Sep 20, 2011 jenningss book brainiac, about his jeopardy. Maps and geography ebook by ken jennings, mike lowery. Search, watch, and cook every single tasty recipe and video ever all in one place. They have favorite and least favorite world map projections. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. With humor, careful choice of facts, and a clear, familiar organization, he leads readers from the basic workings of the earth shape, time zones. The computer system was initially developed to answer questions on the quiz show jeopardy. South korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead.
No maps or atlases allowed, but you can bring one 1 compass, ruler, or protractor with you into the testing area. Us presidents will introduce students to facts that will wow parents, teachers, and friends. In a world where geography only makes the headlines when college. Ken jennings biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks 2011.
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 jenningss top 10 the current the criterion collection. Will shortz, crossword editor, the new york times we all know ken jennings is the smartest person in the world. 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. 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 author. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chapters cover the office of president, the white house, the presidential motorcade, pets, first ladies, random stories and all sorts of other cool facts and trivia in addition to illustrated factcolumns about each president. Each chapter of maphead offers insight into a different aspect of map lore, from the historical to the. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by jennings, ken and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac.
Junior genius guides, because i said so, maphead, brainiac. Others know a lot about the world because they travel. 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 gen maphead bookoutlet. His books include brainiac, about the phenomenon of trivia in american culture, ken jennings s trivia almanac, the biggest american trivia book ever assembled, and maphead, about his lifelong love of geography. In the final version of the book, jennings changed the. Dinosaurs by ken jennings, 9781481429559, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In his engaging maphead, ken jennings, renowned as prevailing in the jeopardy. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41852 ratings. 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 will be presenting his brand new middlegrade series, ken jennings junior genius guides. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings, 74 time jeopardy.
Jennings lives outside seattle with his wife, mindy, his son, dylan, his daughter, caitlin, and a small excitable dog named chance. Ken jennings is an american game show contestant, computer scientist, and author who is best known for winning u. Subsequent quiz show appearances have included 1 vs. Ken jennings was a salt lake city computer programmer in june 2004 when he unexpectedly vaulted to fame after his sixmonth appearance on the quiz show jeopardy. He is the author of eleven books, including the bestselling brainiac, maphead. One day back in 2003, ken jennings and his college buddy earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had done before.
I was fascinated by a chapter in maphead in which jennings recounts. Trivia master jennings, jeopardy winner and writer of popular adult books including maphead 2011, will engage his middlegrade audience with this witty, pleasingly solid introduction to geography. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Ken jennings is the alltime winningest champion in the history of the quiz show jeopardy. Its time once again to test your cartographic cunning on our monthly quiz of world geography knowledge. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. Maps and geography by ken jennings discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book from jeopardy.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks reprint by jennings, ken isbn. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. 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. A this book was the muchless successful second sequel. Such was his fascination with maps that a 7yearold ken jennings. Ancient egypt book by ken jennings, mike lowery official. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz. Americas map nerds in a world where geography only makes the headlines. Play ken jennings quizzes on sporcle, the worlds largest quiz community.
Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Ken jenningss trivia almanac is the ingeniously organized book where, for a change, the alltime jeopardy. Maphead by ken jennings posted on may 11, 2016 may 9, 2016 by m. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by jennings isbn. Ken s 2006 book brainiac, about his bizarre jeopardy. 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 geography, and i cant deny that. In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented seventyfour. Maps and geography by ken jennings, mike lowery, paperback. Jennings writes remarkably well, infusing his engrossing subject with a surprising amount of both wit and humor.
At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. Ken jennings s trivia alamanac is the ingeniously organized book where, for a change, the alltime jeopardy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ken jennings junior genius guides collection 3 book series. Some people travel because they know so much about the world. In either case, theres no getting around the fact that lots of travel buffs are also walking geography encyclopedias as well. 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 ebook written by ken jennings. Ancient egypt by ken jennings travel back in time to the age of the pyramids with this interactive trivia book from jeopardy. A literary atlas, i ordered several books related to cartography from the library. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is an intriguing dare i say, captivating.
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