encyclopedia

It’s easy to imagine the same kid in an elementary school library, reading about these things in the World Book encyclopedia during a rainy recess.

I loved reading books about dogs as a kid, whether they were encyclopedias of breeds or classics like “Hank the Cowdog.”

When the job of a door-to-door encyclopedia salesman was disrupted because of the rise of online search, those workers pivoted to selling other products, Colella said.

“The Complete Book of Cats” is even more of a head-scratcher: How much inappropriate material can “a comprehensive encyclopedia of cats and cat care” have?

She is a walking encyclopedia of great performances and buried, esoteric moments in both media.