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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A. J. Jacobs tells the story of his bizarre, hilarious and seemingly impossible quest to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z.On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself. You've learnt a lot, your'e well-read and you know a whole bunch of obscure facts guaranteed at some point to appear in the questions on Mastermind or University Challenge. Then you get a job, and ten years later youre more eloquent and eager to argue about Britney and Big Brother than Beckett and the Brontes. Sound familiar?Well it happened to AJ Jacobs too. As an editor at Esquire, Jacobs had built up a rather impressive knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others might take to reading a broadsheet at the weekend, Jacobs chose to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica. All 33,000 pages of it.Bill Bryson meets Schott's Original Miscellany meets Woody Allen. Part assemblage of fascinating trivia, part journey through adulthood, all laugh-out-loud funny. While others might take to reading a broadsheet at the weekend, Jacobs chose to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Bill Bryson meets Schott's Original Miscellany meets Woody Allen. Part assemblage of fascinating trivia, part journey through adulthood, all laugh-out-loud funny. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780099481744
Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: New. Language: ENG. Codice articolo 9780099481744
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. pp. ix + 386 + 2. Codice articolo 7644539
Descrizione libro Soft Cover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo 9780099481744
Descrizione libro Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself. As an editor at Esquire, Jacobs had built up a rather impressive knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others might take to reading a broadsheet at the weekend, Jacobs chose to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Codice articolo B9780099481744
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. In. Codice articolo ria9780099481744_new
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. As an editor at "Esquire", AJ Jacobs had built up knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others read a broadsheet at the weekend, or become casual newsnight enthusiasts, Jacobs elected to read the "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Part assemblage of trivia, part journey through adulthood, this is fun to read. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. . 2006. New Ed. Paperback. . . . . Codice articolo V9780099481744
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 400 pages. 7.76x5.08x0.98 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo __009948174X
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. As an editor at "Esquire", AJ Jacobs had built up knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others read a broadsheet at the weekend, or become casual newsnight enthusiasts, Jacobs elected to read the "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Part assemblage of trivia, part journey through adulthood, this is fun to read. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. . 2006. New Ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9780099481744
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Codice articolo 6666-GRD-9780099481744