A.J. Jacobs's Book Recommendations
A.J. Jacobs is an American journalist, author, and lecturer known for immersing himself in unusual experiences and writing about them. He's written about topics ranging from following the Bible literally to outsourcing his life to India. Based on his recommendations, he seems interested in books about self-improvement, science, and religion.
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📚 Books Recommended by A.J. Jacobs 11
The 4-Hour Workweek
"A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
"Great writer."
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The Righteous Mind
"All about trying to figure out the gap between the red and blue states – Republican and Democrat – and it’s really interesting."
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Lying
"A great book."
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The Unlikely Disciple
"Great book."
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I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
"Hilarious memoir. Her chapter her delayed potty training makes her the Proust of poop."
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You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married)
"After reading [this] fascinating and revealing book, I will never again take my marriage for granted."
Enlightenment Now
"We should be thrilled to be alive now."
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Holy Bible
"One thing that really has stuck with me is that Holy Bible talks about that you should be grateful all the time."
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
"Traces the history of violence and how we are in the safest time ever."
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Free Will
"I don’t believe in free will [...] Some people see that as depressing but I actually find it liberating because it’s so much easier to forgive yourself for doing stupid things."
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