An edition of The know-it-all (2004)

The know-it-all

one man's humble quest to become the smartest person in the world

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An edition of The know-it-all (2004)

The know-it-all

one man's humble quest to become the smartest person in the world

  • 3.45 ·
  • 11 Ratings
  • 46 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 12 Have read

"Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A. J. Jacob's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z." "The Know-It-All recounts the unexpected and comically descriptive effects Operation Encyclopedia has on every part of Jacobs' life - from his newly minted marriage to his complicated relationship with his father and the rest of his charmingly eccentric New York family to his day job as an editor at Esquire. Jacobs' project tests the outer limits of his stamina and forces him to explore the real meaning of intelligence as he endeavors to join Mensa, win a spot on Jeopardy!, and absorb 33,000 pages of learning."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Pages
386

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Cover of: The know-it-all
The know-it-all: one man's humble quest to become the smartest person in the world
2005, Thorndike Press
in English
Cover of: The know-it-all
The know-it-all: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
2005, Simon & Schuster
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The know-it-all: one man's humble quest to become the smartest person in the world
2004, Simon & Schuster
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
031
Library of Congress
AE5.E44 J33 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 386 p. ;
Number of pages
386

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3305132M
Internet Archive
knowitalloneman00jaco
ISBN 10
0743250605
LCCN
2004048233
OCLC/WorldCat
55067170
Library Thing
3818
Goodreads
573816

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