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"A rollicking ride of intellectual discovery and emotional growth... unlike his buzzer skills, his comic timing never fails"
-- The Wall Street Journal

"Pulls you in like a good sports story"
-- The New York Times Book Review

"Endearingly frank... jubilant... lighthearted and fast-paced"
-- New York Newsday

"A surprisingly touching memoir"
-- Entertainment Weekly

"Hugely funny"
-- Mental Floss

"Like Jeopardy! itself, it covers a lot of ground and in snappy and informative fashion"
-- Associated Press

"Down to earth and entertaining, even for non-Jeopardy! fans"
-- The New York Daily News

"A very funny writer... the book works like gangbusters."
-- Ken Jennings, 74-time Jeopardy! winner, holder of numerous other Jeopardy! records

"Effortlessly funny and informative... tender, human, and very wise... A must for anyone who loves Jeopardy!, or has ever seen it, or is breathing."
-- Joss Whedon, creator, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"I haven't seen Jeopardy! since I was a kid, and yet I was charmed and amused by Bob Harris's fascinating and surprisingly suspenseful book. Through sheer force of personality, he takes this brainy TV show and makes it funny and easy to relate to."
-- Ira Glass, creator and host, This American Life

"Eccentric, energetic, and engaging"
-- Publishers Weekly

"The perfect gift for any Jeopardy! fan... I was thoroughly entertained"
-- USA Today, "Pop Candy"

"Surprisingly compelling... a funny and in-depth look at what it takes to win"
-- Long Island Press

"Wise, honest, and very funny... I wish I'd written it. Then again, I wish I'd won $127,000 and his-and-hers Camaros on Jeopardy!, too."
-- Jeff Greenstein, writer/producer, Desperate Housewives, Will & Grace, Friends

"Cleverly executed... solid entertainment"
-- Kirkus Reviews

"Answer: A hilarious, engaging and highly entertaining book. Question: What is Prisoner of Trebekistan? (All right... that was sort of a lame Jeopardy! joke. But what can I say? It's a great book.)"
-- Paul Feig, creator of Freaks and Geeks, author of Superstud and Kick Me

"A surprisingly intimate, entertaining book."
-- Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game

"Prisoner of Trebekistan is funny, enlightening -- and just might help you win a million bucks on Jeopardy!"
-- A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All

"If you don't buy this book -- this funny, learned, charming, and surprisingly moving book -- I will make it burst into flames in your hands."
-- Arthur Phillips, author of Prague and The Egyptologist

"A keeper for anyone who's even remotely a fan of Jeopardy!"
-- TVSquad.com

"If you enjoy... self-aware, geeky good humor, this could actually be your favorite book of the year."
-- The Stranger

"Highly entertaining... laugh-out-loud, absurdist funny... hilarious"
-- Akron Beacon-Journal

"Hilarious... a true treat for all Jeopardy! fans."
-- Strand Bookstore

"Everything you'd hope for... surprisingly compelling... deftly woven together... this sweet, fascinating book is a great read."
-- Book-blog.com

"If super-intelligent space aliens invaded our planet and demanded to interview one member of our species to ascertain whether or not we human beings were logical, bright, kind, and entertaining enough to be allowed to continue, I would nominate, with all my powers of persuasion, Bob Harris."
-- Emo Philips, comedian

"A masterful job of describing the feel of Jeopardy! in the heat of battle... I knew that Bob was a great guy and a fantastic Jeopardy! player. Now I've found that he's also a wonderful writer. I think I'm starting to hate him."
-- Brad Rutter, top money-winner in Jeopardy! history





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“Revelatory... wryly funny about some very serious subjects... Harris's sly wit and infectious curiosity make understanding world chaos fascinating... witty, horrific, and necessary.”
Boston Globe

“Only Bob could make a user’s guide to our increasingly hostile world this absorbing, this breezy, and—ultimately—this hopeful.”
Ken Jennings, author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs

"Brave... irreverent... charges into the thick of the globe's myriad simmering wars... hilariously relaxed."
New York Observer

“Fascinating, enlightening, and surprisingly: NOT TOTALLY DEPRESSING. A gimlet-eyed look at the world we endure that’s also suitable for enjoying with a gimlet.”
John Hodgman, author of The Areas of My Expertise
and correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Order now from Amazon—and pick up Prisoner of Trebekistan at the same time and save a few nickels.

