The Areas of My Expertise
An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order
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The Areas of My Expertise
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Narrated by:
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John Hodgman
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Written by:
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John Hodgman
About this listen
In the great tradition of the American almanac,
The Areas of My Expertise is a brilliant and hilarious compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom on all topics large and small. Although best sellers such as Poor Richard's Almanack and The Book of Lists were certainly valuable, they also were largely true. Here is a different kind of handy desk reference, one in which all of the historical oddities and amazing true facts are sifted through the singular, illuminating imagination of John Hodgman, which is the nice way of saying: He made it all up.
©2005 John Hodgman (P)2006 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.What the critics say
"Wonderfully absurd." (The New York Times)
"Hilarious ... Nabokov's Pale Fire as directed by Wes Anderson." (Time Out New York)
"If Borges and Ben Franklin got drunk and decided to write a book together, the result might have been something a lot like this freaky 'almanac.'" (Tom Perrotta)
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- garbagefireman
- 2020-11-19
One of my favorite books
Unquestionably the best audiobook version of a book that ever existed.
I know this is kind of nuts, but this series of books is the only one I have read multiple times. Every other book sucks after the first read. Not this one.
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- Murdoboy
- 2019-01-19
Way more than just an Audiobook
John Hodgman's first of three books of fake facts or "complete world knowledge" is so incredible, but it's more than just a book being read by the author, Hodgman takes his already hilarious work and turns it into an absolute performance with guests, musical accompaniment and more than what was ever on the page. It's dry, it's weird, but it's so amazing!
I've listened to this book 3 or 4 times already and I've bought it again here on Audible just to have it on hand wherever I am and so I can play it for whoever will listen.
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- Simone
- 2024-11-23
12 stars!
John Hodgman is the best. If you want a longer sample before you commit to a book, check out his podcast, “Judge John Hodgman”
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