Search - The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

The vowels were a little slow, but the consonants were rather interesting.

Terrific book! Really funny, and easy to read since it's broken down into different subjects he's read about in the encyclopedia. Some topics are only a quick paragraph, others a page or more. It's a great book to bring with you everywhere so you have something fun to read while waiting in line or waiting for someone. We often read parts aloud to the whole family, because it's so darned FUNNY. Love this book!

The author of this book decided to read the Encyclopedia Brittanica from A-Z as if it were an ordinary novel or non-fiction work. 32 volumes and some 44 million words later he discovers that while he hasn't become the smartest human in the world, he has learned a whole bunch of interesting facts and come to the conclusion that the human race isn't doomed after all.

One reviewer on Amazon commented that there was too much personal information lurking in the pages of this memoir. I found that an interesting commentary, as isn't that the definition of a memoir - one's musings on self? My thought was that perhaps this reviewer should read the encyclopedia themselves if all they want is the just the facts.

An interesting and likeable read. One where you just might learn something along the journey.

npr author, personal ambition, funny, interesting, he reads the encylopedia, his family life alternates w entries and asides, he appears on tv's who wants to be a millionaire w his newfound knowledge.