J Jacobs: 63 books
It's All Relative
Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
#1 New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, poignant quest to understand what constitutes family—where it begins and how far it goes—in It’s All Relative, a “thought-provoking…delightful, easy-to-read, informative book” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
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Thanks A Thousand
A Gratitude Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
The idea was deceptively simple: New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs decided to thank every single person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee. The resulting journey takes him across the globe, transforms his life, and reveals secrets about how gratitude can make us all happier,...
The Year of Living Biblically
One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Now a TV series Living Biblically airing on CBS!
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. A.J. Jacobs chronicles his hilarious and thoughtful year spent obeying―as literally as possible―the tenets...
The Know-It-All
One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
33,000 pages
44 million words
10 billion years of history
1 obsessed man
Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z.
To fill the...
A.J. Jacobs Omnibus
The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, My Life as an Experiment
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
An eBook boxed set that features the first three of A.J. Jacobs's riotous—and surprisingly informative—ventures into experiential journalism.
The Know-It-All: Puzzle along with A.J. as he endeavors to read—and retain—the entire encyclopedia, and discover what exactly it is he learns...
And Then You Were Gone
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2019
FRESH TAKE ON PSYCH SUSPENSE: Readers are still craving unique spins on psychological suspense and R. J. Jacobs delivers with a twisting tale of secrets, lies, and madness, complete with an explosive ending.
SOUTHERN SETTING: We’ve seen good success from Southern authors and settings with...
by A. J. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
One man. Ten extraordinary quests.
Bestselling author and human guinea pig A. J. Jacobs puts his life to the test and reports on the surprising and entertaining results. He goes undercover as a woman, lives by George Washington’s moral code, and impersonates a movie star. He practices "radical...
Birders of Africa
History of a Network
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
In this unique and unprecedented study of birding in Africa, historian Nancy Jacobs reconstructs the collaborations between well-known ornithologists and the largely forgotten guides, hunters, and taxidermists who worked with them. Drawing on ethnography, scientific publications, private archives, and...
Drop Dead Healthy
One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the true and truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the healthiest man in the world.
Hospitalized with a freak case of tropical pneumonia, goaded by his wife telling him, “I don’t want...
by J. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
According to the latest statistics, 1 in 7 people are being pursued by a debt collector. Collectors vigorously pursue collecting debts (whether they are accurate or not.) Some collectors use the mail, the phone, the credit bureaus, and the court system to harass, annoy, threaten, trick, dupe, and...
Information System Implementations: Using a Leadership Quality Matrix for Success
System Implementations, Gain Significant Momentum, an Insiders Guide to What You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
I had a truly extraordinary career. It is a child-of-farmers tale reflecting discipline, high standards, hard work and high integrity. Today I am viewed as a well respected systems development and implementation leader between my colleagues and team members. Over the years I have dedicated my self...
Automotive FDI in Emerging Europe
Shifting Locales in the Motor Vehicle Industry
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
This book examines the dramatic increase in automotive assembly plants in the former Socialist Central European (CE) nations of Czechia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia from 1989 onwards. Enticed by relatively lower-wage labour and significant government incentives, the world’s largest...
AARP Meditations for Caregivers
Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
An AARP book for caregivers combining day-to-day advice and uplifting guidance in a daily meditations format.
Family care giving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues. AARP Meditations for Caregivers...
by Theodore J. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
The Possible Profession: The Analytic Process of Change takes a fresh look at the many forms of unconscious communication that take place in the analytic situation. Bringing together two decades of the author’s previous writing as well as a considerable amount of new material, this book addresses...