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Amos Urban Shirk (c. 1890 – October 20, 1956) was an American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias. As a businessman he worked in the food industry. He wrote Marketing Through Food Brokers, published in 1939 by McGraw-Hill. He invented a synthetic chicle and introduced vitamin capsules to grocery stores. Shirk did not limit himself to Britannica. He also read Henry Smith Williams's 24-volume Historians' History of the World, which took him two years, as well as an 18-volume set of works by Alexandre Dumas, a 32-volume set of Honoré de Balzac, and a 20-volume set of Charles Dickens.

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  • Amos Urban Shirk (c. 1890 – October 20, 1956) was an American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias. As a businessman he worked in the food industry. He wrote Marketing Through Food Brokers, published in 1939 by McGraw-Hill. He invented a synthetic chicle and introduced vitamin capsules to grocery stores. Shirk did not limit himself to Britannica. He also read Henry Smith Williams's 24-volume Historians' History of the World, which took him two years, as well as an 18-volume set of works by Alexandre Dumas, a 32-volume set of Honoré de Balzac, and a 20-volume set of Charles Dickens. (en)
  • Amos Urban Shirk (1890 — 20 de outubro de 1956) foi um negociante estadunidense, autor e leitor de enciclopédias. Como homem de negócios, trabalhou na indústria de alimentos. Escreveu Marketing Through Food Brokers, publicado em 1939 pela McGraw-Hill. Inventou uma goma de mascar sintética e introduziu cápsulas de vitamina nas mercearias. Shirk tinha outros hobbies, como a pintura e coleção de discos. (pt)
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  • Amos Urban Shirk (c. 1890 – October 20, 1956) was an American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias. As a businessman he worked in the food industry. He wrote Marketing Through Food Brokers, published in 1939 by McGraw-Hill. He invented a synthetic chicle and introduced vitamin capsules to grocery stores. He was also renowned as a prodigious reader. Shirk read the entire 23-volume 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica from cover to cover in four and a half years, reading on average three hours per evening, and taking two to six months per volume. As of 1934, he had begun reading the 14th edition, saying he found it a "big improvement" over the 11th, and saying that "most of the material had been completely rewritten". Shirk did not limit himself to Britannica. He also read Henry Smith Williams's 24-volume Historians' History of the World, which took him two years, as well as an 18-volume set of works by Alexandre Dumas, a 32-volume set of Honoré de Balzac, and a 20-volume set of Charles Dickens. Shirk had other hobbies including painting and record collecting. (en)
  • Amos Urban Shirk (1890 — 20 de outubro de 1956) foi um negociante estadunidense, autor e leitor de enciclopédias. Como homem de negócios, trabalhou na indústria de alimentos. Escreveu Marketing Through Food Brokers, publicado em 1939 pela McGraw-Hill. Inventou uma goma de mascar sintética e introduziu cápsulas de vitamina nas mercearias. Ele também é reconhecido por ter sido um leitor prodigioso. Leu os 23 volumes inteiros da Encyclopædia Britannica de 1911, em quatro anos e meio, lendo uma média três horas por noite, levando de dois a seis meses em cada volume. Em 1938, começou a ler a 14ª edição, e disse que a achava que nesta edição houvera um grande progresso sobre a 11ª edição e que a maior parte do material havia sido completamente reescrito. Shirk não se limitou exclusivamente à leitura da Britannica. Ele também leu os 24 volumes de Historians' History of the World, de , o que lhe tomou dois anos. Entre seus outros feitos de leitor prodigioso estão a leitura de 18 volumes escritos por Alexandre Dumas, pai, que leu duas vezes; 32 volumes de livros de Honoré de Balzac, que também leu duas vezes; e 32 volumes de obras de Charles Dickens, que leu três vezes. Shirk tinha outros hobbies, como a pintura e coleção de discos. (pt)
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