Brainiac - by Ken Jennings (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Ken Jennings has risen from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon as the all-time champion of "Jeopardy!" In this book, he explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself. Whisking readers from the coffeehouses of 17th-century London to the Internet age, Jennings chronicles the ups and downs of the trivia fad.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER </b>- <b>A witty, charming, and engaging dive into trivia's colorful history, from America's highest-earning game show contestant of all time</b><br><b> </b><br><b>"Insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. . . . I loved this book."--Will Shortz, crossword editor, <i>The New York Times</i></b><br><b> </b><br>Ken Jennings is trivia's undisputed king--and as he traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon, he explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself. <br><b> </b><br>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. <p/>Jennings also investigates the shadowy demimonde of today's trivia subculture, guiding us on a tour of trivia 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 <i>Jeopardy!</i> <p/>But above all, <i>Brainiac</i> is a love letter to the useless fact. (Who knew that there's a crater on Venus named after Laura Ingalls Wilder? Ken Jennings, that's who.) Engaging and erudite, <i>Brainiac</i> is an irresistible celebration of nostalgia, curiosity, and geeky obsession--in a word, trivia.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ken Jennings was born in Seattle but spent much of his childhood in Seoul, South Korea. A graduate of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, he worked as a computer programmer until becoming an unlikely celebrity due to his unprecedented record-breaking streak on the television quiz show <i>Jeopardy</i>! He lives outside Salt Lake City with his wife and son.
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