J A Jacobs: 26 books
by J. A. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The subject of geomagnetic micropulsations has developed extremely rapidly and it is difficult to know when is an appropriate time to pause and assess the sum total of our knowledge-both observational and theoretical. There has in recent years been a tremendous increase in both the quantity and quality...
Every Vote Matters
The Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
Encourage teens to recognize the importance of voting and making their voices heard in the democratic process with this timely book focused on Supreme Court decisions that came down to a single vote. Chapters examine key Supreme Court rulings and explore how these cases have affected the lives and rights...
by E. Gaigneaux, D.E. De Vos, P.A. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2002
It has become a tradition that every four years, the Université Catholique de Louvain and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven jointly organize a symposium devoted to the scientific bases for the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts. These meetings bring together researchers from academia and industry...
It's All Relative
Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
#1 New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, poignant quest to understand what constitutes family—where it begins and how far it goes—in It’s All Relative, a “thought-provoking…delightful, easy-to-read, informative book” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
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Thanks A Thousand
A Gratitude Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
The idea was deceptively simple: New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs decided to thank every single person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee. The resulting journey takes him across the globe, transforms his life, and reveals secrets about how gratitude can make us all happier,...
The Year of Living Biblically
One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Now a TV series Living Biblically airing on CBS!
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. A.J. Jacobs chronicles his hilarious and thoughtful year spent obeying―as literally as possible―the tenets...
The Know-It-All
One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
33,000 pages
44 million words
10 billion years of history
1 obsessed man
Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z.
To fill the...
A.J. Jacobs Omnibus
The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, My Life as an Experiment
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
An eBook boxed set that features the first three of A.J. Jacobs's riotous—and surprisingly informative—ventures into experiential journalism.
The Know-It-All: Puzzle along with A.J. as he endeavors to read—and retain—the entire encyclopedia, and discover what exactly it is he learns...
by A. J. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
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. He practices "radical...
Crossing the Borders
New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Explores the application of a selected number of newly emerging methods and techniques.
During the past few decades, Caribbean scholars on both sides of the Atlantic have increasingly developed and employed new methods and techniques for the study of archaeological materials. The...
by Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Pushkin, Algernon Blackwood
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2019
CONTENTS: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN 1. The Queen of Spades ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: 2. Confession 3. S. O. S. 4. The Wings of Horus ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 5. B. 24 ARTHUR O. FRIEL: 6. The Spider 7. The Vulture ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: 8. Statement of Gabriel Foot, Highwayman 9. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands 10. The...
by Sir Walter Scott, W. M. Thackeray, Edward Bulmer Lytton
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Contents
The Two Drovers By Sir Walter Scott Mr. Deuceace By W. M. Thackeray The Brothers Edward Bulmer Lytton Doctor Manette's Manuscript By Charles Dickens The Caldron of Oil By Wilkie Collins The Burial of the Tithe By Samuel...
Parks, Peace, and Partnership
Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around the protected environs. Historical and geo-political constraints are disappearing in a new spirit of...
Drop Dead Healthy
One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the true and truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the healthiest man in the world.
Hospitalized with a freak case of tropical pneumonia, goaded by his wife telling him, “I don’t want...
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