John Hodgman

More Information than You Require discussion and signing. Virtually overnight, John Hodgman was whisked from tweedy obscurity to the high ether of minor celebrity. And from his strange new vantage point, Hodgman realized that there is some world knowledge yet to be documented. And so he returned to exactly ... (more)where he had left off, namely, page 256. This paperback edition includes a special self-expanding fold-out edition of The Taxonomy of Complete World Knowledge, which you have probably never seen before because it has been carefully hidden-until now.

Author: John Hodgman , Famous Minor Television Personality ("The Daily Show" as "Resident Expert" and the "PC" in the iconic Apple ads) picks up exactly where his first book left off. In fact, the new volume is in every way a continuation of "Areas of My Expertise," except in the ways it's clearly superior. ... (more)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. He is a contributing writer at "The New York Times Magazine" and a frequent voice on public radios "This American Life," Further fiction, nonfiction, and genres in between have appeared in "The Paris Review, McSweeneys, One-Story," and "The Believer," He has performed at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, as well as on the great stages of Chicago, Philadelphia, and Londons Barbican. Title: More Information Than You Require, $15.00 Softcover, ISBN 9781594483646, On Sale Date: November 3, 2009 In 2005, John Hodgman published his first compendium of Complete World Knowledge, "The Areas of My Expertise," a handy volume of fake trivia and made-up facts. Hodgmania was born. Virtually overnight, John Hodgman was whisked from tweedy obscurity to the high ether of minor celebrity. And from his strange new vantage point as a Famous Minor Television Personality, Hodgman realized that there is some world knowledge yet to be documented. And so he returned to exactly where he had left offanamely, page 256 of the paperback edition of "The Areas of My Expertise." And he brought with him: "MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU REQUIRE" Which, naturally, begins on page 257. Like its predecessor, " More Information than You Require" consists of brief articles, overlong lists, frighteningly complex charts, and beguiling narratives on new and familiar themes What: John Hodgman will reveal his breadth of knowledge, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his New Book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:00 PM Where: Unity Temple On The Country Club Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W. 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64112. Admission Package: (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button) next to the book jacket below.
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From the author of The Areas of My Expertise comes the next installment in his series of Complete World Knowledge. John Hodgman's first book, The Areas of My Expertise, presented eminently useful and engrossing information, assisting readers in identifying squirrel species, foretelling the dooms of sailors, ... (more)battling the occasional cyborg, and much, much more. Now, Hodgman, former professional literary agent and current famous minor television personality, is here again to rescue us from grim, relentless plausibility with the next installment in his series of Complete World Knowledge.

Location: The Second City's ETC Theatre
Admission: FREE

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The local-born author of The Area of My Expertise and familiar face from The Daily Show and Apple computer commercials returns once more to expound upon his Complete World Knowledge(!) with invaluable subjects such as how to cook an owl, gambling – the sport of the asthmatic ... (more)man, and hopefully, some new additions to his already massive list of hobo names.