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| - Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs (born March 20 1968, New York City) is an American journalist and author.
Jacobs was born in New York City to lawyer Arnold Jacobs Sr. and Ellen Kheel. He has one sister, Beryl Jacobs. Jacobs studied philosophy at Brown University.
Jacobs is best known for having read all 32 volumes of the Encyclopædia Britannica, and wrote about his experiences in his humorous book, The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. The book received generally good reviews, with one exception of note. Joe Queenan wrote a caustic review of the book in The New York Times Book Review, which led to a brief feud between the two authors. Jacobs responded to Queenan's review in an essay, also published in the New York Times, which referred to Queenan as a "Mencken manqué." Jacobs is currently writing the screenplay for a film adaptation of "The Know-It-All" in the works from Paramount Pictures and Radar Pictures.
Jacobs wrote an article for Esquire in 2007 called "I Think You're Fat", about the experiment he conducted with Radical Honesty, a lifestyle of total truth-telling promoted by Virginia therapist Brad Blanton, whom Jacobs interviewed for the article. Jacobs is also the author of The Two Kings: Elvis and Jesus and America Off-Line. He also writes for mental_floss, a trivia magazine.
Jacobs' new book, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, chronicles his attempts to live for one year according to all the moral codes expressed in the Bible, including stoning adulterers, blowing a shofar at the beginning of every month, and refraining from trimming the corners of his facial hair (which, he followed by not trimming his facial hair at all). Paramount is also developing "The Year of Living Biblically," with director Julian Farino attached and Jay Reiss adapting the screenplay.
He is married to Julie Schoenberg and has three sons: Jasper Kheel Jacobs born March 11, 2004 , and twins Zane and Lucas Jacobs born August 24, 2006 . He is the editor at large for Esquire and previously worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly. (en)
- A. J. Jacobs (* 10. März 1968 in New York City; vollständiger Name Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr.) ist ein US-amerikanischer Journalist und Buchautor. (de)
- Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., mais comumente conhecido como A. J. Jacobs, (Nova Iorque, 20 de março de 1968) é um jornalista e escritor estadunidense.
Jacobs é mais conhecido por ter lido todos os 32 volumes da Encyclopædia Britannica, e escreveu sobre esta sua experiência no bem-humorado livro The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. O livro recebeu boas críticas, com uma exceção, de Joe Queenan, que escreveu uma crítica cáustica sobre o livro no The New York Times Book Review, o que os levou a uma breve disputa.
Atualmente (2007), Jacobs é editor da revista Esquire. (pt)
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| - Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs (born March 20 1968, New York City) is an American journalist and author. (en)
- A. J. Jacobs (* 10. März 1968 in New York City; vollständiger Name Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr.) ist ein US-amerikanischer Journalist und Buchautor. (de)
- Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., mais comumente conhecido como A. J. Jacobs, (Nova Iorque, 20 de março de 1968) é um jornalista e escritor estadunidense. (pt)
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