That Is All (book)
{{Short description|2011 satirical almanac by John Hodgman}}
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| author = John Hodgman
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| publisher = Dutton
| pub_date = November 1, 2011
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| media_type = Print (Hardcover)
| pages = 368
| isbn = 978-0-525-95244-2
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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.{{cite web|author=|url=http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780525952442,00.html?That_Is_All_John_Hodgman|title=That Is All - John Hodgman - Penguin Group (USA)|publisher=Dutton Penguin|date=|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
That Is All is the third and final part of a trilogy of "COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE". The trilogy is a collective whole, featuring continuous page numbering – that is, the last page of The Areas of My Expertise is page 236,{{cite book |title=The Areas of My Expertise|url=https://archive.org/details/areasofmyexpert000hodg|url-access=registration|last=Hodgman|first=John|year=2005|publisher=Dutton|page=[https://archive.org/details/areasofmyexpert000hodg/page/n241 236]|isbn=9780525949084 }} and the first page of More Information Than You Require is page 237.{{cite book |title=More Information Than You Require|url=https://archive.org/details/moreinformationt00hodg|url-access=registration|last=Hodgman|first=John|year=2008|publisher=Dutton|page=[https://archive.org/details/moreinformationt00hodg/page/237 237]|isbn=9780525950349 }} "That Is All" starts at page 607.{{cite book |title=That Is All|last=Hodgman|first=John|year=2011|publisher=Dutton|page=607}}
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.{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/story/2011-11-01/john-hodgman-video/51030498/1|title='Expert' John Hodgman talks about 'That is All' – USATODAY.com|publisher=USA Today|date=1 November 2011|accessdate=2013-06-19}} The book's other topics include sports,John Hodgman speaking at Town Hall Seattle, November 7, 2011 wine, and a list of seven hundred ancient and unspeakable gods.{{cite web|author=Trey Graham|author-link=Trey Graham|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/10/31/141803647/john-hodgman-and-robert-siegel-consider-all-things-some-of-them-rather-dubious|title=John Hodgman And Robert Siegel Consider 'All' Things, Some Of Them Rather Dubious : Monkey See : NPR|publisher=NPR|date=31 October 2011|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
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External links
- [https://www.johnhodgman.com/ Author site]
- [http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/all NY Journal of Books Review]
- [http://www.kirkusreviews.com/blog/pop-culture/john-hodgman-baseball-wine-and-apocalypse/ Kirkus Review]
- [http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/105106 Mental Floss Review]
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Category:2011 non-fiction books
Category:Books by John Hodgman
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