All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia by Simon Garfield

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

Simon Garfield

400 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history reference informative reflective medium-paced
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From the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comesthe wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the present day.The encyclopedia once shaped our unders...

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informative 100%
funny 35%
reflective 28%
lighthearted 21%
inspiring 14%
challenging 7%

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medium 41%

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