More Information Than You Require
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More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman
The New York Times bestseller by Famous Minor Television Personality John Hodgman--The Daily Show's Resident Expert and the PC in the iconic Apple ads--picks up exactly where his first book left offIn fact, the new volume is in every way a continuation of Areas of My Expertise, except in the ways it's clearly superior(The Onion AV Club)In 2005, John Hodgman released The Areas of My Expertise, a handy volume of made-up trivia and factsHodgmania was bornVirtually instantly, John Hodgman was transported from tweedy obscurity to the lofty ether of minor celebrityAnd from his weird new vantage point as a Famous Small Television Personality, Hodgman discovered that there is some global knowledge out there.
MOLE-MEN (containing a list of 700 Mole-man names) GAMBLING, THE SPORT OF THE ATHSMATIC MAN (including hermit crab racing) CRYPTOGEOGRAPHY (including Canada) HOW TO BE A FAMOUS MINOR TELEVISION PERSONALITY (Hint: Get on television)
AND NOW, the paperback edition, which is pocket-sized and affordable, has even more.
MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU NEED, with the most up-to-date implausibility.
PLUS: This paperback edition comes with a special self-expanding fold-out edition of THE TAXONOMY OF FULL WORLD KNOWLEDGE, which you've probably never seen before because it's been carefully hiddenUNTIL NOW.
Look out for John Hodgman's latest book, Vacationland, available from Viking in Fall 2017John Hodgman is an actor, writer, and comedian. He has three New York Times best-selling books: The Fields of My Knowledge, More Information Than You Require, and That Is It. He was welcomed back as a contributor after an appearance on The Daily Show to promote his books, serving as the show's Resident Expert and Deranged Millionaire. This led to an unexpected and, to be honest, unbelievable career in front of the camera. He's done stand-up for the president of the United States, at a TED conference, and in a mausoleum in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.
Finally, he is the host of the renowned Judge John Hodgman podcast, in which he settles real-life conflicts like Is a hot dog a sandwich? He is now working on Vacationland, a memoir that will be released in October 2017.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780525950349 |
| ISBN 10 | 0525950346 |
| Title | More Information Than You Require |
| Author | John Hodgman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2008-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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