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Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks

Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ken JenningsPublish date:2012-04-17Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781439167182ISBN-10:1439167184UPC:9781439167182Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Earth Sciences, CartographyBook Topic:GeographySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCJ6AW1J38
Record-setting Jeopardy! champion and New York Times bestselling author of Planet Funny Ken Jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives, "a literary gem" (The Atlantic).

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 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.

From 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, Maphead is 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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781439167182ISBN-10:1439167184UPC:9781439167182Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Earth Sciences, CartographyBook Topic:GeographySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCJ6AW1J38
Ken Jennings is the New York Times bestselling author of Brainiac, Maphead, Because I Said So!, and Planet Funny. In 2020, he won the "Greatest of All Time" title on the quiz show Jeopardy! and in 2022, he succeeded Alex Trebek as a host of the show. He is living in Seattle during his mortal sojourn, but his posthumous whereabouts are still to be determined.
Publisher: Scribner Book Company

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