The guinea pig diaries : my life as an experiment / A.J. Jacobs.
| Author/creator |
Jacobs, A. J., 1968- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009. |
| Description | xiv, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | My life as an experiment |
| Contents | My life as a beautiful woman -- My outsourced life -- I think you're fat -- 240 minutes of fame -- The rationality project -- The truth about nakedness -- What would George Washington do? -- The unitasker -- Whipped. |
| Abstract | A.J. explores the big issues of our time--happiness, dating, morality, marriage--by immersing himself in eye-opening situations. In his role as human guinea pig, Jacobs fearlessly takes on a series of life-altering challenges that provides readers with equal parts insight and humor. (And drives his patient wife, Julie, to the brink of insanity.) Among the many adventures: He outsources his life to a team of people in Bangalore, India. He spends a month practicing Radical Honesty, in which you say what's on your mind. He goes to the Academy Awards disguised as a movie star, to understand the strange and warping effects of fame. He commits himself to ultimate rationality, using cutting-edge science to make the best decisions possible. He attempts to follow George Washington's rules of life. And, for a month, he followed his wife's every whim.--From publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-234). |
| Genre/form | Reality memoirs. |
| LCCN | 2009024129 |
| ISBN | 9781416599067 |
| ISBN | 1416599061 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN6231.6142 .J33 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |