Oh, man! What a temptation. I grew up in a house that my father filled with books, including the World Book Encyclopedia which I liked but the book resource I treasured the most was a multi-volume OED set he had bought used.
The World Book Encyclopedia, complete with a two volume dictionary and an annual supplemental volume. I spent much of my childhood and adolescence buried in the many thousands of glossy, fine print pages. And the most awaited day…
> Aside from the shark photo and the print error, I am genuinely proud to own a modern World Book Encyclopedia. And I say that freely, having purchased the set out of pocket myself. If the author had to buy it with his own money, it's a pretty lame sponsored post.
This got my attention. I recall reading my World Book encyclopedia back when I was a kid in the 1950s for many, many absorbing hours. Tremendous enjoyment. I see that Amazon's selling the 2023 edition for $1200 BUT World Book is selling the 2022 edition new for $500…
When I was seven years old, my mom got ensnared by a door-to-door World Book encyclopedia sales pitch. That set, in turn, ensnared me. It was the closest thing in the 1970s to today's internet. I could look up almost any topic that came to mind. I could research any topic we were learning…
同感！大概 1974 年，我父母弄了一套二手的较新版本（1972 年？）《World Book Encyclopedia》，给我和姐姐上大学前的学习用，直到大概 1980 年，那都是我读得最多的一套书。我深情地记得那些伪地形彩色州地图，还有它们的……
Ditto! In perhaps 1974 my parents acquired a used recent-edition (1972?) World Book encyclopedia set for my sister and I to leverage in our pre-college studies, and until perhaps 1980 that was by far my most-read (set of) books. I fondly remember the pseudo-topographic colored state maps with their…
天呐！这也太诱人了吧。我从小长大的家里到处都是我爸塞满的书，其中就包括《世界图书百科全书》，我很喜欢它；不过我最宝贝的藏书，还是他淘来的一套多卷本《牛津英语词典》（OED）。
Oh, man! What a temptation. I grew up in a house that my father filled with books, including the World Book Encyclopedia which I liked but the book resource I treasured the most was a multi-volume OED set he had bought used.
《世界图书百科全书》，带两卷词典，每年还有一本增补卷。我童年和青少年的大部分时光，都埋头在那成千上万张印着精美小字的铜版纸里。而最让人翘首以盼的日子……
The World Book Encyclopedia, complete with a two volume dictionary and an annual supplemental volume. I spent much of my childhood and adolescence buried in the many thousands of glossy, fine print pages. And the most awaited day…
> 除了那张鲨鱼照片和印刷错误，能够拥有一套现代版的《世界图书百科全书》，我是真心觉得骄傲的。而且我敢堂堂正正这么说，因为这是我自己掏腰包买的。如果作者得自己掏钱买，那这软文写得也太逊了。
> Aside from the shark photo and the print error, I am genuinely proud to own a modern World Book Encyclopedia. And I say that freely, having purchased the set out of pocket myself. If the author had to buy it with his own money, it's a pretty lame sponsored post.
这引起了我的注意。我依稀记得小时候在 1950 年代，读我们家的《世界图书百科全书》能一看就是好几个小时，彻底看入迷了。那真是极大的享受。我看到亚马逊上 2023 年版卖 1200 刀，但是世界图书官网全新的 2022 年版才卖 500 刀……
This got my attention. I recall reading my World Book encyclopedia back when I was a kid in the 1950s for many, many absorbing hours. Tremendous enjoyment. I see that Amazon's selling the 2023 edition for $1200 BUT World Book is selling the 2022 edition new for $500…
我七岁那年，我妈被一个上门推销《世界图书百科全书》的推销员忽悠买了套书。结果，那套书又把我也给迷住了。在 70 年代，它就是最接近如今互联网的东西。任何脑海里冒出来的话题我都能去查，我们在学校学的任何知识点我都能去搜……
When I was seven years old, my mom got ensnared by a door-to-door World Book encyclopedia sales pitch. That set, in turn, ensnared me. It was the closest thing in the 1970s to today's internet. I could look up almost any topic that came to mind. I could research any topic we were learning…
同感！大概 1974 年，我父母弄了一套二手的较新版本（1972 年？）《World Book Encyclopedia》，给我和姐姐上大学前的学习用，直到大概 1980 年，那都是我读得最多的一套书。我深情地记得那些伪地形彩色州地图，还有它们的……
Ditto! In perhaps 1974 my parents acquired a used recent-edition (1972?) World Book encyclopedia set for my sister and I to leverage in our pre-college studies, and until perhaps 1980 that was by far my most-read (set of) books. I fondly remember the pseudo-topographic colored state maps with their…