100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife by Ken Jennings

Description: 100 Places to See After You Die by Ken Jennings From New York Times bestselling author, legendary Jeopardy! champion, and host Ken Jennings comes a hilarious travel guide to the afterlife, exploring destinations to die for from literature, mythology, and pop culture ranging from Dantes Inferno to Hadestown to NBCs The Good Place. Ever wonder which circles of Dantes Inferno have the nicest accommodations? Wheres the best place to grab a bite to eat in the ancient Egyptian underworld? How does one dress like a local in the heavenly palace of Hinduisms Lord Vishnu, or avoid the flesh-eating river serpents in the Klingon afterlife? What hidden treasures can be found off the beaten path in Hades, Valhalla, or NBCs The Good Place? Find answers to all those questions and more about the world(s) to come in this eternally entertaining book from Ken Jennings. 100 Places to See After You Die is written in the style of iconic bestselling travel guides--but instead of recommending must-see destinations in Mexico, Thailand, or Rome, Jennings outlines journeys through the afterlife, as dreamed up over 5,000 years of human history by our greatest prophets, poets, mystics, artists, and TV showrunners. This comprehensive index of 100 different afterlife destinations was meticulously researched from sources ranging from the Epic of Gilgamesh to modern-day pop songs, video games, and Simpsons episodes. Get ready for whatever post-mortal destiny awaits you, whether its an astral plane, a Hieronymus Bosch hellscape, or the baseball diamond from Field of Dreams. Fascinating, funny, and irreverent, this light-hearted memento mori will help you create your very own bucket list--for after youve kicked the bucket. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ken Jennings was an anonymous Salt Lake City software engineer in 2004 when he unexpectedly became a TV celebrity after his record-breaking seventy-four-game, $2.5 million winning streak on the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! Today, he is the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestsellers Brainiac, Maphead, and Because I Said So!, as well as the Junior Genius Guides for children. In 2020, he was named Jeopardy!s "Greatest of All Time" after winning a primetime tournament on ABC, and in 2022, succeeded Alex Trebek as a permanent host of the show. He grew up in Seoul, South Korea, but for the last fifteen years has lived in his native Seattle with his family and dogs. Review "A gung-ho travel guide to Heaven, Hell, and beyond. . . . Jennings approaches his subject with a wry, ready-to-be-delighted open-mindedness." --New Yorker"Entertaining." --USA Today"Ken Jennings knows about everything. That now includes the afterlife." --NPR"Jenningss breezy approach and exhaustive knowledge allow him to range from Twin Peaks to Dantes Divine Comedy with ease, and even casual readers who dip in intermittently will be enlightened. Anyone curious about the great beyond should take a look." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Light and irreverent. . . . long on knowledge and mercifully short on claims about the grand truth of things." --Washington Post"Jennings conveys substantial amounts of information in his usual witty style, including lots of facts and zero proselytizing. . . . a lot of fun for trivia buffs and other curious souls." --Booklist"Everything you always wanted to know about the afterlife but were too alive to ask. . . . An entertaining, amusing collection." --Kirkus Reviews Details ISBN Author Ken Jennings Pages 565 Edition Description Large type / large print edition Year 2024 ISBN-13 9798885795456 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-01-10 Subtitle A Travel Guide to the Afterlife Country of Publication United States DEWEY 202.3 Audience General US Release Date 2024-01-10 Publisher Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Company Imprint Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Company We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158571622;

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