Una imprescindible guía a un inevitable destino para viajeros inmortales. Este libro proporciona información turística privilegiada sobre 100 destinos de ultratumba, a través de mitos, escrituras sagradas, películas, cuadros, videojuegos, universos de superhéroes y parques temáticos. Nunca es demasiado tarde para empezar a planificar futuros viajes. Además la eternidad es terriblemente larga como para ir a parar al lugar equivocado, y nunca...

Presents a history of humor, from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets all the way up to the latest Twitter memes, that tells the story of how comedy came to rule the modern world. "For millennia of human history, the future belonged to the strong. To the parent who could kill the most animals with sticks and to the child who could survive the winter or the epidemic. When the Industrial Revolution came, masters of business efficiency prospered instead,...

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. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Jennings 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...

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.

"For 36 years, Jeopardy! has been a TV mainstay. In that time, it has become a deeply entrenched American tradition and the sort of cross-generational touchstone the likes of which are few and far between in modern television -- a show beloved by everyone from Solange Knowles to George Clooney to the Auburn Tigers. This is the book about Jeopardy!: its history and how it comes together how the most successful players use strategy to dominate the man-myth-legend...

"Unveil the impressive mysteries of your own body with this interactive trivia book from "Jeopardy! "champ and "New York Times "bestselling author Ken Jennings"--

Provides facts on the classic myths of the Greeks and Romans, from how Prometheus outsmarted the gods to how Achilles's heel led to his death.

This book for trivia buffs, compiled by the all-time Jeopardy champion, has 366 entries featuring "This Day in History" factoids, trivia quizzes, and questions categorized by Jennings as "easy," "hard," and "yeah, good luck." Topics cover every subject, from paleontology to mixology, sports feats to Bach suites, medieval popes to daytime soaps. --From publisher description.