Ranging from bawdy humor on sumerian tablets to twitter doings, this book looks at. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Pauline frommer, travel writer and editor of its a fun read thats not just for wonks. Adventures in the curious, competitive, kenneth wayne jennings iii born may 23, 1974 holds the record for the longest winning streak on the u. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Maphead charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks book. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac.
Maphead by ken jennings, 9781439167182, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ebook written by ken jennings. In a world where geography only makes the headlines when college.
In maphead, geography lovers find each other former jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings my rating. In a sad commentary tvs popularity, you may only know ken jennings from his record winning streak on jeopardy, and the books hes written since then may have escaped your attention. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow. Ken jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to. Jennings offered that same behind the scenes look into the world of geography buffs and map geeks alike. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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, jennings chronicles his lifelong cartographic obsession. His sprightly, goodnatured memoir combines light introspection, rafts of. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz. 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 reprint by jennings, ken isbn. Jennings writes remarkably well, infusing his engrossing subject with a surprising amount of both wit and humor. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Much as his previous book braniac followed the competitive world of game shows.
At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings, 74 time jeopardy. 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, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41801 ratings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. The newest such, following brainiac, maphead, and because i said so. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is an intriguing dare i say, captivating. Jennings tweeted a joke about barron trump, going off of claims that the presidents youngest son thought kathy griffins decapitated head photoshoot was real. Ken jennings biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17 2012 by ken jennings author 4.
Maphead book daniel boone regional library bibliocommons. Recordsetting jeopardy champion and new york times bestselling author of planet funny ken jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives, a literary gem the atlantic. Ken jennings audio books, best sellers, author bio. In fact i just picked up ken jennings earlier book brainiac and im hoping well find the time to read it aloud to each other. Ken jennings was an anonymous salt lake city software engineer in 2004 when he became a nerd folk icon almost overnight via his recordbreaking sixmonth streak on the tv quiz show jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. Ken jennings is an american game show contestant, computer scientist, and author who is best known for winning u. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia. But jennings isnt just a fasthanded font of trivia, he writes nonfiction that is.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and is an engaging book that will interest anyone who answered yes to the above questions. Whether theyre worth so much attention is an open question. A literary atlas, i ordered several books related to cartography from the library. Maphead book pima county public library bibliocommons. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations.
Ive always liked maps and globes, but ive never been obsessed with them, nor am i particularly knowledgeable about. In a world where geography only makes the headlines when. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jennings won 74 games before he was defeated by challenger nancy zerg on his 75th appearance. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. Maphead book washington county cooperative library. Ken jennings who is famous as jeopardy winner was under fire in june 2017for mocking barron trump in tweet donald trump jr. 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.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead. Ken jennings is an engaging narrator, guiding you through chapterseparated geography wonks, from the collectors of ancient maps. Each chapter of maphead offers insight into a different aspect. 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. Maphead charting the wide weird world of geography wonks. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his. After winning, he began working on a book, brainiac. Junior genius guides, because i said so, maphead, brainiac. 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.
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