100 Places to See After You Die
A Travel Guide to the Afterlife
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2023
Summary
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 Dante’s Inferno have the nicest accommodations? Where’s 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 Hinduism’s Lord Vishnu, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501131585 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501131583 |
| Author: | Ken Jennings |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Scribner |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics 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
“Jennings’s breezy approach and exhaustive knowledge allow him to range from Twin Peaks to Dante’s 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
Ken Jennings
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 later succeeded Alex Trebek as the show’s host. He lives in Seattle with his family.
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