📚 2 Books mentioned in "Ken Jennings on How a Midlife Crisis Led Him to Jeopardy! | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 4" of People I (Mostly) Admire
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Episode: Ken Jennings on How a Midlife Crisis Led Him to Jeopardy! | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 4
Published on January 23, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Brainiac
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Yeah, there seems to be, and I don't think I knew this until I wrote Brainiac and interviewed dozens of people like this, that there is such a type that just seems to be like this from the womb.
Ken Jennings discusses his book 'Brainiac,' where he reflects on his research and interviews with individuals who seem to have an innate affinity for trivia.
Maphead
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I wrote a book called Maphead about people with weird geographic quirks and hobbies, and one thing I found while writing the book is that I see the world through a very geographic lens that many people do not share, but other people with weird geography fixations do.
Ken Jennings discusses his book 'Maphead,' which explores the peculiar geographic interests and quirks of individuals. He reflects on how writing the book influenced his perspective of viewing the world through a geographic lens that is not commonly shared.