Books Recommended by A.J. Jacobs
Free Will
Sam Harris
Source: "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." - A.J. Jacobs
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
Source: "All about trying to figure out the gap between the red and blue states – Republican and Democrat – and it’s really interesting." - A.J. Jacobs
You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married)
Looking for Love in the Age of Divorce
Dana Adam Shapiro
Source: "After reading [this] fascinating and revealing book, I will never again take my marriage for granted." - A.J. Jacobs
Holy Bible
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Source: "One thing that really has stuck with me is that [this book] talks about that you should be grateful all the time." - A.J. Jacobs
I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
Rachel Bloom
Source: "Hilarious memoir. Her chapter her delayed potty training makes her the Proust of poop." - A.J. Jacobs
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
Steven Pinker
Source: "Traces the history of violence and how we are in the safest time ever." - A.J. Jacobs
Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach
Source: A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Tim Ferriss
Source: A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
A.J. JacobsBlake MycoskieCaterina FakeCharles PoliquinDaniel PinkDavid Heinemeier HanssonDerek SiversEric WeinsteinEv WilliamsGary KellerJason SilvaLaura R WalkerMarc AndreessenMarc GoodmanMark BellMaurice AshleyMike Maples, Jr.Mike ShinodaRolf PottsTim DraperTristan HarrisWalter IsaacsonLewis HowesJodie CookBrian DeanEnlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Steven Pinker
Source: "We should be thrilled to be alive now." - A.J. Jacobs
The Unlikely Disciple
A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
Kevin Roose
Source: "Great book." - A.J. Jacobs
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