Apr 12, 2014 tom nissley, 46, a writer and former amazon employee with 10 years at the company who lives with his family in northern seattle, embodies this odd new detente. Nov 09, 2011 which means tom nissley plays jeopardy. Apr 02, 2014 good news for independent book store lovers. A lot of the fun of it is just seeing people and dealing with the surprises of the day, nissley said in a video posted on jeopardy.
Dec 16, 20 lit life tom nissley is one of those lucky people who has turned his passion in this case, love of literature into good fortune. The jeopardy spotcast with tom nissley, matthew amsterburton. Welcome to phinney books, the neighborhood bookstore in phinney ridgegreenwood in north seattle. May 18, 2011 tom nissley was a books editor for for ten years, before he won a lot of money on jeopardy he lives in seattle and now blogs, mostly on books, at ephemeral firmament. Jan 26, 2017 phinney books in seattle owner is an eighttime jeopardy. Nissley, a seattle resident since 1992, has a doctorate in. Tom nissley is the owner of phinney books, a neighborhood bookstore in seattle, and soon will be opening madison books, in another seattle neighborhood. Tom nissleys contestant video for jeopardys battle of the decades fan favorites vote, featuring cameos by ken jennings and glittersweet handbags. Tom nissley of phinney books shares what hes learned from. We recorded this episode at phinney books in seattle. Writer a readers book of days, reader, and bookseller. Aug 31, 2018 madison books, owned by phinney books proprietor tom nissley, will open later this year at 4118 e. Jeopardy 2011 tournament of champions tom nissley and. Carol santoro put the bookstore up for sale three months ago, hoping someone would buy it before she had to close when her lease ended on may 31.
Oct 14, 20 tom nissley s contestant video for jeopardy s battle of the decades fan favorites vote, featuring cameos by ken jennings and glittersweet handbags. Tom nissley never dreamed of owning a small, neighborhood bookstore like phinney books until he went on jeopardy and won eight times. Tom nissley he was an online books editor when he became an 8time champion in season 27. Survive those nine months of rain by watching me win on jeopardy. Nissley, a book editor at amazon, has come out on top during the last five episodes of the popular game show. Nov 04, 20 tom nissley is an eighttime champion on jeopardy. He was an onlinebooks editor when he became an 8time champion in season 27. Especially early on in the game, when he still has the time to recover from mistakes, nissley takes big chances and often. After amassing over a quarter million dollars as a jeopardy. Dec 11, 2014 phinney books hosts its first author reading tonight at 7. Madison books, owned by phinney books proprietor tom nissley, will open later this year at 4118 e. Tom nissleys new book combines the sly charm of schotts original miscellany with the informative breadth of the intellectual devotional series. Tom nissley stands in front of the fiction section of his bookstore, phinney books, which he calls madeup photo by curt gerston listen.
Tom nissley is extraordinary in many ways, and one of his many gifts is on display in a readers book of days in a way that will delight readers. While catching up with ken jennings at phinney books in seattle, we didnt have to look far to find more of the j. Jan 27, 2017 a lot of the fun of it is just seeing people and dealing with the surprises of the day, nissley said in a video posted on jeopardy. Tom can take the most enormous, confusing bookpersonperiod of time and hone in on the most interesting part. Ester murdukhayeva, a law student originally from queens, new york. Phinney books in seattle owner is an eighttime jeopardy. May 16, 2019 in this oneoff podcast episode, jeopardy contestant alumni tom nissley, matthew amsterburton, and glenn fleishman sat down on may 16, 2019, to talk about james holzhauer, the way to play and win jeopardy, and strategies we recommend to others.
Each handsome page is devoted to a single day of the year and features original accounts of events in the lives of great writers proust starting. Bookstores in seattle soar, and embrace an old nemesis. Three jeopardy alum talk james holzhauer and the future of. A friend gave it to me in the middle of my jeopardy. A new literary anchor for greenwood, seattle times, july 6, 2014 tom nissley of phinney books shares what hes learned from his first bookstore christmas season, stranger slog, dec. The book has a page for each day of the year, and each page has a set of facts and questions. Now, seattles tom nissley is starting up a new winning streak the city can be proud of. Tom recentlytook part of a video series conducted by jeopardy called the j. Despite having competed in pub trivia only one time, nissley aced the test and. Nissley, the editor of s book blog omnivoracious, is on one heck of. Tom nissley is the owner of phinney books, a neighborhood. In an email interview, cooper said it was a complete coincidence that she worked on the book. Nissley was a senior books editor at amazon when he randomly decided to take a jeopardy entrance test online. Chris jones goes inside the mind of contestant tom nissley for the first in a weeklong series on the jeopardys 2011 tournament of champions.
This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by jeopardy productions, inc. A thrilling round of literary jeopardy the new yorker. Phinney books hosts its first author reading tonight at 7. Tom nissley author of a readers book of days goodreads. Seattles madison park neighborhood is getting a bookstore. May 18, 2019 i sat down at phinney books on may 16, 2019, with tom nissley, an 8time jeopardy winner in 2010 and first runnerup in the 2011 tournament of champions, and matthew amsterburton, a strong player who fell victim early in james holzhauers run, to talk about james, his playing style, how to bet on. Dec 21, 2010 now, seattles tom nissley is starting up a new winning streak the city can be proud of. Tom nissley on his a readers book of days the seattle times. Lit life tom nissley is one of those lucky people who has turned his passion in this case, love of literature into good fortune. Dec 22, 2010 tom nissley, ester murdukhayeva, dennis loo dennis loo, a tutor from cambridge, massachusetts.
Nissley, a book editor at amazon, has come out on top during. Today, the revamped phinney books is a flourishing business that he owns and operates, all made possible by winning the popular game show. Once you know that tom nissley, the author of a readers book of days, just out from norton, was an eighttime jeopardy champion, things fall into place. But life doesnt stop after youre on the show and when you win, it usually just gets better.
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