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)

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

Bewertungen


(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The readers are quite good, and while of course the information is a century out of date, it is a perfect listen for those nights when my brain is racing and I need something I can distract my brain with that is mildly interesting but not so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.