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Maphead
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Author : Ken Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-04-17
Maphead written by Ken Jennings and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-17 with Reference categories.
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.
Maphead
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Author : Lesley Howarth
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Release Date : 1996-07
Maphead written by Lesley Howarth and has been published by Candlewick Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Twelve-year-old MapHead, a boy with strange powers from an alternative world, travels to England in search of his human mother.
Maphead
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Author : Ken Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-09-20
Maphead written by Ken Jennings and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-20 with Social Science categories.
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.
Maphead
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Author : Ken Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-09-20
Maphead written by Ken Jennings and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-20 with Reference categories.
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.
Maphead 2
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Author : Lesley Howarth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-07-09
Maphead 2 written by Lesley Howarth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-09 with Children's stories categories.
Reissue of the dazzling sequel to the award-winning MapHead. If you could go anywhere do anything - where would you go? What would you do? This is the dilemma facing MapHead on his return to Rubytown from his home in the Subtle World. Materializing in a multi-storey car park, he is drawn to the Stamp family, for whom, he feels, he has a vital task to perform. But what? And how? MapHead quickly makes friends with Jack Stamp, but in doing so crosses a boundary that should not be crossed. Using his powers to flash maps across his head is one thing, but using them to intrude into people's lives is something else. That can only cause problems - big problems. Soon MapHead finds himself up the multi without a ticket - and, this time, without his dad to help him
Planet Funny
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Author : Ken Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2019-07-09
Planet Funny written by Ken Jennings and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-09 with Social Science categories.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings relays the history of humor in “lively, insightful, and crawling with goofy factlings,” (Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go Bernadette)—from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook memes. Where once society’s most coveted trait might have been strength or intelligence or honor, today, in a clear sign of evolution sliding off the trails, it is being funny. Yes, funniness. Consider: Super Bowl commercials don’t try to sell you anymore; they try to make you laugh. Airline safety tutorials—those terrifying laminated cards about the possibilities of fire, explosion, depressurization, and drowning—have been replaced by joke-filled videos with multimillion-dollar budgets and dance routines. Thanks to social media, we now have a whole Twitterverse of amateur comedians riffing around the world at all hours of the day—and many of them even get popular enough online to go pro and take over TV. In his “smartly structured, soundly argued, and yes—pretty darn funny” (Booklist, starred review) Planet Funny, Ken Jennings explores this brave new comedic world and what it means—or doesn’t—to be funny in it now. Tracing the evolution of humor from the caveman days to the bawdy middle-class antics of Chaucer to Monty Python’s game-changing silliness to the fast-paced meta-humor of The Simpsons, Jennings explains how we built our humor-saturated modern age, where lots of us get our news from comedy shows and a comic figure can even be elected President of the United States purely on showmanship. “Fascinating, entertaining and—I’m being dead serious here—important” (A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically), Planet Funny is a full taxonomy of what spawned and defines the modern sense of humor.
Maphead
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Author : Lesley Howarth
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Maphead written by Lesley Howarth and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A boy searches for his mother he never knew in a world where he doesn't belong and in the process discovers himself.
Maps And Geography
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Author : Ken Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-02-04
Maps And Geography written by Ken Jennings and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Offers facts about the highest landmarks and mountains, the deepest depth of the seas, what countries are shaped like food, ocean inhabitants, and capital location changes.
Because I Said So
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Author : Ken Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-10-08
Because I Said So written by Ken Jennings and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-08 with Family & Relationships categories.
Draws on medical case histories, scientific findings, and personal research by the author to separate myth from fact and debunk a vast array of parental edicts.
Maphead 2
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Author : Lesley Howarth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Maphead 2 written by Lesley Howarth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Aliens categories.
If you could go anywhere - do anything - where would you go? What would you do? This is the dilemma facing MapHead on his return to Rubytown from his home in the Subtle World. This is the sequel to the award-winning MapHead about a boy with powers to flash maps across his head.