Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and is an engaging book that will interest anyone who answered yes to the above questions. Even if maps are not your thing, jennings writes about them with such affection and. Maphead by ken jennings, 9781439167182, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. Ken jennings is probably the biggest maphead around as he became legendary for his geographic and mapping knowledge on the longrunning tv information show jeopardy. Sep 18, 2011 an interview with jeopardy champ ken jennings, whose new book, maphead. 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. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings, 74 time jeopardy. Maphead by ken jennings overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page simon. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012.
Maphead charting the wide weird world of geography wonks. Ive always liked maps and globes, but ive never been obsessed with them, nor am i particularly knowledgeable about. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ken jennings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks author. Sep 20, 2011 and its tempting to approach ken jennings maphead. Since then, jennings has continued to indulge his interest in esoteric knowledge of all kinds as an author and columnist. 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 by. Jennings also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been.
Maphead northeast texas digital consortium overdrive. If youre an inveterate map lover yourselfor even if youre among the cartographically clueless who can get lost in a. Maphead by ken jennings posted on may 11, 2016 may 9, 2016 by m. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the library. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks reprint by jennings, ken isbn. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his. Maphead book daniel boone regional library bibliocommons. Unfortunately, ken was unable to discern that i answered most of the questions correctly first, and so should have walked off with the prize. 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. Sep 21, 2011 a seattle bookstore hosted ken last night, where he spoke about his book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and assume that its a niche book for map geeks only. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Book overview 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. Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. A literary atlas, i ordered several books related to cartography from the library. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london. An interview with jeopardy champ ken jennings, whose new book. Ken jennings a bathroom i used to frequent many years ago featured a shower curtain printed with a colorful map of the world. 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. 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. As id lather and rinse and occasionally repeat, id. Jeopardy champ ken jennings is a maphead the seattle times. He forced all in attendance to compete for a ken jennings bobblehead doll by testing our geography knowledge.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by former game show contestant. Ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. 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. Jennings writes remarkably well, infusing his engrossing subject with a surprising amount of both wit and humor. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41756 ratings. 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.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. Join facebook to connect with ken jennings and others you may know. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, reveals his real obsession is not factoids and trivia, but maps.
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. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on 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 national. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Each chapter of maphead offers insight into a different aspect. He currently lives outside seattle, with his family and a deeply unstable labrador retriever named banjo. As id lather and rinse and occasionally repeat, id run my eyes.
Sep 20, 2011 winner jennings ken jennings s trivia almanac. 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. 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. Mar 12, 2020 recordsetting jeopardy champion and new york times bestselling author ken jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives, a literary gem the atlantic now available in paperback. Ken jennings is an engaging narrator, guiding you through chapterseparated geography wonks, from the collectors of ancient maps to geography bee competitors to geocachers. In maphead, geography lovers find each other former jeopardy. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia buffs and ken jennings s trivia almanac. Maphead isbn 9781439167199 pdf epub ken jennings ebook. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Jeopardy champ ken jennings is a maphead the seattle. Maphead 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, best known as the winner of seventyfour games on the television show jeopardy.
Sep 20, 2011 jenningss book brainiac, about his jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. Jesse james garrett and ken jennings talk maps and design.
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