Americas map nerds in a world where geography only makes the headlines. Brainiac is ken jennings s personal tour through the wide world of triviainsightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. Ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. The clever captions for the maps in the book alone are worth the read. An interview with jeopardy champ ken jennings, whose new book, maphead. 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. A literary atlas, i ordered several books related to cartography from the library. Ken jennings responded to questions from members of the audience at eliot bay book company in seattle as well as giving them a geography. Jeopardy champ ken jennings is a maphead the seattle. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Maphead, charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and is an engaging book that will interest anyone who answered yes to the above questions. Jennings offered that same behind the scenes look into the world of geography buffs and map geeks alike. At seven years old, i had saved up my allowance for months to buy this atlas, and it became my most prized. Pyeongchang is one of the coldest winter olympic sites. At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
His books include brainiac, about the phenomenon of trivia in american culture, ken jennings s trivia almanac, the biggest american trivia book ever assembled, maphead, about his lifelong love of geography, and because i said so. Maphead by ken jennings posted on may 11, 2016 may 9, 2016 by m. Sep 20, 2011 jennings s book brainiac, about his jeopardy. He is married to his longtime girlfriend mindy boam since 16 september 2000.
Nov 16, 2017 ever since i was a kid, i have enjoyed staring at maps and globes, and noticing all the weird shapes and place names and features. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks 9781439167182 by jennings, ken and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia, net. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41869 ratings. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Stealing a thought line from the author, ken jennings, jeopardy superstar. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Nov 24, 2014 by ken jennings november 24, 2014 in this weeks maphead column, ken jennings takes readers to the town of obama, japan, whichpurely coincidentallyshares its name with that of the 44th u.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ebook written by ken jennings. Ken jennings biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. Ever since i was a kid, i have enjoyed staring at maps and globes, and noticing all the weird shapes and place names and features. My childhood love of mapswas something much more than casual weirdness, he writes. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17 2012 by ken jennings author 4. Sadly though i couldnt make it past a few chapters of this book.
In the american game show contestant of all time, jennings is the highestearning american game show contestant of all time. I wasnt expecting the proustian thrill i experienced as i pulled the huge green book from the bottom of the box. Kenneth wayne jennings iii who was born in edmonds, washington, united states is an american game show contestant and author. It may come as no surprise that as a kid, ken jennings slept with a hammond world atlas under his pillow. 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. Its a common kenyan surname meaning to lean or bend. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. And apple, not to be outdone, just named maphead one of their best books of the month. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his. In a world where geography only makes the headlines when college. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings, 74 time jeopardy. In this weeks maphead column, ken jennings takes readers to the.
Will shortz, crossword editor, the new york times we all know ken jennings is the smartest person in the world. Jennings wrote the book maphead in 2011 about his lifelong fascination with maps. Ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. Buy a discounted paperback of maphead online from australias leading online bookstore. Sep 24, 2019 ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you.
I was really excited to find a book specifically written for weirdos like me who read maps and atlases like a book, love to navigate, and have a strange fascination with globes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, reveals his real obsession is. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks reprint by jennings, ken isbn. They met for the first time at brigham young university. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings. He currently lives outside seattle, with his family and a deeply unstable labrador retriever named banjo. Much as his previous book braniac followed the competitive world of game shows. 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 learned about, but of the whole phenomenon of maploving. Jennings takes listeners on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the. Maphead by ken jennings abebooks shop for books, art.
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