My life as an experiment : one man's humble quest to improve himself by living as a woman, becoming George Washington, telling no lies, and other radical tests / A.J. Jacobs.
TITLE:
My life as an experiment : one man's humble quest to improve himself by living as a woman, becoming George Washington, telling no lies, and other radical tests / A.J. Jacobs.
Former Title:
Guinea pig diaries
Publication Date:
2009-2010
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster,
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
Physical Description:
xiv, 250 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-248).
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781439197233
9781439104996
General Note:
"Previously published as The guinea pig diaries."
