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Product Description: New York Times bestselling author and king of “immersion journalism” A.J. Jacobs tackles his most challenging experiment yet: a yearlong mission to radically improve every element of his body and mind—from his brain to his fingertips to his abs...read more
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9780743598767 | Unabridged edition (Simon & Schuster, April 10, 2012), cover price $39.99 | About this edition: New York Times bestselling author and king of “immersion journalism” A.

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Product Description: 'It may appear from the cover that this is a nice book about growing a beard because Jesus did but be warned- you will quickly discover that Ed's adventure takes him, and us, deep into the heart of grace, mercy and the endless discovery of just what the way of Jesus looks like - which, of course, has very little to do with having a beard...read more
By Ed Dobson and A. J. Jacobs (foreword by)
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9780310247777 | 1 edition (Zondervan, September 18, 2009), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: 'It may appear from the cover that this is a nice book about growing a beard because Jesus did but be warned- you will quickly discover that Ed's adventure takes him, and us, deep into the heart of grace, mercy and the endless discovery of just what the way of Jesus looks like - which, of course, has very little to do with having a beard.

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Product Description: 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...read more
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9781410420817 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, December 2, 2009), cover price $33.95 | About this edition: One man.
9781416599067 | Simon & Schuster, September 8, 2009, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The uproarious New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All gathers his adventures as a human guinea pig into one of the funniest and most enlightening books of the year.

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9781439104996, titled "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" | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, July 13, 2010), cover price $15.00 | also contains The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life As an Experiment | About this edition: One man.

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Product Description: A.J. Jacobs se propuso obedecer todos los mandatos de La Biblia durante un año, desde los Diez Mandamientos hasta otra serie de advertencias menos conocidas (no vestiras ropa de distintas fibras, lapidaras a los adulteros, no usaras un asiento antes ocupado por una mujer menstruante…)...read more
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9788466638432 | Italian edition edition (Ediciones B, September 17, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A.

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Product Description: In this timely and fascinating audiobook, A.J. Jacobs tries to follow such famous Scriptural laws as the Ten Commandments, be fruitful and multiply, and love your neighbor. But he also obeys dozens of less-publicized instructions, including growing a beard, avoiding clothes of mixed fibers and, yes, stoning adulterers...read more
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9780743599337 | Abridged edition (Simon & Schuster, September 8, 2009), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: In this timely and fascinating audiobook, A.

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Product Description: On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself. You've learnt a lot, you're 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...read more
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9780740755231 | Pag edition (Andrews McMeel Pub, July 5, 2005), cover price $11.99 | About this edition: On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself.

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Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z, sharing the humorous and unexpected mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed dynamics in his family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa and win a spot on Jeopardy! By the author of Fractured Fairy Tales. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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9780786271313 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, January 20, 2005), cover price $31.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' from A to Z, sharing the humorous mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa.
9780743250603 | Simon & Schuster, September 21, 2004, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' from A to Z, sharing the humorous mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa.

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9780743250627 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, October 1, 2005), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' from A to Z, sharing the humorous mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa.

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9781565119086 | Abridged edition (Highbridge Co, October 11, 2004), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' from A to Z, sharing the humorous mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa.

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Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' from A to Z, sharing the humorous mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa.
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9781565119055 | Unabridged edition (Highbridge Co, September 27, 2004), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' from A to Z, sharing the humorous mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa.

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9781565119048 | Unabridged edition (Highbridge Co, September 23, 2004), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the efforts of an NPR contributor to read the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' from A to Z, sharing the humorous mishaps that occurred as a result of the endeavor, from changed family relationships to his efforts to join Mensa.

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Based on the popular 'What It Feels Like' articles that appeared in Esquire magazine, this zany collection of vivid accounts explains what it was really like to get shot, be struck by lightning, walk on the moon, participate in an orgy, win an Oscar, or experience a wide variety of offbeat, life-threatening, or exciting real-life events. Original. 25,000 first printing.
By A. J. Jacobs (editor)
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9780609809761 | 1 edition (Three Rivers Pr, September 1, 2003), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of first-person accounts of experiences that capture the imagination, including what it feels like to be struck by lighting, to be bitten by a shark, and to give birth.

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9788478082872 | 4th edition (Sirio Editorial, March 1, 2001), cover price $13.95

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Culled from the 1960s television cartoon series of the same name, a collection of off-the-wall revisions of immortal fairy tales is illustrated with art from the original series
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9780553099805 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, December 1, 1997, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Culled from the 1960s television cartoon series of the same name, a collection of off-the-wall revisions of immortal fairy tales is illustrated with art from the original series

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9780553373738 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, January 1, 1999, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Culled from the 1960s television cartoon series of the same name, a collection of off-the-wall revisions of immortal fairy tales is illustrated with art from the original series

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A parody of guides to the Internet offers advice on negotiating the real world, including fonts (handwriting), mail (the Postal Service), virus protection (scarves and mittens), and accessing news (reading a newspaper)
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9780836224337 | Andrews McMeel Pub, September 1, 1996, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A parody of guides to the Internet offers advice on negotiating the real world, including fonts (handwriting), mail (the Postal Service), virus protection (scarves and mittens), and accessing news (reading a newspaper)

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Product Description: Armed with Elvis biographies and a King James Bible, an investigative journalist compares the King of Rock and Roll to the King of Kings, in a hilarious, outrageously illustrated exploration of Elvis's claim that he was the Messiah...read more
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9780517169643 | Random House Value Pub, July 1, 1996, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Armed with Elvis biographies and a King James Bible, an investigative journalist compares the King of Rock and Roll to the King of Kings, in a hilarious, outrageously illustrated exploration of Elvis's claim that he was the Messiah.

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Armed with Elvis biographies and a King James Bible, an investigative journalist compares the King of Rock and Roll to the King of Kings, in a hilarious, outrageously illustrated exploration of Elvis's claim that he was the Messiah. Original. 60,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo.
By A. J. Jacobs and Eric White (illustrator)
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9780553373752 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, February 1, 1994, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Armed with Elvis biographies and a King James Bible, an investigative journalist compares the King of Rock and Roll to the King of Kings, in a humorous exploration of Elvis' claim that he was the Messiah

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