Podcast
This American Life
The episode described the book as a massive, 1,400‑page eccentric bestseller from the mid‑1970s that compiled obscure facts and quirky lists, noting it was written by an unusually precocious teenager. The hosts highlighted its unusual scope and the quirky nature of its content.
Episode: 831: Lists!!!
The episode described it as a massive 1,400page eccentric bestseller from the mid1970s that compiled obscure facts and quirky lists.
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The People's Almanac came out in the mid1970s. It's hard to imagine a more eccentric bestseller.
It's over 1,400 pages long. A redlegged encyclopedia written by an excited and precocious 15yearold who loved all the obscure details of all the knowledge in all the world.