In the Form of a Question
eBook - ePub

In the Form of a Question

The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

In the Form of a Question

The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

About this book

“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).

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Author’s Note
  6. Chapter One: How Did You Get So Smart?
  7. Chapter Two: When Did You Know You Were Trans?
  8. Chapter Three: What’s Your Name?
  9. Chapter Four: What Teachers Made a Difference to You?
  10. Chapter Five: What’s It Like to Be Famous?
  11. Chapter Six: Why Must the Show Go On?
  12. Chapter Seven: How Did You Tell Your Friends?
  13. Chapter Eight: What If They Let a Girl Be in Boy Scouts?
  14. Chapter Nine: What’s It Like Having ADD?
  15. Chapter Ten: What Is Polyamory?
  16. Chapter Eleven: What Is the Greatest Animated Television Show of All Time?
  17. Chapter Twelve: Why Is There So Much Drama Around Bathrooms?
  18. Chapter Thirteen: Why Do You Do Tarot?
  19. Chapter Fourteen: Why in God’s Name Did They Make ‘Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue?’
  20. Chapter Fifteen: Okay Then, So What Have Your Experiences with Drugs Been Like?
  21. Chapter Sixteen: So If You’re Trans, Does That Mean You Like Guys?
  22. Chapter Seventeen: How Did You and Genevieve Meet?
  23. Chapter Eighteen: How Did You Lose Your Virginity?
  24. Chapter Nineteen: What Is Mental Health?
  25. Chapter Twenty: What Is a Home?
  26. Chapter Twenty-One: Did Your Parents Ever Give You “the Talk”?
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two: What Did You Win on ‘Jeopardy!’?
  28. Acknowledgments
  29. About the Author
  30. Copyright