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"Ken Jennings reveals the truth behind all those things you tell
your children" (Parade) in this entertaining and useful New York
Times bestseller "armed with case histories, scientific finds, and
experiments on himself and his own children" (Los Angeles Times).
Is any of it true? If so, how true? Ken Jennings wants to find out
if parents always know best. Yes, all those years you were told not
to sit too close to the television or swallow your gum or crack
your knuckles are called into question by our country's leading
trivia guru. Jennings separates myth from fact to debunk a wide
variety of parental edicts: no swimming after meals, sit up
straight, don't talk to strangers, and so on. Armed with medical
case histories, scientific findings, and even the occasional
experiment on himself (or his kids), Jennings exposes countless
examples of parental wisdom run amok. Whether you're a parent
plagued by needless concern or a kid (of any age) looking to say,
"I told you so," this is the anti- helicopter parenting book you've
been waiting for.
From New York Times bestselling author,
legendary Jeopardy! champion, and host Ken Jennings
comes a hilarious travel guide to the afterlife, exploring
destinations to die for from literature, mythology, and pop culture
ranging from
Danteâs Inferno to Hadestown to
NBCâs The Good Place. Ever wonder which circles of
Danteâs Inferno have the nicest accommodations?
Whereâs the best place to grab a bite to eat in the ancient
Egyptian underworld? How does one dress like a local in the
heavenly palace of Hinduismâs Lord Vishnu, or avoid the
flesh-eating river serpents in the Klingon afterlife? What hidden
treasures can be found off the beaten path in Hades, Valhalla, or
NBCâs The Good Place? Find answers to all those questions
and more about the world(s) to come in this eternally entertaining
book from Ken Jennings. 100 Places to See After You Die is
written in the style of iconic bestselling travel guidesâbut
instead of recommending must-see destinations in Mexico, Thailand,
or Rome, Jennings outlines journeys through the afterlife, as
dreamed up over 5,000 years of human history by our greatest
prophets, poets, mystics, artists, and TV showrunners. This
comprehensive index of 100 different afterlife destinations was
meticulously researched from sources ranging from the Epic of
Gilgamesh to modern-day pop songs, video games,
and Simpsons episodes. Get ready for whatever
post-mortal destiny awaits you, whether itâs an astral plane, a
Hieronymus Bosch hellscape, or the baseball diamond
from Field of Dreams. Fascinating, funny, and irreverent,
this light-hearted memento mori will help you create your very own
bucket listâfor after youâve kicked the bucket.
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 programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a
different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road
atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of
fiction and fantasy. 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.
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. If you're
an inveterate map lover yourself--or even if you're among the
cartographically clueless who can get lost in a supermarket--let
Ken Jennings be your guide to the strange world of mapheads.
In 2020, Claire McNear's ANSWERS IN THE FORM OF QUESTIONS first
chronicled Jeopardy! at the precipice of change. In 2021, it was
McNear's reporting on the dramatic race to replace Alex Trebek that
resulted in the dismissal of Mike Richards just a day after he took
over for the legendary host. In the updated paperback edition, a
new afterword breaks down the Richards saga and how his day as host
unfolded behind the scenes-with many more updates throughout about
the rise of new super-champions like Matt Amodio and Amy Schneider.
For all its change, Jeopardy! remains an institution. ANSWERS IN
THE FORM OF QUESTIONS takes readers backstage at Jeopardy!'s Culver
City studio, exploring Trebek's life and legacy, the high-stakes
search for a new host, and how the show's writers and producers put
together the nightly game. Readers will travel to bar-trivia
showdowns with Jeopardy!'s biggest winners and training sessions
with trivia whizzes prepping for their shot onstage. And they'll
discover new tales of the show's most notable moments-like the time
the Clue Crew almost slid off a glacier-and learn how celebrity
cameos and Saturday Night Live spoofs helped build a television
mainstay. ANSWERS IN THE FORM OF QUESTIONS looks to the past-and
the future-to explain what Jeopardy! really is: a game, a show, and
a beloved tradition.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The witty and exuberant New
York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy! champion
Ken Jennings relays the history of humor in "lively, insightful,
and crawling with goofy factlings," (Maria Semple, author of
Where'd You Go Bernadette)--from fart jokes on clay Sumerian
tablets to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook memes. Where once
society's most coveted trait might have been strength or
intelligence or honor, today, in a clear sign of evolution sliding
off the trails, it is being funny. Yes, funniness. Consider: Super
Bowl commercials don't try to sell you anymore; they try to make
you laugh. Airline safety tutorials--those terrifying laminated
cards about the possibilities of fire, explosion, depressurization,
and drowning--have been replaced by joke-filled videos with
multimillion-dollar budgets and dance routines. Thanks to social
media, we now have a whole Twitterverse of amateur comedians
riffing around the world at all hours of the day--and many of them
even get popular enough online to go pro and take over TV. In his
"smartly structured, soundly argued, and yes--pretty darn funny"
(Booklist, starred review) Planet Funny, Ken Jennings explores this
brave new comedic world and what it means--or doesn't--to be funny
in it now. Tracing the evolution of humor from the caveman days to
the bawdy middle-class antics of Chaucer to Monty Python's
game-changing silliness to the fast-paced meta-humor of The
Simpsons, Jennings explains how we built our humor-saturated modern
age, where lots of us get our news from comedy shows and a comic
figure can even be elected President of the United States purely on
showmanship. "Fascinating, entertaining and--I'm being dead serious
here--important" (A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living
Biblically), Planet Funny is a full taxonomy of what spawned and
defines the modern sense of humor.
