Ken jennings responded to questions from members of the audience at eliot bay book company in seattle as well as giving them a geography. Frankly, ken jennings, although a wiz at knowing every obscure worldly fact, is not a writer. They met for the first time at brigham young university. 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. Sep 24, 2019 ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you.
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. Jennings wrote the book maphead in 2011 about his lifelong fascination with maps. 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 is kens followup to his. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia. In this weeks maphead column, ken jennings takes readers to the. Maphead by ken jennings abebooks shop for books, art. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Pyeongchang is one of the coldest winter olympic sites.
Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41869 ratings. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings, 74 time jeopardy.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz. An interview with jeopardy champ ken jennings, whose new book, maphead. 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. 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. Stealing a thought line from the author, ken jennings, jeopardy superstar. And apple, not to be outdone, just named maphead one of their best books of the month. 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. 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. The clever captions for the maps in the book alone are worth the read.
In a world where geography only makes the headlines when college. I wasnt expecting the proustian thrill i experienced as i pulled the huge green book from the bottom of the. My childhood love of mapswas something much more than casual weirdness, he writes. A literary atlas, i ordered several books related to cartography from the library. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17 2012 by ken jennings author 4.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. Ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Maphead, charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Jeopardy champ ken jennings is a maphead the seattle. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It may come as no surprise that as a kid, ken jennings slept with a hammond world atlas under his pillow. 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 ebook written by ken jennings. At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. 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. 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. 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.
Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Much as his previous book braniac followed the competitive world of game shows. Jennings takes listeners on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Kenneth wayne jennings iii who was born in edmonds, washington, united states is an american game show contestant and author. Americas map nerds in a world where geography only makes the headlines. Its a common kenyan surname meaning to lean or bend. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks reprint by jennings, ken isbn. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks 9781439167182 by jennings, ken and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. I wasnt expecting the proustian thrill i experienced as i pulled the huge green book from the bottom of the box. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia, net. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. Jennings offered that same behind the scenes look into the world of geography buffs and map geeks alike.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. 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. Ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. He is married to his longtime girlfriend mindy boam since 16 september 2000. Sadly though i couldnt make it past a few chapters of this book. Maphead by ken jennings posted on may 11, 2016 may 9, 2016 by m. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings.
Will shortz, crossword editor, the new york times we all know ken jennings is the smartest person in the world. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. Ive always liked maps and globes, but ive never been obsessed with them, nor am i particularly knowledgeable about geography, and i cant deny that. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. Sep 20, 2011 jennings s book brainiac, about his jeopardy. Brainiac is ken jennings s personal tour through the wide world of triviainsightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. At seven years old, i had saved up my allowance for months to buy this atlas, and it became my most prized. In the american game show contestant of all time, jennings is the highestearning american game show contestant of all time.
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