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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World is a book by Esquire editor A. J. Jacobs, published in 2004. It recounts his experience of reading the entire Encyclopædia Britannica; all 32 volumes of the 2002 edition, extending to over 33,000 pages with some 44 million words. He set out on this endeavour to become the "smartest person in the world". The book is organized alphabetically in encyclopedia format and recounts both interesting facts from the encyclopedia and the author's experiences. It was a New York Times Best Seller.

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  • The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World is a book by Esquire editor A. J. Jacobs, published in 2004. It recounts his experience of reading the entire Encyclopædia Britannica; all 32 volumes of the 2002 edition, extending to over 33,000 pages with some 44 million words. He set out on this endeavour to become the "smartest person in the world". The book is organized alphabetically in encyclopedia format and recounts both interesting facts from the encyclopedia and the author's experiences. It was a New York Times Best Seller. (en)
  • Ik weet alles! (oorspr. Engelse titel: The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World) is een boek geschreven door , redacteur bij . Het boek verscheen in 2004; de Nederlandse vertaling kwam in 2005 op de markt. In Ik weet alles! vertelt Jacobs hoe hij het lezen van de volledige Encyclopædia Britannica (editie van 2002, 32 delen, meer dan 33.000 pagina's en ongeveer 44 miljoen woorden) ervaren heeft. Hij ging deze uitdaging aan met als doel "de slimste mens ter wereld" te worden. Het boek volgt de alfabetische ordening van de Encyclopædia Britannica en bevat zowel interessante wist-je-datjes die in de encyclopedie staan als de ervaringen van Jacobs bij het lezen ervan. (nl)
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  • 031 22
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  • 0-7432-5060-5
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  • AE5.E44 J33 2004
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  • Cover to The Know it All... (en)
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  • AE5.E44 J33 2004 (en)
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  • United States (en)
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  • The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World (en)
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  • Simon & Schuster
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  • The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World is a book by Esquire editor A. J. Jacobs, published in 2004. It recounts his experience of reading the entire Encyclopædia Britannica; all 32 volumes of the 2002 edition, extending to over 33,000 pages with some 44 million words. He set out on this endeavour to become the "smartest person in the world". The book is organized alphabetically in encyclopedia format and recounts both interesting facts from the encyclopedia and the author's experiences. It was a New York Times Best Seller. (en)
  • Ik weet alles! (oorspr. Engelse titel: The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World) is een boek geschreven door , redacteur bij . Het boek verscheen in 2004; de Nederlandse vertaling kwam in 2005 op de markt. (nl)
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