Encyclopedia Man: The Letter R

By Linda Wertheimer

Published August 15, 2003 at 6:00 PM HST

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks once again to A.J. Jacobs who is reading the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica. He has just completed volume R and has some interesting observations about Rasputin.

Linda Wertheimer

As NPR's senior national correspondent, Linda Wertheimer travels the country and the globe for NPR News, bringing her unique insights and wealth of experience to bear on the day's top news stories.

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