Ken Jennings
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"100 Places to See After You Die is written in the style of iconic bestselling travel guides. But instead of recommending must-see destinations in Mexico, Thailand, or Rome, this book outlines journeys through the afterlife, as dreamed up over the past 5,000 years of human history by our greatest prophets, poets, mystics, artists, and TV showrunners. Where's the best place to grab a bite to eat in the ancient Egyptian underworld? Which circles of...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
vii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of humor, from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets all the way up to the latest Twitter memes, that tells the story of how comedy came to rule the modern world.
"For millennia of human history, the future belonged to the strong. To the parent who could kill the most animals with sticks and to the child who could survive the winter or the epidemic. When the Industrial Revolution came, masters of business efficiency prospered instead,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
ix, 531 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This book for trivia buffs, compiled by the all-time Jeopardy champion, has 366 entries featuring "This Day in History" factoids, trivia quizzes, and questions categorized by Jennings as "easy," "hard," and "yeah, good luck." Topics cover every subject, from paleontology to mixology, sports feats to Bach suites, medieval popes to daytime soaps. --From publisher description.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
251 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"For 36 years, Jeopardy! has been a TV mainstay. In that time, it has become a deeply entrenched American tradition and the sort of cross-generational touchstone the likes of which are few and far between in modern television-- a show beloved by everyone from Solange Knowles to George Clooney to the Auburn Tigers. This is the book about Jeopardy!: its history and how it comes together, how the most successful players use strategy to dominate the man-myth-legend...
11) Outer space
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Now you can become a junior genius with Ken Jennings' first children's series! With this book 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...
12) Ancient Egypt
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Travel back in time to the age of the pyramids with this interactive trivia book from "Jeopardy!" winner and "New York Times bestselling author" Ken Jennings. 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."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. 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 takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks, from the London Map Fair to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different...
