The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing


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(3 stars; 3 reviews)

Written in 1910, this "cyclopedia" is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is more humorous than practical -- although some advice never goes out of style. (Summary by Rachelellen) (14 hr 25 min)

Chapters

1 9:04 Read by rachelellen
2 17:39 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
3 26:01 Read by swroot
4 13:47 Read by rachelellen
5 15:42 Read by Mike Roop
6 29:21 Read by Andrew Lebrun
7 13:23 Read by durnburr
8 15:34 Read by durnburr
9 13:18 Read by Mike Roop
10 10:36 Read by Caitlin Kelly
11 56:09 Read by Lisa Chau
12 31:40 Read by Caitlin Kelly
13 29:07 Read by SueAnn Dozier
14 25:10 Read by rachelellen
15 20:34 Read by Robin Cotter
16 9:41 Read by Cori Samuel
17 17:54 Read by rachelellen
18 24:58 Read by rachelellen
19 19:50 Read by rachelellen
20 13:30 Read by Julian Jamison
21 26:41 Read by roolynninms
22 10:37 Read by Lisa Chau
23 15:21 Read by Caitlin Kelly
24 17:03 Read by rachelellen
25 20:35 Read by roolynninms
26 23:13 Read by Rosalind Wills
27 29:33 Read by Larysa Jaworski
28 16:34 Read by Caitlin Kelly
29 18:28 Read by Lisa Chau
30 19:20 Read by SueAnn Dozier
31 18:17 Read by SueAnn Dozier
32 35:53 Read by ML Cohen
33 24:40 Read by Claire Goget
34 23:57 Read by rachelellen
35 14:23 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
36 19:32 Read by Caitlin Kelly
37 12:16 Read by Jason Oakley
38 14:24 Read by roolynninms
39 13:32 Read by roolynninms
40 22:07 Read by Cori Samuel
41 20:36 Read by Robin Cotter
42 19:13 Read by Robin Cotter
43 16:22 Read by rachelellen

Reviews


(5 stars)

The readers are quite good, and while of course the information is a century out of date, it is a perfect listen for those nights when my brain is racing and I need something I can distract my brain with that is mildly interesting but not so interesting that I want to stay awake to listen to more. If you like the various Insomnia collections, this works just as well!

Boring and pointless


(1 stars)

Nothing at all against the readers, they were all great. This just isn't very readable.