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EAN: 9780099481744
Format: Import
ISBN: 009948174X
Label: Random House Uk Ltd
Manufacturer: Random House Uk Ltd
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
Publisher: Random House Uk Ltd
Sales Rank: 4978126
Studio: Random House Uk Ltd
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- Terrific Thoughts about Goals and the philosophy of lieSo, anyone who has at least thought about reading the encyclopedia straight through, even in a brief moment of craziness, will love this book. Ravenous readers will too. Jacobs' running commentary on his reading of the Encyclopedia Brittannica is at times funny, and at times contemplative, as in profoundly philosophical in simple phrases. Only occasional does he get a little too stare-at-your-own-belly-button in terms of contemplation, and occasionally the pop culture references get a little tiresome ... Read More
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- Read This BookJacobs takes us on this quest to read the entire encyclopedia in great style. Not just a book about trivia, more a memoir of his experiences and little humiliations during his attempt. Well written, always entertaining and quite a few spot left me laughing out loud to myself. These giggles often caused people to stare at me, leaving me having my own 'A. J. Jacobs' moment. Overall, one of those books that left me wishing I had written it.
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- And now for a fun way to gain some interesting cocktail conversation...If you're comparing reviews trying to decide if this books for you - here's an easy way to tell: I've noticed a trend in reviews that didn't like this book as much as I. Negative reviewers were expecting a more serious and detailed summary of the complete encyclopedia (something more along the lines of A Short History of Nearly Everything or Encyclopedia Cliff Notes. This book is definitely not that!
While told from A to Z, it is a generally light-hearted memoir of the pursuit of reading the ... Read More
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- I Will Read and Re-Read This One!A.J. Jacobs works as the editor at large at Esquire magazine and has carved his personal niche at becoming what he calls "a human guinea pig." I would love to be present during one of his brainstorm sessions ("Maybe I could do this!," "Has anyone ever tried that?"). It might have been after consuming several caffeinated drinks that he thought of the premise for The Know It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. In short, he decided to read the entire Encylopaedia Britannica ... Read More
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- Thoroughly enjoyableOne of my favorite books this year. I fully expected to enjoy it after reading the entertaining account of the author's latest "humble quest" to follow the bible as literally as possible (also highly recommended!). And I was right - I loved the book, and when I finished it, I went into immediate Jacobs withdrawal, and had to look up his old Esquire articles and interviews to get my daily dose of self-deprecating humor (thank you, google!). Jacobs somehow managed to include a dizzying number of Britannica facts in ... Read More
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