Books with author T.A. Jacobs

From the bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in headfirst and attempt to obey the Bible as literally as possible for one full year. He vows to follow the Ten Commandments. To be fruitful and multiply. To love his neighbor. But also to obey the hundreds of less publicized rules: to avoid wearing clothes made of mixed fibers; to play a ten-string harp; to stone adulterers. The resulting spiritual journey is at once funny and profound, reverent and irreverent, personal and universal and will make you see history's most influential book with new eyes. Jacobs's quest transforms his life even more radically than the year spent reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica for The Know-It-All. His beard grows so unruly that he is regularly mistaken for a member of ZZ Top. He immerses himself in prayer, tends sheep in the Israeli desert, battles idolatry, and tells the absolute truth in all situations - much to his wife's chagrin. Throughout the book, Jacobs also embeds himself in a cross-section of communities that take the Bible literally. He tours a Kentucky-based creationist museum and sings hymns with Pennsylvania Amish. He dances with Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn and does Scripture study with Jehovah's Witnesses. He discovers ancient biblical wisdom of startling relevance. And he wrestles with seemingly archaic rules that baffle the twenty-first-century brain. Jacobs's extraordinary undertaking yields unexpected epiphanies and challenges. A book that will charm readers both secular and religious, The Year of Living Biblically is part Cliff Notes to the Bible, part memoir, and part look into worlds unimaginable. Thou shalt not be able to put it down.

New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, heartfelt quest to understand what constitutes family--where it begins and how far it goes--and attempts to untangle the true meaning of the "Family of Humankind." A.J. Jacobs has received some strange emails over the years, but this note was perhaps the strangest: "You don't know me, but I'm your eighth cousin. And we have over 80,000 relatives of yours in our database." That's enough family members to fill Madison Square Garden four times over. Who are these people, A.J. wondered, and how do I find them? So began Jacobs's three-year adventure to help build the biggest family tree in history. Jacobs's journey would take him to all seven continents. He drank beer with a US president, found himself singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and unearthed genetic links to Hollywood actresses and real-life scoundrels. After all, we can choose our friends, but not our family. "Whether he's posing as a celebrity, outsourcing his chores, or adhering strictly to the Bible, we love reading about the wacky lifestyle experiments of author A.J. Jacobs" (Entertainment Weekly). Now Jacobs upends, in ways both meaningful and hilarious, our understanding of genetics and genealogy, tradition and tribalism, identity and connection. It's All Relative is a fascinating look at the bonds that connect us all.

Ghosts! Werewolves! Evil toys! A zombie dog! This collection of scary short stories for kids will set your teeth chattering! Meet a teddy bear that's supposed to keep away the bogeyman.Come take a look inside the Black Kitchen, where a terrible accident happened years ago.Meet Rex, the meanest dog ever.Take a swim with the legendary Pale Mary who dwells in the school's swimming pool.Or discover the worst word ever ... one that will haunt your nightmares forever!A collection of ten chilling short stories that will have brave kids begging for more!

A.J. Jacobs has received some strange emails over the years, but this note was perhaps the strangest: “You don’t know me, but I’m your eighth cousin. And we have over 80,000 relatives of yours in our database.” And so begins A.J. Jacobs’s quest to build the biggest family tree in history. In an era of us-versus-them thinking, this book is a hilarious, heartfelt and profound exploration of what binds us all – where family begins, how far it goes, and the science that is revolutionizing the way we think about ethnicity, history and the human species. This book is about A.J. Jacobs’s family. But it’s also about your family. Because it is the same family.

Abby Jones is in for the shock of her life when she discovers her family is moving to the moon to live in a secret lunar colony. Moving is bad enough, but adjusting to life on the moon? That's too much for this fifth grader to handle. When the colony is threatened by a mysterious ship from Mars and lunar mining equipment goes missing, Abby and her friends try to solve the mystery but end up stumbling into more trouble than they bargained for. Between homework, competing to get into an elite space academy, and getting used to the mandatory spacesuits Abby's hands are full. This is just the beginning of Abby's adventures in space.

Avoiding shellfish was easy. The stoning of adulterers proved a little more difficult - and potentially controversial. Was it enough to walk up to an adulterer and gently touch them with a stone? Even that could be grounds for accusations of assault, especially with female adulterers in Manhattan. So what's a good Bible-reading boy to do? Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in head first and attempt to obey the hundreds of less-publicized rules. The resulting spiritual journey is at once funny and profound, reverent and irreverent, personal and universal, and will make you see history's most influential book with new eyes.

In his new eBook, A Teenager’s Guide to Juvenile Court, Judge Tom Jacobs answers the common questions that repeatedly arise when a teen ends up in trouble with the law and has to go to court. Juvenile delinquency issues are addressed in this concise guide to the juvenile justice system. Judge Tom has taken his 23 years experience as a juvenile court judge and shared the most essential information teens and parents should know before appearing in juvenile court. Being cited, arrested, charged and/or going to court is an extremely intimidating and nerve-wracking experience for most teens and parents. Judge Tom clearly and plainly explains the juvenile court process in a step by step guide to help put the reader at ease covering everything from interrogation of a minor to being held in detention to trial and having a juvenile record expunged.The following headings in this eBook address the subject matters that are covered: TerminologyJurisdictionPolice InvestigationPre-Petition HearingPetition for DelinquencyStatus Offenses and DiversionTeen CourtAdvisory HearingTrialVictim’s Bill of RightsDisposition HearingViolation of ProbationAppealTransfer or WaiverJuvenile RecordsRestoration of Civil RightsDos and Dont’s for Appearing in CourtGlossaryResources – Help and HotlinesJudge Tom Jacobs is the author of several books written for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including his recently published Teen Cyberbullying Investigated which was featured on the Dr. Phil show. He also is the creator and moderator of the popular teen law website AsktheJudge.info.

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