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Greek Mythology (Paperback)
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Unleash your inner genius and become a master of mythology with
this interactive trivia book from "Jeopardy "champ and "New York
Times "bestselling author Ken Jennings.
With this Junior Genius Guide to Greek mythology, you'll become an
expert and wow your friends and teachers with all the best ancient
stories: how Prometheus outsmarted the gods, how Achilles's heel
led to his death, and how we mere mortals always seem to get mixed
up in so many misadventures. With great illustrations, cool trivia,
and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on
your way to whiz-kid status in no time
A tale of leadership in a class of its own, House on Fire!, winner
of the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award, moves past tips and
techniques to uncover the heart of leadership transformation that
occurs when people see differently and serve differently. House on
Fire! follows Sophie, a young investigative journalist searching
for answers whose sources for a story on leadership principles in a
high-purpose organization get mixed up in a series of mysterious
fires around Pittsburgh. Along the way Sophie meets Jeb, a handsome
firefighter and leadership partner at The House who is working to
determine who is behind the mysterious fires targeting local
Christians. Despite herself, Sophie finds herself falling for Jeb
and tension mounts as she comes face to face with her past. Will
Sophie confront her fear of fire and help solve the arsons before
Jeb gets hurt or worse? Based on the conviction that leadership
transformation in the real world is more caught in the context of
community than taught by a single textbook, Ken Jennings and Mike
McCormick brilliantly bring leadership development to life through
an integrated team of characters, each contributing to the personal
growth of the others. Fit for the new landscape of leadership,
House on Fire! specifically helps those navigating the shift from
leading a company to leading a cause, from command and control to
team empowerment, or from leading an organization to transforming a
community. Readers follow Sophie as she explores the intersection
of faith and Servant Leadership in high purpose organizations and
discover how to put Serving Leadership to work in their own
high-purpose organization today.
Unveil the impressive mysteries of your own body with this
interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times
bestselling author Ken Jennings. With this book about the amazing
human body, you'll become an expert and wow your friends and
teachers with awesome anatomical facts: Did you know that your hair
is as strong as copper wire? Or that if you could spread them out,
your lungs would have the surface area of a tennis court? With
great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your
knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status
in no time!
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Outer Space (Paperback)
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Let your inner astronaut explore outer space with this interactive
trivia book from "Jeopardy "champ and "New York Times "bestselling
author Ken Jennings.
With this book about space you'll become an expert and wow your
friends and teachers with out-of-this-world facts: Did you know
that Mars has a volcano bigger than the state of Arizona? Or that
there's a star with a diamond the size of our moon at its core?
With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your
knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status
in no time
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Dinosaurs (Paperback)
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Travel back in time to the dinosaur age with this interactive
trivia book from Jeopardy! winner and New York Times bestselling
author Ken Jennings. With this book about dinosaurs, you'll become
an expert and wow your friends and teachers with some awesome
facts: Did you know that dinosaurs skin was more like bump bird
skin than modern snake or crocodile scales? Or that the
Tyrannosaurus Rex might have croaked like a frog instead of
roaring? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to
test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to
whiz-kid status in no time.
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Dinosaurs (Hardcover)
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Ancient Egypt (Hardcover)
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Outer Space (Hardcover)
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Let your inner astronaut explore outer space with this interactive
trivia book from "Jeopardy "champ and "New York Times "bestselling
author Ken Jennings.
With this book about space you'll become an expert and wow your
friends and teachers with out-of-this-world facts: Did you know
that Mars has a volcano bigger than the state of Arizona? Or that
there's a star with a diamond the size of our moon at its core?
With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your
knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status
in no time
A purpose-driven organization, one aligned around a goal that
goes beyond the bottom line to touch on deeper human aspirations,
is one of the most powerful forces on earth. But simply having a
greater goal, important as that is, isn't enough. Leaders also have
to know how to make that goal the foundation of their overall
strategy, and how to execute that strategy while staying true to
the larger purpose.
