That Is All (book) explained

That Is All
Author:John Hodgman
Country:United States
Language:English
Publisher:Dutton
Pub Date:November 1, 2011
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Pages:368
Isbn:978-0-525-95244-2
Congress:PN6165 .H656 2011
Preceded By:More Information Than You Require

That Is All is a 2011 satirical almanac by John Hodgman. It is the follow-up to Hodgman's 2008 book More Information Than You Require. It was released November 1, 2011.[1]

That Is All is the third and final part of a trilogy of "COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE".[1] This series of books is a collective whole, featuring continuous page numbering - that is, the last page of The Areas of My Expertise is page 236,[2] and the first page of More Information Than You Require is page 237.[3] "That Is All" starts on page 607.[4]

One of the book's topics is preparation for the upcoming end of the world. Each page includes a fictionalized calendar of events leading to the end of the world on December 21, 2012. Hodgman refers to this time as Ragnarök.[5] The book's other topics include sports,[6] wine, and a list of seven hundred ancient and unspeakable gods.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: That Is All - John Hodgman - Penguin Group (USA). Dutton Penguin. 2013-06-19.
  2. Book: Hodgman, John. The Areas of My Expertise. registration. 2005. Dutton. 236. 9780525949084 .
  3. Book: Hodgman, John. More Information Than You Require. registration. 2008. Dutton. 237. 9780525950349 .
  4. Book: Hodgman, John. That Is All. 2011. Dutton. 607.
  5. Web site: 'Expert' John Hodgman talks about 'That is All' – USATODAY.com. USA Today. 1 November 2011. 2013-06-19.
  6. John Hodgman speaking at Town Hall Seattle, November 7, 2011
  7. Web site: Trey Graham. Trey Graham. John Hodgman And Robert Siegel Consider 'All' Things, Some Of Them Rather Dubious : Monkey See : NPR. NPR. 31 October 2011. 2013-06-19.