That Is All
AuthorJohn Hodgman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDutton
Publication date
November 1, 2011
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages368
ISBN978-0-525-95244-2
LC ClassPN6165 .H656 2011
Preceded byMore Information Than You Require 

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.[1]

That Is All is the third and final part of a trilogy of "COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE".[1] This series of books is a collective whole, featuring continuous page numbering - that is, the last page of The Areas of My Expertise is page 236,[2] and the first page of More Information Than You Require is page 237.[3] "That Is All" starts on page 607.[4]

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.[5] The book's other topics include sports,[6] wine, and a list of seven hundred ancient and unspeakable gods.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "That Is All - John Hodgman - Penguin Group (USA)". Dutton Penguin. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. Hodgman, John (2005). The Areas of My Expertise. Dutton. p. 236. ISBN 9780525949084.
  3. Hodgman, John (2008). More Information Than You Require. Dutton. p. 237. ISBN 9780525950349.
  4. Hodgman, John (2011). That Is All. Dutton. p. 607.
  5. "'Expert' John Hodgman talks about 'That is All' – USATODAY.com". USA Today. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  6. John Hodgman speaking at Town Hall Seattle, November 7, 2011
  7. Trey Graham (31 October 2011). "John Hodgman And Robert Siegel Consider 'All' Things, Some Of Them Rather Dubious : Monkey See : NPR". NPR. Retrieved 2013-06-19.


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