Using a business fable format, Ken Jennings and Heather Hyde lay
out a five point plan they call "The Star Model" that guides
leaders through the process of creating profoundly motivating
purpose, achieving enthusiastic buy-in from the organization, and
aligning an entire organization, at all levels, to this greater
goal. Incorporating their research and many years of experience in
strategic advisory services, executive development, and culture
change, Jennings and Hyde tell the story of Alex Beckley, the new
president of a medical products company who receives a dramatic
wake-up call that demands he live and lead differently. The Star
Model transforms not only his work life, but his personal life as
well.
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Ancient Egypt (Paperback)
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This summary report describes the September 1998 technology
transfer scan tour to four European countries to learn how these
countries are addressing their own safety issues, even as they
comply with the increasing centralization of rules and regulations
enacted by the European Commission. The key areas examined were
human resources, vehicle safety systems, and regulations. The
report includes recommendations and implementation strategies.
Become a presidential pro with this interactive trivia book from
"Jeopardy "champ and "New York Times "bestselling author Ken
Jennings.
With this book about U.S. Presidents, you'll become an expert and
wow your friends and teachers with clever facts: Did you know that
Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday? Or that
Jefferson introduced the first French fries at a fancy state
dinner? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to
test your knowledge, this patriotic genius guide will have you on
your way to whiz-kid status in no time
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.
With this Junior Genius Guide to maps and geography, you'll become
an expert and wow your friends and teachers with clever facts: Did
you know that the biggest desert in the world is actually covered
in snow? Or that Christopher Columbus wasn't the first to think
that the Earth was round? With great illustrations, cool trivia,
and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on
your way to whiz-kid status in no time
Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac is the ingeniously organized book
where, for a change, the all-time Jeopardy! champ gets to ask the
questions-and where every day of the year will give you the chance
to test your trivia mettle.
For example-February 21: In 1912, on this day, Teddy Roosevelt
coined the political phrase "hat in the ring," so Ken Jennings
fires off a series of "ring" questions. What two NFL quarterbacks
have four Super Bowl rings each?* What rings are divided by the
Cassini Division?** Also on this date, in 1981, the "goth" music
scene was born in London, so here's a quiz on black-clad icons like
Darth Vader, Johnny Cash, and Zorro. Do you know the secret
identities of Ivanhoe's Black Knight*** or Men in Black's Agent
M****?
In this ultimate book for trivia buffs and other assorted
know-it-alls, the 365 entries feature "This Day in History"
factoids, trivia quizzes, and questions categorized by Jennings as
"Easy," "Hard," and "Yeah, Good Luck." Topics cover every subject
under the sun, from paleontology to mixology, sports feats to Bach
suites, medieval popes to daytime soaps. This addictive gathering
of facts, oddities, devilishly clever quizzes, and other flights of
fancy will make each day a fun and intriguing new challenge.
One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did
what hundreds of thousands of people had done before: they
auditioned for Jeopardy Two years, 75 games, 2,642 correct answers,
and over $2.5 million in winnings later, Ken Jennings emerged as
trivia's undisputed king. "Brainiac" traces his rise from anonymous
computer programmer to nerd folk icon. But along the way, it also
explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself.
Jennings had always been minutiae-mad, poring over almanacs and TV
Guide listings at an age when most kids are still watching Elmo and
putting beans up their nose. But trivia, he has found, is centuries
older than his childhood obsession with it. Whisking us from the
coffeehouses of seventeenth-century London to the Internet age,
Jennings chronicles the ups and downs of the trivia fad: the quiz
book explosion of the Jazz Age; the rise, fall, and rise again of
TV quiz shows; the nostalgic campus trivia of the 1960s; and the
1980s, when Trivial Pursuit(R) again made it fashionable to be a
know-it-all.
Jennings also investigates the shadowy demimonde of today's trivia
subculture, guiding us on a tour of trivia hotspots across America.
He goes head-to-head with the blowhards and diehards of the college
quiz-bowl circuit, the slightly soused faithful of the Boston pub
trivia scene, and the raucous participants in the annual Q&A
marathon in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, "The World's Largest Trivia
Contest." And, of course, he takes us behind the scenes of his
improbable 75-game run on Jeopardy
But above all, "Brainiac "is a love letter to the useless fact.
What marsupial has fingerprints that are indistinguishable from
human ones?* What planet has a crater on it named after Laura
Ingalls Wilder?** What comedian had the misfortune to be born with
the name "Albert Einstein"?*** Jennings also ponders questions that
are a little more philosophical: What separates trivia from
meaningless facts? Is being good at trivia a mark of intelligence?
And is trivia just a waste of time, or does it serve some
not-so-trivial purpose after all?
Uproarious, silly, engaging, and erudite, this book is an
irresistible celebration of nostalgia, curiosity, and nerdy
obsession-in a word, trivia.
* The koala
** Venus
*** Albert Brooks
"From the Hardcover edition."
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