Reddit reviews Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks

> It's not too late! Plus now I have a new one out, about maps, which I wouldn't dream of plugging here because that would seem so crass.

FTFY.

I haven't read it yet, but Mapping the Nation: History & Cartography in 19th Century America looks really cool. I also suggest Maphead by Ken Jennings for an interesting take on geography and those obsessed with it, and stuff by geographer Mark Monmonier on the social impacts of mapping.

I rather liked Guy Deutscher's The Unfolding of Language, which is about how language may have first developed (all conjecture of course, we can never really know, but he makes some interesting points). Bonus: He writes for the average person, meaning you don't necessarily have to know anything about linguistics to read the book. Downside: It's a bit pop-science. But I liked it anyway. :)

Edit: I've also heard good things about Ken Jenning's Maphead. Ken's really awesome anyway, you should read his stuff. Great sense of humor. And along the same line, AJ Jacob's The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World was really funny and interesting.

I am currently reading Braniac by Ken Jennings, about the world of trivia nuts (such as myself) and his tale of his time on Jeopardy!

I also previously read his second book, Maphead.

He is interesting and a very funny guy. I really hope he writes more books.