographical chapters he tells of his early interest in maps and considers the type of people who are drawn to maps pardon the pun. Kenneth wayne jennings iii who was born in edmonds, washington, united states is an american game show contestant and author. He currently lives outside seattle, with his family and a deeply unstable labrador retriever named banjo.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See all books authored by ken jennings, including maphead, and greek mythology, and more on. Jennings takes listeners on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the. His books include brainiac, about the phenomenon of trivia in american culture, ken jenningss trivia almanac, the biggest american trivia book ever assembled, and maphead, about his lifelong love of geography. Ken jennings audio books, best sellers, author bio. His books include brainiac, about the phenomenon of trivia in american culture, ken jenningss trivia almanac, the biggest american trivia book ever assembled, maphead, about his lifelong love of geography, and because i said so. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia, net. Jennings writes remarkably well, infusing his engrossing subject with a surprising amount of both wit and humor. At age 7, while friends obsessed over heman and knight rider, the author succumbed to the names and shapes of remote places and began collecting atlases. His books include brainiac, about the phenomenon of trivia in american culture, ken jenningss trivia almanac, the biggest american trivia book ever assembled, and maphead, about his lifelong love of geography, and because i said so.
Ranging from bawdy humor on sumerian tablets to twitter doings, this book looks. Sep 20, 2011 winner jennings ken jenningss trivia almanac. Ken jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to. The newest such, following brainiac, maphead, and because i said so. Junior genius guides, because i said so, maphead, brainiac.
Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. 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. The witty and exuberant new york times bestselling author ken jennings relays the history of humor in lively, insightful, and crawling with goofy factlings, maria semple, author of whered you go bernadettefrom fart jokes on clay sumerian tablets to the latest twitter gags and facebook memes. Sep 20, 2011 jenningss book brainiac, about his jeopardy. 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. Americas map nerds in a world where geography only makes the headlines. Jenningss charming, witty account reveals a whole other universe.
In the american game show contestant of all time, jennings is the highestearning american game show contestant of all time. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. 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. Ken jennings is an american game show contestant, computer scientist, and author who is best known for winning u.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Maps and geography book by ken jennings, mike lowery. Frankly, ken jennings, although a wiz at knowing every obscure worldly fact, is not a writer. Sadly though i couldnt make it past a few chapters of this book. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Maphead charting the wide weird world of geography wonks. Each chapter of maphead offers insight into a different aspect of map lore, from the historical to the. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia.
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