Jack Mingo
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Jack Mingo (born 1952) is an American author, journalist and beekeeper.[1] He has written Bees Make the Best Pets, The Juicy Parts, and The Couch Potato Handbook. He and a small group of media hoaxers trademarked and popularized the term couch potato.[2][3] He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Reader's Digest.[4] He and Erin Barrett were co-founders and co-writers of the Ask Jeeves series of trivia books, which published selected "questions as they flowed, unedited, into the well-known Web site".[5][6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mingo was born to Vera and Glen Mingo in Wausau, Wisconsin.[7] He lives in Alameda, California.[1] He has a daughter (Elana) from a former marriage and three grandsons, Acton, Oak, and Elm.[8]
Works and publications
[edit | edit source]- Bees Make the Best Pets (2013) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Ben Franklin's Guide to Wealth (2004) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Juicy Parts (1996) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- How the Cadillac Got Its Fins (1995) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
With Erin Barrett
[edit | edit source]- Cause of Death: A Perfect Little Guide to What Kills Us (2009) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Random Kinds Of Factness: 1001 (or So) Absolutely True Tidbits About (Mostly) Everything (2005) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Just Curious about Science, Jeeves (2003) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- It Takes a Certain Type to be a Writer: Facts from the World of Writing and Publishing (2003) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Just Curious About History, Jeeves (2002) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Just Curious About Animals and Nature, Jeeves (2002) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Doctors Killed George Washington: Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Medicine (2002) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Not Another Apple for the Teacher: Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Education (2002) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Just Curious, Jeeves: What Are the 1001 Most Intriguing Questions Asked on the Internet? (2000) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
With Warren Dotz
[edit | edit source]- Firecrackers!: An Eye-Popping Collection of Chinese Firework Art (2008) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Firecrackers: The Art and History (2000) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
References
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