David: Since we all need goals. Here are some you might consider (from Wikipedia ? no irony intended): ?The Britannica has a popular reputation for summarising all of human knowledge.[24] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica#_note-thomas_1992 > To further their education, many have devoted themselves to reading the entire Britannica, taking anywhere from three to 22 years to do so.[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica#_note-kogan_1958> When Fat'h Ali <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat%E2%80%B2h_Ali_Shah_Qajar> became the Shah <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_monarchy> of Persia in 1797, he was given a complete set of the Britannica's 3rd edition, which he read completely; after this feat, he extended his royal title to include "Most Formidable Lord and Master of the Encyclopædia Britannica."[23] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica#_note-EB_bicenten nial> Writer George Bernard Shaw <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw> claimed to have read the complete 9th edition?except for the science articles[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica#_note-kogan_1958> ?and Richard Evelyn Byrd <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Evelyn_Byrd> took the Britannica as reading material for his five-month stay at the South Pole <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole> in 1934. More recently, A.J. Jacobs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.J._Jacobs> , an editor at Esquire <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire_%28magazine%29> magazine, read the entire 2002 version of the 15th edition, describing his experiences in the well-received 2004 book, The <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Know-It-All:_One_Man%27s_Humble_Quest_to_B ecome_the_Smartest_Person_in_the_World> Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. Only two people are known to have read two independent editions: the author C. S. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Forester> Forester[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica#_note-kogan_1958> and Amos <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Urban_Shirk> Urban Shirk, an American businessman, who read the 11th and 14th editions, devoting roughly three hours per night for four and a half years to read the 11th.[25] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica#_note-7> Several editors-in-chief of the Britannica are likely to have read their editions completely, such as William Smellie <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smellie_%28encyclopedist%29> (1st edition), William Robertson Smith <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Robertson_Smith> (9th edition), and Walter Yust <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Yust> (14th edition).? Lawrence From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Ritchie Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:16 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: 9th ed of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Oooooooh. Too tempting. I can afford that. David On Nov 1, 2007, at 4:50 PM, Lawrence Helm wrote: After my last note I checked eBay and discovered that some guy is selling 9th editions on DVD (using Adobe) for $9.99 plus $4.00 shipping. <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110185497307&ssPageName= MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=110185820436&itemcount=4&refwidg etloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_prom ot_widget> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110185497307&ssPageName=M ERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=110185820436&itemcount=4&refwidge tloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promo t_widget Hopefully it is searchable. I?ll find out. J Lawrence From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Ritchie Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 4:00 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: 12th ed of the Encyclopaedia Britannica On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Lawrence Helm wrote: So, David. Does this now mean I have more Encyclopedia Britannicas than you do? J Can we count the EB on CD? I?ve got about 3 of those but have never been happy with them and have given up using them. I don't have anything on CD. I have four Britannicas at home, one in my office, and I suppose if the severity of my mania were being closely examined, I would have to admit that I bought a set for our college library when accreditors were coming and we didn't have enough volumes to pass muster. David Ritchie, Portland, Oregon
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