The Year of Living Biblically
One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
$34.60
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2008
Summary
In the hysterical follow-up to The Know-It-All, A.J. Jacobs tells the story of the year in which he attempted to follow every precept in the Bible, even where they contradicted each other.
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 Manha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099509790 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099509792 |
| Author: | A.J. Jacobs |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 281g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Arrow Books |
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Critics Review
Witty and entertaining
A.J. Jacobs has written a - how else to put it? - Good Book. Let me take my review from the original, Psalm 2, verse 4: ‘He that sittith in the heavens shall laugh.’ And let me suggest that readers, whether they know their bible or not, get to know A.J. Jacobs. But not in a biblical sense, please * PJ O’Rourke *
Jacobs has two great strengths as a writer. One is his extreme open-mindedness…the other is his humour, which he uses with precision and some subtelety. * Sunday Telegraph *
Engaging … comical … full of curious lore * Independent on Sunday *
Witty and entertaining * Daily Mail *
At the end of this entertaining (for the reader) spiritual journey Jacobs may not be a religious man but he is a better person * Sunday Telegraph *
Even if Jacobs couldn’t write for toffee, his account was almost bound to be gripping and hilarious. Luckily, it’s both * Herald *
As a man incapable of developing any facial hair aside from a really amazingly cruddy moustache, I would have bought this book for the astonishing big beard chronicle alone. That The Year of Living Biblically grows, beardlike, into a long, hilarious, tangled, and ultimately moving story of spiritual growth is all the more astonishing. But why should I continue to be surprised at what springs from A. J.’s head? He is a brilliantly hilarious writer who truly lives up to that oft-misused adverb/adjective combination and then some. Plus: He is going to Heaven. So how can you not afford to tithe your salary to his cause and buy this book? – John Hodgman
About The Author
A.J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs is the editor at large at Esquire. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Know-It-All. He has contributed to the New York Times, New York magazine, and NPR’s Weekend Edition, among others. He lives in New York.
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