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 and legendary Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings comes a hilarious travel guide to the afterlife, exploring to die for destinations from literature, mythology, and pop culture.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 TVs 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. Written in the style of iconic bestselling travel guides, Jennings wryly 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 "gung-ho travel guide to Heaven, Hell, and beyond" (The New Yorker) will help you create your very own bucket list—for after youve kicked the bucket. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ken Jennings is the New York Times bestselling author of Brainiac, Maphead, Because I Said So!, Planet Funny, and 100 Places to See After You Die. In 2020, he won the "Greatest of All Time" title on the quiz show Jeopardy! and in 2022, he succeeded Alex Trebek as a host of the show. He lives in Seattle with his family. 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"Light and irreverent. . . . long on knowledge and mercifully short on claims about the grand truth of things." —Washington Post"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)"Ken Jennings knows about everything. That now includes the afterlife." —NPR"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 ISBN1501131591 Author Ken Jennings Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781501131592 Format Paperback Subtitle A Travel Guide to the Afterlife DEWEY 202.3 Audience General Publisher Simon & Schuster Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2024-07-04 Imprint Scribner Alternative 9781501131585 Illustrations 7 1-c section-opener illustrations t-o US Release Date 2024-07-04 Pages 320 AU Release Date 2024-08-13 ISBN-10 1501131591 UK Release Date 2024-07-04 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:160748502;

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