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The Areas of My Expertise
by John Hodgman
"Daily Show" correspondent, Apple commercial star and former professional literary agent divulges complete world knowledge.
For all those who have been plagued by questions such as: “Who were the U.S. presidents who had hooks for hands”; “what is the truth about the Loch Ness monster”; did the menu at the first thanksgiving include eels; and, above all else, “what will happen in the future?” look no further, for in “The Areas of My Expertise” the answers are provided. With “The Area of My Expertise,” John Hodgman, former professional literary agent turned “most retched and predictable thing” – a professional writer – divulges COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE for those curious persons who thirst to become experts on all matters historical, literary, hobo, lycanthropic and everything in between. In the style of best sellers such as “Poor Richard’s Almanac and The Book of Lists,” “The Area of My Expertise” is a compilation of 55 articles, tables and figures full of bizarre facts that will leave your jaw-dropped, wondering how something so outrageously sidesplitting could be completely made-up. And while Hodgman may hope as we leaf through the pages, we will gain a better understanding of the world – “perhaps not the world exactly as it is today, but as it may be someday” – one will undoubtedly come away baffled by how such madness can be spun so clear-headedly. Perhaps, though, the only way to truly describe “The Areas of My Expertise” lies in Hodgman’s final words: that is all.
Title: The Areas of My Expertise
Author: John Hodgman
Publisher: Dutton
ISBN: 0525949089
Review written by: Gordon Bottomley
Reviewer's Rating:9.5
Reader's Rating: 9.67
Reader's Votes: 3
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