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Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs | Ken Jennings
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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, (…more)
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KCofKaysville
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Interesting book combining Ken Jenning‘s account of his winning streak on Jeopardy and a history of the popularity of trivia and people who like it and like competing about it. And I also like some of the same things that he does.

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KCofKaysville
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Starting a book I should have read years ago. Picked up at a Library sale. I am a less accomplished trivia lover than Ken. While I am just gradually getting through my other books, this will go MUCH faster

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PatienceFortitude
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This is delightful and full of facts I forget moments after turning each page. I‘m not great at remembering things I read for fun. And this is great fun!

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smilingshelves
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
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