Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Maphead by ken jennings posted on may 11, 2016 may 9, 2016 by m. Ive always liked maps and globes, but ive never been obsessed with them, nor am i particularly knowledgeable about. He forced all in attendance to compete for a ken jennings bobblehead doll by testing our geography knowledge. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the library. 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. Each chapter of maphead offers insight into a different aspect. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks author.
From the here be dragons parchment maps of the age of discovery to the spinning globes of grade school to the postmodern revolution of digital maps and gps, maphead is filled with intriguing details, engaging anecdotes, and enlightening analysis. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. Jennings, who rose to national prominence in 2004 with his 74game winning steak on jeopardy. Jeopardy champ ken jennings is a maphead the seattle. 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.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Maphead by ken jennings, 9781439167182, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Jeopardy winner ken jennings pisses off donald trump jr. Maphead by ken jennings overdrive rakuten overdrive. Stealing a thought line from the author, ken jennings, jeopardy superstar. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page simon. Sep 20, 2011 winner jennings ken jennings s trivia almanac. A literary atlas, i ordered several books related to cartography from the library. Maphead charting the wide weird world of geography wonks. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ebook written by ken jennings. 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. Maphead northeast texas digital consortium overdrive.
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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ken jennings. Jeopardy champ ken jennings is a maphead the seattle times. Jesse james garrett and ken jennings talk maps and design. Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. Even if maps are not your thing, jennings writes about them with such affection and. Ken jennings a bathroom i used to frequent many years ago featured a shower curtain printed with a colorful map of the world. He currently lives outside seattle, with his family and a deeply unstable labrador retriever named banjo. Sep 21, 2011 a seattle bookstore hosted ken last night, where he spoke about his book.
Join facebook to connect with ken jennings and others you may know. Ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. Maphead isbn 9781439167199 pdf epub ken jennings ebook. 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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow. Ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Ken jennings is an engaging narrator, guiding you through chapterseparated geography wonks, from the collectors of ancient maps to geography bee competitors to geocachers. If youre an inveterate map lover yourselfor even if youre among the cartographically clueless who can get lost in a. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller 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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings, 74 time jeopardy. 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. 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. 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 takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london. 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. Unfortunately, ken was unable to discern that i answered most of the questions correctly first, and so should have walked off with the prize. 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 an intriguing dare i say, captivating.
An interview with jeopardy champ ken jennings, whose new book. When ken jennings stepped onto the stage of jeopardy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia buffs and ken jennings s trivia almanac. Sep 20, 2011 and its tempting to approach ken jennings maphead. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and is an engaging book that will interest anyone who answered yes to the above questions. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. In maphead, geography lovers find each other former jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by former game show contestant. Ken jennings, best known as the winner of seventyfour games on the television show jeopardy. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41756 ratings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. 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.
At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. 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. 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 book by ken jennings official publisher page. Sep 18, 2011 an interview with jeopardy champ ken jennings, whose new book, maphead. Junior genius guides, because i said so, maphead, brainiac. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks reprint by jennings, ken isbn. As id lather and rinse and occasionally repeat, id run my eyes. 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. Maphead book daniel boone regional library bibliocommons.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Since then, jennings has continued to indulge his interest in esoteric knowledge of all kinds as an author and columnist. 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. So, who is better placed to tell the story of the real mapheads of the world. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, reveals his real obsession is not factoids and trivia, but maps. Jennings writes remarkably well, infusing his engrossing subject with a surprising amount of both wit and humor.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Sep 20, 2011 jenningss book brainiac, about his jeopardy.
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