That Is All (book)

That Is All
Author John Hodgman
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Dutton
Publication date
November 1, 2011
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 368
ISBN 978-0-525-95244-2
LC Class 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]

References

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

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