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In A.J. Jacobs' book The Know-It-All One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World, what does Jacobs set out to do?
a. Read everything on the Observer's '100 Greatest Books in History' list in a year
b. Get his tenth Bachelors Degree
c. Read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica
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a. Read everything on the Observer's '100 Greatest Books in History' list in a year
b. Get his tenth Bachelors Degree
c. Read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica
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A.J. Jacobs
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March 20, 1968
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New York City, NY, The United States
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A.J. Jacobs is a New York Times bestselling author, Esquire editor and human guinea pig.
Among Jacobs’ life experiments:
--The Know-It-All. The bestselling memoir of the year he spent reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in a quest to become the smartest person in the world.
--The Year of Living Biblically. The bestseller about his life as the ultimate biblical man. He followed every rule of the Bible, from the Ten Commandments down to stoning adulterers.
--"My Outsourced Life". An Esquire article about hiring a team of people in Bangalore, India to live his life for him – answer his emails, call his coworkers, argue with his wife, and read bedtime stories to his son.
--"My Life as a H...more
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible by A.J. Jacobs avg rating 3.77 — 6,164 ratings — published 2007 18 editions |
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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs avg rating 3.79 — 4,138 ratings — published 2004 14 editions |
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The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs avg rating 3.52 — 243 ratings — published 2009 4 editions |
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Fractured Fairy Tales by A.J. Jacobs avg rating 3.95 — 56 ratings — published 1997 2 editions |
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Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like by A.J. Jacobs avg rating 3.38 — 34 ratings — published 2003 3 editions |
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The Two Kings: Jesus & Elvis by A.J. Jacobs avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 1994 3 editions |
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America Off-Line: The Complete Outernet Starter Kit by A.J. Jacobs avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 1996 |
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A.J. Jacobs at St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
Author appearance, November 10, 2009 10:00AM
St. Louis Jewish Book Festival, St Louis JCC, Saint Louis, MO, The United States
Talk, Q&A, Sign. Get more on A.J. Jacobs at SimonandSchuster.com
Author appearance, November 10, 2009 10:00AM
St. Louis Jewish Book Festival, St Louis JCC, Saint Louis, MO, The United States
Talk, Q&A, Sign. Get more on A.J. Jacobs at SimonandSchuster.com
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A.J. Jacobs at Jcc Atlanta Marcus Jcc Atlanta
Author appearance, November 11, 2009 04:30PM
Jcc Atlanta Marcus Jcc Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, The United States
Talk, Q&A, Sign. Get more on A.J. Jacobs at SimonandSchuster.com
Author appearance, November 11, 2009 04:30PM
Jcc Atlanta Marcus Jcc Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, The United States
Talk, Q&A, Sign. Get more on A.J. Jacobs at SimonandSchuster.com
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A.J. Jacobs at 30 Th Annual Kidney Foundation's Author Luncheon
Author appearance, November 14, 2009 06:30AM
30 Th Annual Kidney Foundation's Author Luncheon, 2400 East Missouri, Phoenix, AZ, The United States
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Author appearance, November 14, 2009 06:30AM
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"My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it'll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It's like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads."
— A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible)
— A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible)
"It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking, than it is to think yourself into a new way of acting."
— A.J. Jacobs
— A.J. Jacobs
"Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why."
— A.J. Jacobs (The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World)
— A.J. Jacobs (The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World)
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