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Monday, 25 February 2008 Pricetag to the US for Iraq and Afghanistan?
Tuesday, 09 October 2007 Given Knowledge of a Secret Entree Into Al-Qaeda’s Communications, What Should the White House Do?
Monday, 08 October 2007 The War Party's Latest Spin: George Orwell Was Right
Saturday, 22 September 2007 Damn You, Dick Cheney!
Tuesday, 11 September 2007 Remembering 9/11 Also Means Remembering 9/12, and 9/13...
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 Afghanistan: US/NATO alienating populace as Taliban launch large new offensive
Monday, 18 June 2007 LiftTheBan.org
Thursday, 14 June 2007 Portrait of the Terrorist as an Idiot
Tuesday, 05 June 2007 JFK Plot: "Virtually impossible"
Thursday, 24 May 2007 Doug Feith, for all his sins, probably did not invent an entire Dutch company
Monday, 29 January 2007 I thought Active Denial was just the Bush supporters' coping mechanism
Monday, 22 January 2007 More bad news
Wednesday, 16 August 2006 Brits create impenetrable security cordon around London airports
Wednesday, 16 August 2006 These guys should just be glad they weren't picked up three or four years ago
Thursday, 10 August 2006 Bush Administration Wants To Make Ordering Torture Retroactively Legal
Tuesday, 11 July 2006 What does Osama Bin Laden have against Rotary Clubs?
Wednesday, 14 June 2006 U.S. Marines leaving Feodosia; when the hell did we send Marines to Feodosia?
Saturday, 21 January 2006 Fun with Google search records
Friday, 20 January 2006 I just want to know which thing not to believe
Wednesday, 21 December 2005 CensureBush.org
Wednesday, 21 December 2005 Even a Surveillance Court judge is resigning in disgust
Tuesday, 06 December 2005 The James Bond of Enemas
Tuesday, 06 December 2005 I've got Peter Feaver!
Thursday, 01 December 2005 The U.S. Air Force guide to spotting a terrorist
Tuesday, 22 November 2005 Ten days after 9/11, Bush flatly informed: no Iraq/Al-Qaeda links
Friday, 14 October 2005 Is the Zawahiri letter a forgery?
Thursday, 06 October 2005 The Senate Torture Lobby hearts the Monkey King and his holy war
Friday, 22 July 2005 When terror strikes at random
Sunday, 10 July 2005 Media after the London bombings: compare and contrast
Friday, 08 July 2005 A friend's letter from the scene of the London bombings
Tuesday, 10 May 2005 The War On Some Terrorism
Wednesday, 27 April 2005 Abu Ghraib was just the "tip of the iceberg"
Tuesday, 19 April 2005 Recommended reading
Wednesday, 06 April 2005 "Unilateral disarmament" and the continuing Dada War On Tara
Friday, 04 March 2005 Enormous screaming metaphor presents itself
Friday, 25 February 2005 Thank you for flying with Waterboard Airways
Tuesday, 01 February 2005 Our Savage Numbness...
Monday, 22 November 2004 ... or maybe them minorities just ain't so damn uppity no more
Saturday, 20 November 2004 Bush's Prezdentia Lahburih
Thursday, 18 November 2004 Math, not conspiracy theory: item 2
Wednesday, 17 November 2004 Attention Iran: We Are Sneaking Up On You... Very, Very Sneakily... Look How Sneaky We Are!
Tuesday, 16 November 2004 Apparently his containment strategy wasn't working
Tuesday, 16 November 2004 ... and smoking can be dangerous for your health
 
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