The Areas Of My Expertise

The Areas of My Expertise is a lavish compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom-all of it completely unresearched, completely undocumented and (presumably) completely untrue, fabricated by the illuminating, prodigious imagination of John Hodgman, certifiable genius. In an age when fake facts are all the rage, John Hodgman proves he is a man ahead of his time.Look out for John Hodgman's latest book,Vacationland, available from Viking in Fall 2017.The Areas of My Expertise is a lavish compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom-all of it completely unresearched, completely undocumented and (presumably) completely untrue, fabricated by the illuminating, prodigious imagination of John Hodgman, certifiable genius. In an age when fake facts are all the rage, John Hodgman proves he is a man ahead of his time.Look out for John Hodgman's latest book,Vacationland, available from Viking in Fall 2017.

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"Wonderfully absurd." - New York Times "Magnificent...An almanac of the absurd and an exercise in pointless humour (our favourite kind." - Entertainment Weekly "Hilarious. Nabokov's Pale Fire as directed by Wes Anderson." - Time Out New York "Even if you buy this book for the 700 hobo names alone, you will have gotten more than your money's worth." - Dave Eggers"

John Hodgmanis a writer, comedian, and actor. He is the author of threeNew York Timesbestselling books-The Areas of My Expertise,More Information Than You Require, andThat Is All.After an appearance to promote his books onThe Daily Show, he was invited to return as a contributor, serving as the show's "Resident Expert" and "Deranged Millionaire." This led to an unexpected and, frankly, implausible career before the camera. He has performed comedy for the president of the United States, at a TED conference, and in a crypt in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Finally, he is the host of the popularJudge John Hodgmanpodcast, in which he settles serious disputes between real people, such as "Is a hot dog a sandwich?" and "Should we tell our children the TRUTH about Santa Claus?" He also contributes a weekly column under the same name forThe New York Times Magazine. He is currently working on a memoir,Vacationland, which will be published in October 2017.

Hot on the heels of the #1 bestsellers "The Onion's Our Dumb Century" and Jon Stewart's "America" comes "The Areas of My Expertise," the brilliant and uproarious #15 bestseller (i.e., a runaway phenomenon in its own right-no, seriously)-a lavish compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom-all of it completely unresearched, completely undocumented and (presumably) completely untrue, fabricated by the illuminating, prodigious imagination of John Hodgman, certifiable genius.

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