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Encyclopedia Man: The Story of 'O'

By Linda Wertheimer
Published May 3, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Esquire magazine editor A.J. Jacobs is on a quest to become the smartest guy in the world -- by reading the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica. He's up to the letter "O." NPR's Linda Wertheimer checks on Jacobs' progress.

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Linda Wertheimer
As NPR's senior national correspondent, Linda Wertheimer travels the country and the globe for NPR News, bringing her unique insights and wealth of experience to bear on the day's top news stories.
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