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A.J. Jacobs: The Know-It-All

Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs used to be smart. «in high school and college, [he] was actually quite cerebral.» Covering pop culture at Entertainment Weekly, then highbrow pop culture at Esquire drained his brain. He wanted to feel smart again. So, he decided to read the Encyclopedia Britannica all the way from a-ak to zywiec. Actually, he stole the idea from his father, an attorney and prolific author of law books, who tried the same feat but only made it to the mid-Bs. The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World is the story of his year long quest.

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A.J. Jacobs: The Know-It-All

  • Amazon Reviewer Stars: 4
  • Authors: Jacobs, A.J.
  • Description: Paperback: 400 pages
  • Published: Simon & Schuster (October 4, 2005)
  • Dewey Decimal: 031 22
  • LC Call Number: AE5.E44 J33
  • Subjects: Encyclopaedia Britannica Jacobs, A. J., 1968- Learning and scholarship > United States > History United States > Intellectual life > 20th century United States > Intellectual life > 21st century
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