AJ Jacobs Books in Order

A.J. Jacobs sets Elvis biographies beside the King James Bible to explore surprising parallels between two very different cultural figures. This illustrated comic investigation examines fame, devotion, and Elvis's claim to a much more exalted identity.

A.J. Jacobs sets out to read the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica, hoping to repair the gaps in his education. The project disrupts his marriage, work, and family relationships while challenging his ideas about intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom.

A.J. Jacobs spends a year attempting to follow biblical rules as literally as possible. From growing his beard to avoiding mixed fabrics, his experiment brings ancient religious commands into the ordinary decisions and complications of contemporary life.

A.J. Jacobs turns everyday life into a series of experiments, from outsourcing personal tasks to practicing radical honesty. His attempts to follow unfamiliar rules expose the habits, assumptions, and relationship tensions hidden inside seemingly ordinary routines.

A.J. Jacobs tests different ways of living through experiments in honesty, rationality, outsourcing, and historical conduct. As these projects spill into his marriage and family life, he considers what they reveal about work, love, and human behavior.

After illness and concerns about his health, A.J. Jacobs embarks on an ambitious effort to improve his entire body. Consulting specialists and trying diets, exercise routines, and gadgets, he examines the competing demands of healthy living.

An email from a distant cousin sends A.J. Jacobs into an expanding network of relatives. His search for the world's largest family tree explores genetics, genealogy, and the ways shared ancestry complicates familiar ideas about identity and belonging.

A.J. Jacobs sets out to thank everyone whose work makes his morning coffee possible. Following the chain from farmers to overlooked workers, he explores how noticing everyday dependencies can reshape gratitude and his understanding of human connection.

A.J. Jacobs explores the world of puzzles by meeting their creators, joining competitions, and tackling daunting challenges. His travels through crosswords, mazes, jigsaws, and other inventions examine why solving problems brings pleasure and encourages flexible thinking.

A.J. Jacobs tries living by the Constitution's original meaning, bringing eighteenth-century habits into modern family life. His experiments and conversations with legal scholars explore competing interpretations of America's founding document and the limits of returning to its era.