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Rent The Know-it-all
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Format: Paperback, Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Oct 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - General
Retail Price: $18.99
Pages: 400
Synopsis
Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z, sharing the humorous and unexpected mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed dynamics in his family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa and win a spot on Jeopardy! By the author of Fractured Fairy Tales. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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