Whether theyre worth so much attention is an open question. Jennings is a very witty, insightful writer and has written an entertaining and educational book about maps and the geeks who obsess over them. Maphead book daniel boone regional library bibliocommons. Or knows world capitals like the back of their hand, or collects vintage maps, or gives directions with unflappable ease, or all of the above. Materializing in a multistorey car park, he is drawn to the stamp family, for whom, he feels, he has a vital task to perform. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia. Maphead book san antonio public library bibliocommons. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. 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. The entries for jennings, ken and his wife made me giggle. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Jennings is a gifted, humorous writer, and the book is fastpaced and lighthearted if one were hoping for a serious academic treatment of maps and mapheads, this isnt the right book. 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 and assume that its a niche book for map geeks only. 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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The author profiles many devotees of the field, from programmers at. I have pretty poor geography, so just reading your quotes put me to shame and made me wish i. Jennings offered that same behind the scenes look into the world of geography buffs and map geeks alike.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by former game show contestant. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41661 ratings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ebook written by ken jennings. Jeopardy champ ken jennings is a maphead the seattle. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, reveals his real obsession is. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. He travels the world in search of his fellow mapheads. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings.
Maphead by ken jennings, 9781439167182, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Maphead charting the wide weird world of geography wonks. Ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. Maphead charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks book. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. Ken jennings audio books, best sellers, author bio. Even if maps are not your thing, jennings writes about them with such affection and.
In the final version of the book, jennings changed the. Stealing a thought line from the author, ken jennings, jeopardy superstar. Such was his fascination with maps that a 7yearold ken jennings. And the book is kind of a fever dream of maphead geekiness. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page simon. The book also boasts the rarest of all literary beasts, a funny appendix. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Maphead book washington county cooperative library. In maphead, geography lovers find each other former jeopardy. In the american game show contestant of all time, jennings is the highestearning american game show contestant of all time.
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. See all books authored by ken jennings, including maphead, and greek mythology, and more on. Perhaps not on the level of jennings but geeky enough. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks reprint by jennings, ken isbn. Ken jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and is an engaging book that will interest anyone who answered yes to the above questions. 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. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. Maphead quickly makes friends with jack stamp, but in doing so crosses a boundary that should not be. Kenneth wayne jennings iii who was born in edmonds, washington, united states is an american game show contestant and author. He currently lives outside seattle, with his family and a deeply unstable labrador retriever named banjo.
But its also funny, full of great insight into the meaning not just of maps but of geography, and also, perhaps, ultimately, about our sense of place. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is a love letter to the maps ken was obsessed with as a child. Ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. I was fascinated by a chapter in maphead in which jennings recounts. This is the dilemma facing maphead on his return to rubytown from his home in the subtle world. In fact i just picked up ken jennings earlier book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead.
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