Ken Jennings Bücher
Kenneth Jennings ist bekannt für seine bemerkenswerte Siegesserie in der amerikanischen Fernsehquizshow Jeopardy!. Seine tiefe Beschäftigung mit Wissen und sein enzyklopädisches Wissen machten ihn landesweit berühmt. Nach seinem Erfolg wandte sich Jennings dem Schreiben zu, um die Geschichte und Kultur des amerikanischen Wissens zu erforschen und die faszinierende Welt des kompetitiven Intellekts aufzudecken. Seine Arbeit bietet Einblicke in die Psychologie und die Leidenschaft, die diejenigen antreiben, die sich dem Erwerb und der Anwendung von Wissen verschrieben haben.
Eine packende Wirtschaftsstory basierend auf realen Personen und Unternehmen. Thematisiert wird die Idee des Dienens in der Führungsspitze von Unternehmen.
Greek Mythology
- 160 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
Provides facts on the classic myths of the Greeks and Romans, from how Prometheus outsmarted the gods to how Achilles's heel led to his death.
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
- 304 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
This book traces the history of mapmaking while offering insight into the role of cartography in human civilization and sharing anecdotes about the cultural arenas frequented by map enthusiasts. 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. It recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. He 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 aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of fiction and fantasy. He 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 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 Dante's Inferno to Hadestown to NBC's The Good Place.
Colossal Book of Wordplay
- 160 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
A true pioneer in the field of recreational mathematics, Martin Gardner has been wrangling words for decades, and his latest opus is nothing short of extraordinary. From amazing anagrams and silly spoonerisms to alphamagic squares and cryptarithms, this mind-bending compendium is chock-full of whimsical forms of wordplay that are sure to have sesquipedalian scholars and limber-minded logophiles racking their brains in delight.
Staň sa aj ty mladým géniom! Vďaka tejto knihe budeš odborníkom na staroveký Egypt a svojich kamarátov a učiteľov môžeš ohromovať znalosťami a dôvtipnými faktami. Vieš, že Egypťania vynašli zubnú pastu? Alebo že Chufuova pyramída bola takmer 3 800 rokov najvyššou budovou na svete? Krásne ilustrácie, pozoruhodné zaujímavosti a zábavné kvízy, ktoré preveria tvoje vedomosti. Sprievodca mladého génia z teba v momente spraví profíka!
Staň sa aj ty mladým géniom! Vďaka tejto knihe budeš odborníkom na mapy a zemepis a svojich kamarátov a učiteľov môžeš ohromovať znalosťami a dôvtipnými faktami. Vieš, že najväčšia púšť je v skutočnosti pokrytá snehom? Alebo že Krištof Kolumbus nebol prvý, kto si myslel, že Zem je guľatá? Krásne ilustrácie, pozoruhodné zaujímavosti a zábavné kvízy, ktoré preveria tvoje vedomosti. Sprievodca mladého génia z teba v momente spraví profíka!