As an editor at "Esquire", AJ Jacobs had built up knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others read a broadsheet at the weekend, or become casual newsnight enthusiasts, Jacobs elected to read the "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Part assemblage of trivia, part journey through adulthood, this is fun to read.
As an editor at "Esquire", AJ Jacobs had built up knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others read a broa...
In 'My Experimental Life' Jacobs puts himself to a series of bizarre and ridiculous tests. From total obedience to his long-suffering wife and radical honesty, to living as a beautiful woman and outsourcing his personal life to India this book details the results.
In 'My Experimental Life' Jacobs puts himself to a series of bizarre and ridiculous tests. From total obedience to his long-suffering wife and radical...
An account of one man's painful journey from slob to superman, and a fascinating and eye-opening examination of what it really means to be healthy. It reveals the ugly truth about the assumptions and obsessions we have about our bodies.
An account of one man's painful journey from slob to superman, and a fascinating and eye-opening examination of what it really means to be healthy. It...