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Books recommended by A.J. Jacobs
American journalist and author
American journalist and author. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Puzzle.
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Recommendations
Books A.J. Jacobs recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where A.J. recommended it.
The Best Puzzle Books
Five Books interview in which A.J. Jacobs chooses and discusses five books.
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My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Puzzle Books”.
The Best Puzzle Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Master Theorem
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Puzzle Books”.
Listed in the source as “The Master Theorem: A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue, and Wit”.
The Best Puzzle Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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Masquerade
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Puzzle Books”.
The Best Puzzle Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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Gödel, Escher, Bach
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Puzzle Books”.
Listed in the source as “Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid”.
The Best Puzzle Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+3 other recommenders: Kevin Kelly, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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Codebreaking
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Puzzle Books”.
Listed in the source as “Codebreaking: A Practical Guide”.
The Best Puzzle Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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