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  Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography

  by Ken Jennings

  New York Times bestselling author and well-known Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives.
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  Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs

  by Ken Jennings

  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... (more)
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  Because I Said So!

  The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids

  by Ken Jennings

  New York Times bestselling author and all-time Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings delivers a characteristically engaging and surprisingly useful new book, revealing the truth behind all the terrible things our parents used to warn us about. Ken Jennings is here to tell us that mother and father didn’t always know best. Yes, all those years you were told not to sit too close to the television (you’ll go blind!),... (more)