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A Quick Tip by JennBee

Jun 23, 2010

by JennBee

Fun read. For someone who knows little about the world's religions, it was a great crash course.

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review by riley06. June 05, 2010

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Awesome!

I had high expectations when I received this book as a gift, and they were fulfilled. A.J. Jacobs is hilarious and insightful at the same time as he tries to live using every rule from the Bible. He starts off with more broad and popular rules, like not gossiping or lying, and moves on to the very particular parts of the Bible like the type of clothing and length of hair to wear. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to laugh and is willing to be open about religious ideas. A must read! … more

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Quick Tip by Blurgirl. July 06, 2010

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A Quick Tip by Blurgirl

This book is funny and light. Recommended for anyone with a sense of humor about religion.

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Quick Tip by JohnLee. June 11, 2010

A Quick Tip by JohnLee

Awesome book and history, Good read.

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Quick Tip by marybeth. June 10, 2010

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I thought I would like this book more than I did.

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review by T_Kunikov. April 06, 2009

What does it take to live for a year according to the bible?

I, like the author, am a secular Jew living in an urban setting. I, also, consider myself agnostic, although I tend to believe in ideas such as 'destiny' and 'fate', but only to a degree. While the author had a real adventure throughout the book, I can say that it was something of an adventure for me as well. I can't claim to have taken a year to read it but in the few days that I devoted to it I can honestly say I learned something. But, as with those who will read this book and the author … more

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review by cmagyar. March 05, 2009

A great example of Stunt Memoir

AJ Jacobs is a fantastic writer, and I enjoyed this book, about a year spent trying to live as literally according to the Bible as legally possible, much more than "Know It All," his experiment in reading the Encyclopedia Britannica. His sections on experimenting with the stranger sides of orthodox religions are funny and fascinating, while his struggles with the basic premise of his challenge (which Bible to take literally? what about the illegal parts?) are eye-opening. Like the movie "Religulous," … more

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