Jacobs has a way with words which make the most jejune situations hilarious. In this series of personal essays, he recounts his many life experiences, including outsourcing his personal chores, telling the truth and nothing but the truth and posing naked. The situations themselves, although uncommon, are not extraordinary. His background and research information, including theories and readings, are what make these adventures vivid and interesting - it is more than a mere thrill, it is a plight for discovery and learning. The added humor makes it that much more palatable.
A fun, vivacious, curious look at life. ( )

About: Jacobs embarks on a series of temporarily life-altering "experiments." He outsources his life to India, woos online daters for his nanny, becomes Radically Honest, pretends to be an actor from Shine, tries to be totally rational, poses nude, behaves like George Washington, tries to do only one task at a time, and do everything his wife says.

Pros: Funny book, amusing experiments

Cons: Notes in back not mentioned in the text of the book, so I didn't know they were there to refer to, no in-text cites.

Grade: B ( )

This book made me laugh out loud which is something that few books do, so kudos! Mr. Jacobs does a great job of taking interesting ideas and then exploring them in all sorts of directions. The fun thing about that is his curiosity discovers both things that most of us never consider. And he also discovers that some things are the way they are because they make sense - no need for tweaking. Can't wait to see where his meandering mind will take him next! ( )