A. J. Jacobs Books

"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world"-- Provided by publisher

"You may know A.J. Jacobs as the man who attempted to read the Encyclopedia Britannica from cover-to-cover. Or you may have been introduced to him when he spent a year trying to follow the Bible as literally as possible. He returns once again with another seemingly impossible task--that of becoming the healthiest man alive. As with his earlier books, Jacobs brings his quick wit, self-deprecating humor, and journalistic eye to the experiment. He leaves no health stone unturned: from literally running his errands and wearing noise-cancelling headphones for hours a day to rigging a desk that he can work at while walking on the treadmill (there are instructions at the end for those interested), Jacobs chronicles the good, bad, and ugly of trying to attain "perfect" health. Jacobs' writing is breezy, informational, and entertaining, and he manages to achieve the near impossible--discussing issues of health without sounding preachy. --Caley Anderson in amazon.com.

On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself. You've learnt a lot, your'e well-read and you know a whole bunch of obscure facts guaranteed at some point to appear in the questions on Mastermind or University Challenge. Then you get a job, and ten years later youre more eloquent and eager to argue about Britney and Big Brother than Beckett and the Brontes. Sound familiar? Well it happened to AJ Jacobs too. As an editor at Esquire, Jacobs had built up a rather impressive knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others might take to reading a broadsheet at the weekend, Jacobs chose to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica. All 33,000 pages of it. Bill Bryson meets Schott's Original Miscellany meets Woody Allen. Part assemblage of fascinating trivia, part journey through adulthood, all laugh-out-loud funny.

The bestselling author of The Know-It-All takes on history's most influential book.

In "My Life as an Experiment," bestselling author A. J. Jacobs embarks on ten quirky quests, including living as a woman and practicing radical honesty. Through humor and insight, he explores life's big issues, from love to politics, while undergoing unique experiments that challenge his perspective on everyday life.

From the senior editor of "Esquire" magazine comes a book of essays on all of his hilarious adventures as a human guinea pig, including "My Outsourced Life" and "My Life as a Hot Woman."

The book explores the astonishing growth of South Korea's automobile industry from 1962 to 1996, highlighting the interplay of government support, technological partnerships, a skilled workforce, competitive pricing, and entrepreneurial spirit. It offers a comprehensive analysis of all six Korean automakers, tracing their development through this period. Written from the vantage point of industry analysts unaware of future economic challenges, it serves as a valuable resource for those interested in automotive history, international political economy, and Asian studies.

The book explores the contrasting trajectories of car production in Belgium and Spain, highlighting the impact of European integration and economic factors. It examines plant closures in Belgium due to high wages and the decline of major automakers, while detailing Spain's growth spurred by lower wages and expansion strategies. Additionally, it presents three scenarios on how future EU expansion and Brexit could alter the landscape of European car manufacturing over the next decade, aiming to inform scholars and policymakers about potential investment shifts in the auto industry.