The Know-It-All
One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
Recommended by Ev Williams, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #6 in Virtue, Ranked #12 in Encyclopedias — see more rankings.
Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z.
33,000 Pages
44 Million Words
10 Billion Years Of History
1 Obsessed Man
To fill the ever-widening gaps in his Ivy League education, A.J. Jacobs sets for himself the daunting task of reading all thirty-two volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. His wife, Julie, tells him it's a waste of time, his friends believe he is losing his mind,... more
33,000 Pages
44 Million Words
10 Billion Years Of History
1 Obsessed Man
To fill the ever-widening gaps in his Ivy League education, A.J. Jacobs sets for himself the daunting task of reading all thirty-two volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. His wife, Julie, tells him it's a waste of time, his friends believe he is losing his mind,... more
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