Overview
""Warm and funny."" --The New York Times * ""Refreshingly no-holds-barred."" --USA TODAY * ""Delightful."" --San Francisco Chronicle An inspirational, witty, and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!--an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself as well as a passionate ""ode to learning"" (People). In eighth grade, Amy was voted ""Most likely to appear on Jeopardy!"" by her classmates. Decades later, this trailblazer finally got her chance. Not only did she walk away with $1.3 million while captivating the world with her impressive forty-game winning streak, but she made history and won an even greater prize--the joy of being herself on national television and blazing a trail for openly queer and transgender people around the world. Now, she shares her singular journey that led to becoming an unlikely icon and hero to millions. Her superpower: Boundless curiosity and fearless questioning. ""A funny, memorable, philosophical take on life"" (Kirkus Reviews) In the Form of a Question explores some of the innumerable topics that have fascinated Amy throughout her life--books and music, Tarot and astrology, popular culture and computers, sex and relationships--but they all share the same purpose: to illustrate, and celebrate, the results of a lifetime spent asking, why? ""Funny, candid, and confident...this is no ordinary Jeopardy! memoir...[and] Amy Schneider is no ordinary Jeopardy! champion"" (Ken Jennings).
Full Product Details
Author: Amy Schneider
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Avid Reader Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9781668013304
ISBN 10: 1668013304
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Let Amy Schneider explain absolutely everything to you. This brazen, fearless book shows how curiosity and a nose for weirdness can literally change your life--and true to form, instead of telling you the answers, it'll help you find better questions."" --Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky ""In this funny, candid, and confident debut, Amy takes us along on her lifelong journey of discovery, about the world and about herself. This is no ordinary Jeopardy! memoir--but then again, Amy Schneider is no ordinary Jeopardy! champion."" --Ken Jennings"
"""In this funny, candid, and confident debut, Amy takes us along on her lifelong journey of discovery, about the world and about herself. This is no ordinary Jeopardy! memoir--but then again, Amy Schneider is no ordinary Jeopardy! champion."" --Ken Jennings"
Author Information
Amy Schneider is an American software engineer and recent Jeopardy! champion. Following an impressive forty-game winning streak, she became the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!. She is second all-time in the show's history, trailing only Ken Jennings. Amy is also the first openly transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. She has been covered in People, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, and more, and she has appeared on Good Morning America.
