The Know-It-All

The Know-It-All

One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

by A. J. Jacobs

Biography detailing the comic effects on Jacobs' life that occur when he attempts to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica volumes A to Z.
Published:2004
ISBN:9780743250603
Genre:Biography & Autobiography

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