A.J. Jacobs

32 books

Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like by A.J. Jacobs

Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like

A.J. Jacobs

144 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction essays funny reflective fast-paced
It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree by A.J. Jacobs

It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree

A.J. Jacobs

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective fast-paced
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs

The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

A.J. Jacobs

423 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective medium-paced
My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew by A.J. Jacobs, Abigail Pogrebin

My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew

A.J. Jacobs, Abigail Pogrebin

326 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests by A.J. Jacobs

My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests

A.J. Jacobs

272 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir funny reflective medium-paced
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life by A.J. Jacobs

The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life

A.J. Jacobs

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey by A.J. Jacobs

Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey

A.J. Jacobs

160 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction business self help reflective fast-paced
Unscrolled: 54 Writers and Artists Wrestle with the Torah: A Reboot Book by Roger Bennett

Unscrolled: 54 Writers and Artists Wrestle with the Torah: A Reboot Book

Roger Bennett

375 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays religion reflective slow-paced
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

A.J. Jacobs

388 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir religion funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs

The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

A.J. Jacobs

295 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative medium-paced