false<![CDATA[More Information Than You Require]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256141122m/3119451.jpg31194515The bestselling author of The Areas of My Expertise also known as The Daily Show's Resident Expert and the PC in the iconic Mac ads picks up exactly where his first book left off. Exactly.
Like its predecessor, MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU REQUIRE compiles incredibly handy made up facts into brief articles, overlong lists, frighteningly complex charts, and beguiling narratives on new and familiar themes such as:
THE PAST (because there is always more)
THE FUTURE (because they say there is still some left to discuss)
THE METHOD BY WHICH WE "ELECT" OUR PRESIDENTS (as this will be happening soon)
THE STRANGE OKAPI (an actual animal) GAMBLING: THE SPORT OF THE ASTHMATIC MAN (includes hermit crab racing)
HOW TO BE A FAMOUS MINOR TELEVISION PERSONALITY (hint: go on television)
PLUS: 700 MOLE-MAN NAMES (and their occupations)
Yes. HODGMAN MAY HAVE BEEN BRIEFLY ABSENT FROM YOUR LIFE, but with this volume he is ready to pick up exactly where THE AREAS OF MY EXPERTISE left off specifically AT PAGE 237.315077821102008More Information Than You Requiretotal:560|5:140|4:240|3:145|2:29|1:6|5602159122812233falsefalseWed Oct 22 13:55:49 -0700 2008Wed Jan 14 06:31:54 -0800 2009 Update: Finished the book. Great stuff, but on this second time around (not in reading this particular book, but in me ind...more...]]>
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The Areas of My Expertise, which I reviewed. Hodgman's dry wit and ability to generate random and sublimely absurd claims made that book funny enough, so when he released his...more...]]>
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More Information than You Require.
List the first:
1. It has nothing but kind things to say about modern-day troubador and Internet sensation Jonathan Coulton.
2. Pages 296-299 are actually made from pres...more...]]>
40falsefalseTue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009Tue Jun 16 18:41:14 -0700 2009Tue Jun 16 18:41:41 -0700 2009 FACT: The true sport of kings, and the only one of which a professional gambler will avail himself, is that of hermit crab racing. ...more...]]>
40falsefalseSat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009Sat Jan 03 14:49:36 -0800 2009Sun Jan 04 14:02:47 -0800 20091 The second volume of John Hodgman's compendium of complete world knowledge is much the same as the first. As it turns out, this is a very good thing, as The Areas of My Expertise was surely the greatest work detailing both the...more...]]>
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The Areas of My Expertise, which I found amusing but got tired of fairly quickly. I was concerned the same thing would happen with More Information Than You Require as it is a continuation, starting on page 237 where the first book left off. Ho...more...]]>
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quite approach the absurdist and hilarious shock value of his inaugural almanac of fake trivia, The Areas of My Expertise. (My favorite bit from that first book comes from a list of failed palindromes: "Slow speed, deep owl...more...]]>
40falsefalseSat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008Mon Nov 10 20:15:15 -0800 2008Sat Nov 29 19:25:57 -0800 20081 This is the second compendium of complete world knowledge (a.k.a. fake trivia) from Hodgman. You may know him as The Daily Show's resident expert or as the PC from Apple's "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads. If you are someone who enjoys overeducated, referential jokes ab...more...]]>
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The Areas of My Expertise. It's the sort of thing I could quote endlessly, especially his bit on the Founding Fathers ("Advocates of strong, central government, such as Alexander Hamilton, believed the president should serve for life and wear golden robes and live ...more...]]>
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