Prisoneer of Trebeikistan, Bob Harris

I read this on my road trip to Colorado. It's a fun, easy, and entertaining read. This is my book club's book of this month and I was very reluctant to pick it up--this isn't typically my type of book. From page 1, I thought my dad should read it. I ended up really enjoying it and learned a lot about the show's history.

Bob Harris took the Jeopardy! test many times before actually passing. He knew that people said you can't study for Jeopardy! but he was determined. He won 5 games in a row and many of the questions he was asked were things that he'd studied. A lot of what the book is about is how to improve memory and skills you can use to have a better memory (something I should try!). He went on to play in Tournament of Champions and other tournaments with varying degrees of success.

Harris also goes into his personal family life and talks about his relationships. Turns out he writes for CSI: and is a comedian. Even if you don't think you'd enjoy this book (like me!), you should pick it up; I was hooked within the first 5 pages.