Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. Maphead by ken jennings, 9781439167182, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41869 ratings. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, jennings chronicles his lifelong cartographic obsession. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ebook written by ken jennings. 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. Ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and is an engaging book that will interest anyone who answered yes to the above questions. His sprightly, goodnatured memoir combines light introspection, rafts of.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, reveals his real obsession is. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is a love letter to the maps ken was obsessed with as a child. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by former game show contestant. Stealing a thought line from the author, ken jennings, jeopardy superstar. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his.
Whether theyre worth so much attention is an open question. He travels the world in search of his fellow mapheads. Maphead book pima county public library bibliocommons. Jennings writes remarkably well, infusing his engrossing subject with a surprising amount of both wit and humor. Each chapter of maphead offers insight into a different aspect of map lore, from the historical to the. 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. 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. Maphead book washington county cooperative library. 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. Much as his previous book braniac followed the competitive world of game shows. With his third book, maphead, about yes maps, jennings started dealing with the way we perceive and represent facts, specifically geographical ones, though in a.
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Maphead book daniel boone regional library bibliocommons. 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. Jennings takes listeners on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Maphead, charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ken jennings responded to questions from members of the audience at eliot bay book company in seattle as well as giving them a geography quizz. In a world where geography only makes the headlines when college. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is ken s followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. 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 charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks book. 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. In maphead, geography lovers find each other former jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Junior genius guides, because i said so, maphead, brainiac.
Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. 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. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. 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 is an intriguing dare i say, captivating. 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 ken jennings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings, 74 time jeopardy. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Jennings offered that same behind the scenes look into the world of geography buffs and map geeks alike. Buy a discounted paperback of maphead online from australias leading online bookstore. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. 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. An interview with jeopardy champ ken jennings, whose new book, maphead. Maphead locates geography buffs fresh air september 21, 2011 former jeopardy. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead.
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