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Enlightenment Now
We should be thrilled to be alive now. - A.J. Jacobs
Steven Pinker
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I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
Hilarious memoir. Her chapter her delayed potty training makes her the Proust of poop. - A.J. Jacobs
Rachel Bloom
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The Righteous Mind
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
Jonathan Haidt
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
Traces the history of violence and how we are in the safest time ever. - A.J. Jacobs
Steven Pinker
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Free Will
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
Sam Harris
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The Unlikely Disciple
Great book. - A.J. Jacobs
Kevin Roose
1
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You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married)
After reading [this] fascinating and revealing book, I will never again take my marriage for granted. - A.J. Jacobs
Dana Adam Shapiro
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What We Owe the Future
So good and so important. - A.J. Jacobs
William MacAskill
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Lying
A great book. - A.J. Jacobs
Sam Harris
5
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Go the F**k to Sleep
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Adam Mansbach
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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
Anonymous
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The 4-Hour Workweek
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Tim Ferriss
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Great writer. - A.J. Jacobs
Rebecca Skloot
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