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A collection of A.J. Jacobs’s hilarious adventures as a human guinea pig, including “My Outsourced Life,” “The Truth About Nakedness,” and a never-before-published essay. One man. Ten extraordinary quests. Bestselling author and human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs puts his life to the test...

Everybody knows Logan O'Toole, world famous porn star. Except then Devi Dare pops into my world, and pretty soon I'm doing things that aren't like me - like texting her with flirty banter and creating an entire web porn series just so I can get to star in her bed. Again. And again. With Devi, my entire universe shifts, and the more time I spend with her, the more I realize that Logan O'Toole isn't the guy I thought he was. So maybe I'm not the guy you thought I was either.

There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. I've always been good at following rules. Until she came. Then I learned new rules.

Este libro contiene pasos y estrategias sobre cómo puede hacer una transición exitosa a la dieta baja en carbohidratos. También descubrirá cómo puede perder peso y volverse más saludable. Además, aprenderá las ventajas de reducir su consumo de carbohidratos. Del mismo modo, este libro también explicará y revelará cómo lidiar con los efectos secundarios. Por último, también le proporcionamos 40 recetas bajas en carbohidratos.

Este libro le guiará a través de todos los hechos esenciales que necesita saber sobre esta dieta. Le dará información pura y práctica, junto con sugerencias sencillas para empezar la dieta, así como recetas rápidas para que pueda comenzar de la mejor manera. Aprenderá la importancia de un sistema digestivo alcalino bien mantenido y apreciará mejor un estilo de vida saludable para comer sin tener que sacrificar mucho.

Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.

The paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price. The Monkey's Paw is a classic horror short story written by author W. W. Jacobs, first published in England in 1902.

Leonie of Bosewood is a halfling, caught between the Faerie and human worlds yet belonging in neither. She does her best to hide her magical abilities, mindful that being different in medieval England is tantamount to death. But her untamed spirit and wild beauty are like a beacon to the one man whose attention could expose her....

A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, a chronicle of A.J. Jacob’s mission to radically improve every element of his body and mind—from his brain to his fingertips to his abs. From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the truly hilarious story...

After my husband died eight years ago, I made vengeance my only purpose, my religion, my destiny. But to get to my enemy, I had to make myself like him. He had a kingdom of secrets? Then I would make an empire. He had blood on his hands? Then I would bathe in it.

Our fearless author, A. J. Jacobs, tackles a new intellectual adventure, an exploration of the most influential book in the world: the Bible. He determined that the best way to explore the Bible was to live it, as literally as possible. For one year.

A mysterious force is seeking inroads: vulnerabilities to exploit, friendships to hijack, untapped rage to harness toward its own ends. Who will serve it best? Claire is abrasive and aimless, embarrassed by her privileged upbringing. Weak-willed David is consumed by a recent breakup and harbors fantasies of violent, cultish orgies.

I can’t have Elijah Iverson. I can’t have him because he’s my older brother’s best friend. I can’t have him because I broke his heart five years ago; because he’s now engaged to someone else - someone kind and dependable who deserves his whiskey eyes, his soft mouth, his fierce intellect.

Best-selling 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 honesty", brushes his teeth with the world’s most rational toothpaste, and outsources every part of his life to India—including reading bedtime stories to his kids.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 “A must-read for progressives who want a blueprint for reforming government so it can deliver for working people.” —Barack Obama • “A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive.” —Fareed Zakaria •...

Este libro lo lleva en un viaje espectacular de comida y verduras, específicamente. Si usted no está enamorado de las verduras, es hora de que aprenda a tomar ventaja de los muchos beneficios que le ofrecen. El veganismo no es una moda, es un estilo de vida. En esta guía y libro de cocina para principiantes aprenderá cómo comenzar y hacer la transición a una dieta y estilo de vida vegano. Este libro le revelará todos los aspectos básicos de la alimentación vegana y cómo evitar algunas de las trampas comunes.

Actuellement, une attention massive est dirigée vers la diète alcaline, ainsi qu'une augmentation surprenante du nombre de personnes voulant savoir les avantages qu'elle offre. Plus important encore, comment elle peut être efficace pour guérir le corps. En fait, la popularité croissante de la diète alcaline est tellement impressionnante, qu'elle a donnée lieu à beaucoup d`études.

Dieses Buch enthält bewährte Schritte und Strategien, wie Sie Ihre Zuckersucht erfolgreich überwinden können. Dieser Leitfaden zur Zuckerentgiftung hilft Ihnen zu entdecken, wie Sie noch köstliche Mahlzeiten essen und gesünder werden können. Außerdem lernen Sie die Vorteile, Junk-Food, Zucker und verarbeitete Lebensmittel aus Ihrem Leben zu eliminieren. Ebenso wird auch erklärt und offenbart, wie man mit den Symptomen der Zuckerentgiftung umgeht.

Dieses Buch enthält bewährte Schritte und Strategien, wie Sie Gewicht verlieren und gesünder werden können, ohne eine echte Diät machen zu müssen. Sie sehen, das die Mittelmeerdiät keine echte Diät ist oder ähnlich wie die vielen Diäten, bei denen es darum geht, Kohlenhydrate zu eliminieren, ein bestimmtes Verhältnis von Makronährstoffen zu essen, die Menge einer bestimmten Nahrung in Ihren Mahlzeiten zu reduzieren oder eine bestimmte Nahrung zu eliminieren.

1940 gleicht Straßburg einer Geisterstadt, die meisten Bewohner sind fortgezogen. Nur die junge Patisseurin Louise Picard ist mit ihrer Großmutter Ida in der heimischen Feinbäckerei geblieben. Als sie sich nach dem Einmarsch der Wehrmacht ausgerechnet in einen deutschen Soldaten verliebt, riskiert Louise damit das Leben ihrer gesamten Familie, denn Teile der Verwandtschaft sind jüdischer Abstammung. Doch Louise möchte ihre Träume nicht aufgeben und kämpft dafür, dass der Frieden und das süße Leben in ihre Heimatstadt zurückkehren.