{"product_id":"maphead-charting-the-wide-weird-world-of-geography-wonks-paperback","title":"Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecord-setting\u003ci\u003e Jeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e champion-turned-host and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePlanet Funny \u003c\/i\u003eKen Jennings explores the world of maps, geography, cartography, and map obsessives, \"a literary gem\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKen 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 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. Jennings 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \"Here be dragons\" parchment maps of the Age of Discovery to the spinning globes of grade school to the postmodern revolution of digital maps and GPS, \u003ci\u003eMaphead \u003c\/i\u003eis filled with intriguing details, engaging anecdotes, and enlightening analysis. If you're an inveterate map lover yourself--or even if you're among the cartographically clueless who can get lost in a supermarket--let Ken Jennings be your guide to the strange world of mapheads.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Jennings is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBrainiac\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaphead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecause I Said So!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlanet Funny\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e100 Places to See After You Die\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2020, he won the \"Greatest of All Time\" title on the quiz show \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e and later succeeded Alex Trebek as the show's host. He lives in Seattle with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464044273971,"sku":"9781439167182","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/Xn8sRZodcs9781439167182.webp?v=1781549484","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/maphead-charting-the-wide-weird-world-of-geography-wonks-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}