Ken jennings book tour

Ken jennings astonishing 75episode run on jeopardy. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts. If you would like ken jennings to appear at your event, contact the american program bureau, which arranges kens speaking engagements. 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. 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. Ken jennings speakers bureau and booking agent info. Book ken jennings for speaking, events and appearances apb.

Thats not really truehe calls his knack for retaining trivia a stupid human trickbut he also knows its not worth trying to disabuse them of their assumptions. Jeopardy winner ken jennings pisses off donald trump jr. Kenneth wayne jennings iii born may 23, 1974 is an american game show contestant and. It was a wild ride visiting so many cities in short succession. The how to book tour will be taking me to juneau, alaska, thanks to an entry from juneaus mendenhall valley public library.

Maphead book by ken jennings official publisher page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Theres still one last signing at powells city of books in two short weeks. Ken jennings books list of books by author ken jennings. Kate darling, alexandra petri, lev grossman, jim ottaviani, ken jennings, adam savage, ariel waldman, cory doctorow, kyle hill, bill amend, dean regas. Mar 03, 2020 champion ken jennings attends the abc televisions winter press tour 2020 on january 8 in pasadena, california.

Representing the human race against ibms watson, the superintelligent supercomputer specifically designed to beat the worlds best players at jeopardy. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world. The sheens production of the gospel of john offers a gripping narrative conveyed by a compelling actor, who captures the exquisite beauty of its language and brings immediacy and understanding to the ageold story. Recordsetting jeopardy champion and new york times bestselling author ken jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives, a literary gem the atlantic now available in paperback. Will shortz, crossword editor, the new york times ken jennings is trivias undisputed kingand as he traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon, he explores his newly conquered kingdom. He is a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints sometimes casually called the mormon church. When watson won, ken became the most celebrated person to lose his job to ai.

Ken jennings, jeopardy champion, will be signing copies of planet funny in or next month. Thank you to everyone who came to events on my book tour. The how to book tour will be taking me to juneau, alaska, thanks to an entry from juneaus mendenhall valley public library the 98person entry was submitted in a series of four amazing youtube videos. Ken jennings generally travels from seattle, wa, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. A graduate of brigham young university, he also authored an entire book series for a younger crowd entitled ken jennings. Each book covers a different major topic of studies.

Jennings grew up in seoul, south korea 19811992 and. Book ken jennings for speaking, events and appearances. Ken jennings appearances ken appears at collegiate and corporate events nationwide, speaking on topics ranging from the importance of education to the future of human knowledge in the information age specifically his encounter with ibms 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 geographic bee to the computer. Author ken jennings will speak and sign his new book, because i said so. Jennings seems to be more like the worlds greatest tour guide. Ken jennings was born in 1974 just outside seattle, washington, but grew up overseas. Ken jennings is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks paperback april 17, 2012. Ken jennings, a cast member in the abc television series jeopardy. Thank you so much to the booksellers, venues, and especially to the wonderful people who cohosted the tour events with me. His family spent fifteen years in korea and singapore, where his father worked as an attorney. Adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive.

Jennings lives outside seattle with his wife, mindy, his son, dylan, his daughter, caitlin, and a small excitable dog named chance. Ken jennings grew up in seoul, south korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show jeopardy. Amazon best books of the month, september 2011 ken jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on jeopardy. Kenneth wayne ken jennings iii was born may 23, 1974, in edmonds, washington.

Jeopardy master, ken jennings, will be signing copies of maphead. In his book brainiac, jennings says that the consistency of the original managers timing had given an increasing advantage to. Washington state senate passes bill officially recognizing. One day back in 2003, ken jennings and his college buddy earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had done before.

Next time, try using the search term ken jennings book on trivia buffs crossword or ken jennings book on trivia buffs crossword clue when searching for help with your puzzle on the web. In my book, stalling for time, i take readers on a harrowing tour through many of the most famous hostage crises in the history of the modern fbi, including the siege at waco, the montana freemen standoff, and the d. We got a huge number of submissions to the how to book tour challenge, and im delighted to announce the winner. Jan 15, 2020 jennings, who became a pop culture sensation in 2004 when he dominated with a recordshattering 74game winning streak, had an immediate response. Ken jennings has 20 books on goodreads with 41869 ratings. Kens guided tour to the trivia world takes you from behind the scenes on jeopardy. Hats off to ken jennings who really does a tremendous job. If the first book was a bit dry and superficial, maps and geography more. The winner we got a huge number of submissions to the how to book tour challenge, and im delighted to announce the winner. Ken jennings mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Dc metro arts ken jennings really makes it come to life. Trivia, he has found, is centuries older than his childhood obsession with it.

Born in seattle, washington, and raised overseas, ken jennings grew up staying linked to american pop culture read more. Aug 21, 2012 ken jennings knows what people think of him. If you would like ken jennings to appear at your event, contact the american program bureau, which arranges ken s speaking engagements. Brainiac is the bestselling account of kens adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia buffs, for trivia addicts and novices alike. Ken jennings book on trivia buffs crossword puzzle clues. Jennings was officially honored february 3 by his home state of washington with a. Insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. Ken jennings makes his childrens book debut with this new junior genius guides series. This book is part memoir of ken jennings amazing 74game winning streak on jeopardy, and part tour of americas trivia culture. He is a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints sometimes casually called the mormon church kenneth wayne ken jennings iii was born may 23, 1974, in edmonds, washington. 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. While on his media tour following his final game, jennings taped a segment for sesame street. He leads his readers through subjects, informing and.

Above are ken jennings junior genius guides books that are currently on. 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. Contact apb speakers for bio, videos, topics, and to inquire about speaking fees and availability. The greatest of all time with ken jennings, brad rutter. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know series resources 2. At over nine thousand questions, in fact, its the largest single collection of trivia questions ever produced in america in any form. Junior genius guides, because i said so, maphead, brainiac. The greatest of all time, poses at the 2020 abc television critics association winter press tour, wednesday, jan. Ken jennings was as of december 2009 the recordholder for the most tv quiz show winnings.

Maphead charting the wide weird world of geography wonks. Im home from vacation and the planet funny promotional engine is slowing down. Jennings grew up in seoul, south korea 19811992 and singapore 19921996, where his father worked for. Kens guided tour to the trivia world takes you from behind the scenes on.