Brainiac is the bestselling account of Ken's "Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs," for trivia addicts and novices alike. Ken's guided tour to the trivia world takes you from behind the scenes on Jeopardy! to the pub quizzes of Boston, from the college quiz bowl circuit to the annual 54-hour trivia marathon in tiny Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

"A thoughtful and lively exploration of a subculture where knowledge actually is power—and no detail is ever too small." —Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak