Vacationland is a collection of his reallife new england coastal wanderings, the horrors hes found there, and the awful truths hes encountered as a human facing his forties. It contains all of the halftruths, fake trivia, amazing madeup facts, and molemanic lore as the paper edition, narrated here by resident expert john hodgman, occasionally. It was a singularly american word, a fat word, a word that could only be spoken with decadent pride. November 18, 2008 in more information than you require, the followup to the bestselling the areas of my expertise, john hodgman offers another compilation of false facts and trivia. The onion av clubin 2005, john hodgman published his first. Pdf the areas of my expertise download full pdf book. More information than you require welcome to the paperless or audiobook edition of more information than you require, a further compendium of complete world knowledge assembled and illumined by john hodgman, a famous minor television personality. John hodgman, author of the areas of my expertise and more information than you require my father moved our family to the united states because of a word. He is the host of the popular judge john hodgman podcast and also contributes a weekly. While writer and former literary agent john hodgman had a considerable cult following before the publication of his first.
Naturally there are 700 moleman names and occupations included no. A conversation with john hodgman with neil degrasse tyson. A further compendium of complete world knowledge in the areas of my expertise, assembled and. His tone remains droll and matteroffact, and the information is of the same ilk, but the subject matter mole men are funnier and not as omnipresent as hobos is better and he seems to have embraced the hilarity possible more fully and likely worked a little harder on getting it right. As well, all three paperbacks are collected in a special complete world knowledge boxed set, many of which are signed by me. More information than you require by hodgman, john ebook. The new york times bestseller by famous minor television personality john hodgmanthe daily shows. More information than you require by john hodgman goodreads. He is a contributing writer at the new york times magazine and a frequent voice on public radios this american life.
Parodies and other pleasures ebook written by roger angell. In an age when fake facts are all the rage, john hodgman proves he is a man. Hodgmans dry wit and ability to generate random and sublimely absurd claims made that book funny enough, so when he released his followup more information than you require i grabbed it up. Like its predecessor, more information than you require compiles incredibly handy made up facts into brief articles, overlong lists, frighteningly complex charts, and beguiling. Judge john hodgman is a weekly, comedic court show podcast hosted by humorist john hodgman and distributed online by maximum fun the program features host john hodgman acting as a judge with jesse thorn as bailiff adjudicating reallife disputes within a fictional courtroom setting. Especially if you are sustaining it over three books. In fact, the new volume is in every way a continuation of areas of my expertise, except in the ways its clearly superior.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. In this capacity, he has served as the humor editor for the new york times magazine, occasional flight vs. He is the host of the popular judge john hodgman podcast and also contributes a weekly column under the same name for the new york times magazine. Patrick casey and josh miller are coauthors of the world reduced to infographics. Since then he has welcomed a new level of visibility as the resident expert on the daily show, appearing as the pc in the ubiquitous get a mac ads, and in bit roles in movies and on tv, so the world should be primed to embrace more information than you require, book two in his compendium of complete world knowledge or, as it says on the. I preordered back in april and am happy to say medallion status does not disappoint. Lists with this book i am malala by malala yousafzai is everyone hanging out without me. Pc debate to geeks versus jocks, john and neil provide more information than you require on the questions and challenges that face our age. Josh miller is the author of a zombies history of the united states, the united states of awesome, and the forthcoming book the very hungry parasite. This book struck me as much funnier than the prequel the areas of my expertise. In addition to his published written works, such as the areas of my expertise, more information than you require, and that is all, he is known for his personification of a pc in contrast to justin longs personification of a mac in apples get a mac advertising campaign, and for.
Perhaps best known as the milquetoasty but oddly selfsatisfied pc in the apple commercials, hodgman is a writer of considerable charm and much merit. He is the author of the areas of my expertise, more information than you require, that i. The bestselling author of the areas of my expertise also known as the daily show s resident expert and the pc in the iconic mac ads picks up exactly where his first book left off. They are all available in paperback form via amazon. And, on the strength of the published evidence, including this new book, a very strange man indeed. And so he returned to exactly where he had left offnamely, page 256 of the paperback edition of the areas of my expertise. In addition to his published written works, such as the areas of my expertise, more information than you require, and that is all, he is known for his personification of a pc in contrast to justin longs personification of a mac in apples get a mac advertising campaign, and for his work as a contributor on. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hodgman described it as true tales of romance, adventure, infamy, and lowcost prescription drugs, all culled from the reams of actual, unsolicited emails, received here by us. Aasifs movement between cultures and genres is what makes him and his story singularly funny, poignant, and essential. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a day in the. Like its predecessor, more information than you require compiles incredibly handy made up facts into brief articles, overlong lists, frighteningly complex charts, and beguiling narratives on new and familiar.
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Hodgman s dry wit and ability to generate random and sublimely absurd claims made that book funny enough, so when he released his followup more information than you require i grabbed it up. Gemma correll is the author and illustrator of a cats life, a dogs life, a pugs guide. Pdf more information than you require download full. He is the author of the areas of my expertise, more information than you require, that is all, and vacationland. John hodgman lives in new york city, where he curates and hosts the little gray book lectures, a monthly colloquium of readings, songs, and dubious scholarship. This is one of the many questions john hodgman poses to neil during their monumental meeting of minds. When i heard that john hodgman was coming out with a new book, i was. In october 1, 2008, jardin announced the official debut of the web series spamasterpiece theateralmost a month before the american release of john hodgmans satirical almanac more information than you require. More information than you require is a 2008 satirical almanac by john hodgman. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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