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Author:

Schneider, Amy, 1979- author.

Title:

In the form of a question : the joys and rewards of a curious life / Amy Schneider.

Edition:

First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Avid Reader Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Television personalities--Biography.
Autobiographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Author's note -- How did you get so smart? -- When did you know you were trans? -- What's your name? -- What teachers made a difference to you? -- What's it like to be famous? -- Why must the show go on? -- How did you tell your friends? -- What if they let a girl be in Boy Scouts? -- What's it like having ADD? -- What is polyamory? -- What is the greatest animated television show of all time? -- Why is there so much drama around bathrooms? -- Why do you do tarot? -- Why in God's name did they make Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue? -- Okay then, so what have your experiences with drugs been like? -- So if you're trans, does that mean you like guys? -- How did you and Genevieve meet? -- How did you lose your virginity? -- What is mental health? -- What is a home? -- Did your parents ever give you "the talk"? -- What did you win on Jeopardy!?

Summary:

"An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!--and an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself. ANSWER: Who Is Amy Schneider? 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 super power: boundless curiosity and fearless questioning. 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?"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1668013304
9781668013304

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1390702412

LCCN:

2023023214

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

ENPC715 -- Sanborn Public Library (Sanborn)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)