Jaimie Admansis the bestselling author of several romantic comedies - including The Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane and The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters. Her new series for Boldwood, The Ever After Street Series, is based on the magical world of fairytales.
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Jaimie Admansis the bestselling author of several romantic comedies - including The Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane and The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters. Her new series for Boldwood, The Ever After Street Series, is based on the magical world of fairytales.
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Add this copy of The Know-It-All-One Man's Humble Quest to Become the to cart. $2.74, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published by Simon & Schuster.
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The Know-It-All makes an entertaining browse, but isn't a great book to just read through. The book is organized into dozens of small sections, headed with words from the Britannica; unfortunately, the sections are at times only loosely related to the heading. The writing is almost as disjointed as a volume of the encyclopedia itself. Fine book for browsing, but no point investing any more time in it.
ALEX23
Feb 6, 2008
A singularly light and translucid work. The ebb tide of literary skill juxtaposed on self-deprecating wit. A truly splendid read!
michaelt
Jan 16, 2008
absolutely terriffic
funny from beginning to end . . . informative, entertaining and hilarious. a must read!
bazancita
Apr 4, 2007
Hilarious and a real gem!
I got this book to read in between breaks of a more dense though also fantastic book. This book did its job and more. It is downright hilarious at times, but also inspiring. At times I thought the author/character had no clue about certain important things in life and let his mouth get on the way, but you feel like the journey he goes through and the things he ultimately learns are things that are important for all of us to realize in our lives. Though at times his need to make everything too funny; the book is written in a brilliant way, keenly balancing the encyclopedic things with the real life things, as well as the intersection of both. Funny and endearing at the same time!
theBarri
Apr 3, 2007
So so funny
A.J. Jacobs immediately invites the reader to join him on quest to read the entire Encyclo- paedia Britannica. The journey is funny and informative. The reader is given a very personal glimpse into Jacobs' life and endeavor, while also introducing us to a variety of well-known people along the way. See how smart Mensa members are, go to a crossword puzzle contest, meet Alex Trebek. In addition, Jacobs' shares lots of facts about all sorts of things. I had to keep sharing sections of this book with my husband because I would laugh out loud while reading and he would want to know what was so funny. Very entertaining.
