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Brainiac SIGNED
by Ken Jennings, Alex Trebek
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Villard, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Wonderful association copy with a tremendous inscription from Ken Jennings to Alex Trebek:
"Alex, You were kind enough to sign a Jeopardy! book for me back in '04, so I wanted to return the favor. Despite the made-up misreporting of how I was criticizing you and the show, I hope this book shows - for the record - how much Jeopardy! has always meant to me. Best Ken Jennings"
First edition, first printing with a full numberline on the copyright page. The book measures approximately 9.5" x 6.25", 269 numbered pages. With its original dust jacket.
The dust jacket is in near fine condition. Original $24.95 price is present on front flap. The book is in very good plus condition. Binding is cracked at the title page. Minor bumping to the corners and spine ends.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory # (M5-12).
"Alex, You were kind enough to sign a Jeopardy! book for me back in '04, so I wanted to return the favor. Despite the made-up misreporting of how I was criticizing you and the show, I hope this book shows - for the record - how much Jeopardy! has always meant to me. Best Ken Jennings"
First edition, first printing with a full numberline on the copyright page. The book measures approximately 9.5" x 6.25", 269 numbered pages. With its original dust jacket.
The dust jacket is in near fine condition. Original $24.95 price is present on front flap. The book is in very good plus condition. Binding is cracked at the title page. Minor bumping to the corners and spine ends.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory # (M5-12).
Synopsis
One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had done before: they auditioned for Jeopardy! Two years, 75 games, 2,642 correct answers, and over $2.5 million in winnings later, Ken Jennings emerged as trivia's undisputed king. Brainiac traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon. But along the way, it also explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself.Jennings had always been minutiae-mad, poring over almanacs and TV Guide listings at an age when most kids are still watching Elmo and putting beans up their nose. But trivia, he has found, is centuries older than his childhood obsession with it. Whisking us from the coffeehouses of seventeenth-century London to the Internet age, Jennings chronicles the ups and downs of the trivia fad: the quiz book explosion of the Jazz Age; the rise, fall, and rise again of TV quiz shows; the nostalgic campus trivia of the 1960s; and the 1980s, when Trivial Pursuit® again made it fashionable to be a know-it-all.Jennings also investigates the shadowy demimonde of today's trivia subculture, guiding us on a tour of trivia hotspots across America. He goes head-to-head with the blowhards and diehards of the college quiz-bowl circuit, the slightly soused faithful of the Boston pub trivia scene, and the raucous participants in the annual Q&A marathon in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, "The World's Largest Trivia Contest." And, of course, he takes us behind the scenes of his improbable 75-game run on Jeopardy!But above all, Brainiac is a love letter to the useless fact. What marsupial has fingerprints that are indistinguishable from human ones? What planet has a crater on it named after Laura Ingalls Wilder? What comedian had the misfortune to be born with the name "Albert Einstein"? Jennings also ponders questions that are a little more philosophical: What separates trivia from meaningless facts? Is being good at trivia a mark of intelligence? And is trivia just a waste of time, or does it serve some not-so-trivial purpose after all?Uproarious, silly, engaging, and erudite, this book is an irresistible celebration of nostalgia, curiosity, and nerdy obsession--in a word, trivia. The koala Venus Albert BrooksFrom the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3717
- Title
- Brainiac SIGNED
- Author
- Ken Jennings, Alex Trebek
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Villard
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
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- Association Copy
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- Spine
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- Cracked
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