{"product_id":"all-the-knowledge-in-the-world","title":"All The Knowledge In The World","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Witty and geekily eclectic' The TimesAn erudite and amusing exploration' Financial Times'Full of jawdropping facts' Mail on Sunday'Remarkable . . . 'Engrossing' Sunday Times' A pleasure' Spectator'An infectiously enthusiastic history' Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Now these huge books sell for almost nothing on eBay while we derive information from our phones. What have we lost in this transition? All the Knowledge in the World tracks the story from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest single-volumes to the 11,000-volume Chinese manuscript that was too big to print.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt exposes how encyclopaedias reflect our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race and technology, uncovers a fascinating part of our shared past and wonders whether the promise of complete knowledge - that most human of ambitions - will forever be beyond our grasp.\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col1\"\u003eAuthor: Simon Garfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"col1\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"col2\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format_title\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"pagination\"\u003e400 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"imprint\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrion Publishing Co\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"imprint\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eImprint: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isbn\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781474610797\u003cbutton class=\"btnCopyISBN\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"k-icon k-font-icon k-i-copy\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"published\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 Sep 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"classifications\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eClassifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary studies: general,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral encyclopaedias,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory: specific events \u0026amp; topics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWeight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e296g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dimensions\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e129 x 197 x 24 \u003cspan class=\"unitOfMeasure\"\u003e(mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"pubCountry\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePub. Country:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"countryOfOrigin\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGB\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58461257564543,"sku":"9781474610797","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0383\/1300\/1098\/files\/All_the_Knowledge_book.jpg?v=1789735309","url":"https:\/\/allthingsanalogue.xyz\/products\/all-the-knowledge-in-the-world","provider":"All Things Analogue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}