A.J. Jacobs Book Recommendations
A.J. Jacobs is an American journalist, author, and lecturer.
(Read more on Wikipedia)13 Books Recommended
The Unlikely Disciple
A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
by Kevin Roose
"Great book." - A.J. Jacobs (Source)
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
by Steven Pinker
"We should be thrilled to be alive now." - A.J. Jacobs (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, Yuval Noah Harari, David Deutsch, Michael Mauboussin, Richard Dawkins, David Friedberg
Go the F**k to Sleep
by Adam Mansbach
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Holy Bible
"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 (Source)
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker
"Traces the history of violence and how we are in the safest time ever." - A.J. Jacobs (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Kornfield, Stewart Brand, Eric Schmidt, Ben Silbermann, Anthony Pompliano, John Arnold, Mark Manson, Penn Jillette, Chris Anderson
Free Will
by Sam Harris
"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 (Source)
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Eric Weinstein, Tristan Harris, Charles Poliquin, Walter Isaacson, Daniel Pink, David Heinemeier Hansson, Marc Andreessen, Blake Mycoskie, Jason Silva, Mike Shinoda, Mark Bell, Maurice Ashley, Tim Draper, Derek Sivers, Rolf Potts, Jodie Cook, Gary Keller, Caterina Fake, Ev Williams, Laura R Walker, Marc Goodman, Mike Maples, Jr., Lewis Howes, Brian Dean, Michael Hyatt
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
by Jonathan Haidt
"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 (Source)
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I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
by Rachel Bloom
"Hilarious memoir. Her chapter her delayed potty training makes her the Proust of poop." - A.J. Jacobs (Source)
What We Owe the Future
by William MacAskill
"So good and so important." - A.J. Jacobs (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ezra Klein, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Galef, Liv Boeree, Sam Harris, Stephen Fry, Elon Musk
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You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married)
Looking for Love in the Age of Divorce
by Dana Adam Shapiro
"After reading [this] fascinating and revealing book, I will never again take my marriage for granted." - A.J. Jacobs (Source)
