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All the Knowledge in the World - The Extraordinary Story of the Encyclopaedia

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Chronicles the Encyclopaedia's evolution and impact.

If you find yourself fascinated by the pursuit and compilation of human knowledge, this book will feed your curiosity. Garfield deftly weaves a narrative that's as informative as it is engaging, shining a light on how encyclopaedias have shaped our understanding of the world. You'll walk away from this read with a greater appreciation for the monumental task of documenting all known information.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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All the Knowledge in the World - The Extraordinary Story of the Encyclopaedia

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ISBN: 9781474610780
Authors: Simon Garfield
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Sociology
Related Topics: Education, History, Social Issues
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The encyclopedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Now these huge books gather dust and sell for almost nothing on eBay. Instead, we get our information from our phones and computers, apparently for free. What have we lost in this transition? And how did we tell the progress of our lives in the past?
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Chronicles the Encyclopaedia's evolution and impact.

If you find yourself fascinated by the pursuit and compilation of human knowledge, this book will feed your curiosity. Garfield deftly weaves a narrative that's as informative as it is engaging, shining a light on how encyclopaedias have shaped our understanding of the world. You'll walk away from this read with a greater appreciation for the monumental task of documenting all known information.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.