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A.J. Jacobs
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in New York City, NY, The United States
March 20, 1968
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If you read THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY, you might remember my biblical slave -- Kevin Roose. In the intervening couple of years, Kevin has been released from bondage and has written a remarkable book that comes out this week.
To back up: During my year, I was looking for a way to address slavery, because parts of the Bible seem to condone the practice. The closest thing to a legal slave in t... read more »
To back up: During my year, I was looking for a way to address slavery, because parts of the Bible seem to condone the practice. The closest thing to a legal slave in t... read more »
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
— published 2007 — 29 editions |
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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
— published 2004 — 28 editions |
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Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
— published 2012 — 15 editions |
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The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
— published 2009 — 15 editions |
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Fractured Fairy Tales
— published 1997 — 3 editions |
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Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like
— published 2003 — 3 editions |
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A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, My Life as an Experiment
— published 2011 |
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The Two Kings: Jesus & Elvis
— 4 editions |
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America Off-Line
— published 1996 |
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Dirty Girls Make Bad Friends
by A.J. Jacobs, Ben Karlin — published 2008 |
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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
“Plus, in one of his e-mails, the guy said he didn't like pancakes. What kind of asshole doesn't like pancakes? ”
― A.J. Jacobs, The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
― A.J. Jacobs, The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
“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
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| The Book Addicts!: Nonfiction | 50 | 124 | Oct 15, 2009 05:30am | |
| Terminalcoffee: Humorous books | 20 | 30 | Nov 18, 2009 04:38am | |
| The Seasonal Read...: FALL CHALLENGE 2009 COMPLETED TASKS | 4045 | 2571 | Nov 30, 2009 09:01pm | |
| The Book Challenge: Justine's 2009 Book Challenge | 163 | 488 | Dec 30, 2009 05:48pm | |
| The Book Challenge: Lynne's 4/2011 to 4/2012 Challenges | 7 | 48 | Apr 06, 2010 08:00pm |
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