Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. A literary atlas, i ordered several books related to cartography from the library. 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. Ken jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the london map fair to the bowels of the library of congress. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by ken jennings 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of ge. Kenneth wayne jennings iii who was born in edmonds, washington, united states is an american game show contestant and author. Maps and geography by ken jennings maps and geography junior genius guides by. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41582 ratings. An observant learner since childhood, ken jennings made a few adjustments between greek mythology and this second junior genius guide, and i like the results. Introducing fascinating facts is the top priority, and ken has a treasure trove of them to share about earth. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maps and geography. Maps and geography ken jennings junior genius guides jennings, ken, lowery, mike on.
Feb 04, 2014 champ and new york times bestselling author ken jennings. If the first book was a bit dry and superficial, maps and geography more resembles kens energetic nonfiction for older readers. Sep 20, 2011 winner jennings ken jenningss trivia almanac. Maps and geography ken jennings junior genius guides series by ken jennings. Ken jennings audio books, best sellers, author bio. Introducing fascinating facts is the top priority, and ken has a. Ken jennings is an american game show contestant, computer scientist, and author who is best known for winning u. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is a love letter to the maps ken was obsessed with as a child. Did you know that the biggest desert in the world is actually covered in snow.
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. Jennings lives in seattle with his wife mindy and two children. Such was his fascination with maps that a 7yearold ken jennings. Jennings lives outside seattle with his wife, mindy, his son, dylan, his daughter, caitlin, and a small excitable dog named chance. Maps and geography by ken jennings, mike lowery, paperback. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his. Sep 22, 2011 ken jennings, jeopardy recordbreaker, discusses his new book about maps and geography. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks view larger image. In the american game show contestant of all time, jennings is the highestearning american game show contestant of all time. Discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read maphead. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. This is one of the many fun facts ken jennings packs into maps and geography, one of two volumes, along with greek mythology, that launch his. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks and is an engaging book that will interest anyone who answered yes to the above questions. Maps and geography by ken jennings, 9781481426145, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Did you know that the biggest desert in the world is actually covered. Unfortunately, ken was unable to discern that i answered most of the questions correctly first, and so should have walked off with the prize. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks erschien 2011. Ken jennings biojeopardy, age, loses, winnings, trivia. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Maphead charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks book.
With this junior genius guide to maps and geography, youll become an expert and. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page simon. With this junior genius guide to maps and geography, youll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with clever facts. Ken jennings jeopardy champion discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book. Ken jennings talks new book on geography cnn video. Ken jennings biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Ken jennings makes his childrens book debut with this new junior genius guides series. 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.
Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. Maps and geography book by ken jennings, mike lowery. If the first book was a bit dry and superficial, maps and geography more resembles ken s energetic nonfiction for older readers. Maps and geography ken jennings junior genius guides ebook. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Maps and geography and greek mythology includes game questions, truefalse quizzes, multiplechoice, and common corealigned activities for writing and reading informational text. Ken jennings, the recordsetting jeopardy champion, has written a book just for you. In the final version of the book, jennings changed the comparison to thailand. 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. Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. Discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia.
Recordsetting jeopardy champion and new york times bestselling author ken jennings explores the. Buy ken jennings ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. In maphead, geography lovers find each other former jeopardy. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Ken jennings was a map nerd from a young age himself, you will not be surprised to learn, even sleeping with a bulky hammond atlas at the side of his pillow, in lieu of the traditional teddy bear. Discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book from 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. 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. This printable classroom guide to ken jennings junior genius guides series. With humor, careful choice of facts, and a clear, familiar. He forced all in attendance to compete for a ken jennings bobblehead doll by testing our geography knowledge. May, 2017 maps and geography by ken jennings maps and geography. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Jennings himself seems to have written this book in part to indulge his welldocumented fetish.
Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so. Perhaps not on the level of jennings but geeky enough. Maphead ebook by ken jennings official publisher page simon. Ken jennings biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is ken jennings.
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. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. And the book is kind of a fever dream of maphead geekiness. With this junior genius guide to maps and geography, youll become an expert and wow your friend. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A seattle bookstore hosted ken last night, where he spoke about his book. Maps and geography by ken jennings, mike lowery kirkus. Synopsis it comes as no surprise that, as a kid, jeopardy. 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. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u.
Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ken jennings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks is kens followup to his 2005 bestseller brainiac. With this junior genius guide to maps and geography, youll become an. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. Feb 01, 2014 an observant learner since childhood, ken jennings made a few adjustments between greek mythology and this second junior genius guide, and i like the results. Ken jennings is an engaging narrator, guiding you through chapterseparated geography wonks, from the collectors of ancient maps. 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. At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. A liberally illustrated tongueincheek guide to maps and geography delivers solid information and intriguing facts. Maps and geography ken jennings junior genius guides. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks reprint by jennings, ken isbn. See all books authored by ken jennings, including maphead, and greek mythology, and more on. 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.
He travels the world in search of his fellow mapheads. 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. Ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. 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. As he travels the nation meeting others of his tribemap librarians, publishers, roadgeeks, pintsized national geographic bee prodigies. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks, without expectations. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks by. Dec 26, 2019 some of his books include brainiac, which talks about the obsession with trivia in america, ken jenningss trivia almanac, which is the biggest trivia book ever assembled in america, and maphead. Maphead charting the wide weird world of geography wonks. 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. Maphead by ken jennings, 9781439167182, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Maphead book washington county cooperative library. Or that christopher columbus wasnt the first to think that the earth was.
Because i said so the truth behind the myths, tales, and warnings every generation passes down to its kids. Discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book from jeopardy champ and new york times bestselling author ken jennings. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks ebook written by ken jennings. Read maps and geography by ken jennings available from rakuten kobo. Maps and geography ebook by ken jennings rakuten kobo.