What It Feels Like by A J Jacobs
Exactly what it says on the tin: short, first-hand accounts of what it actually feels like to walk on the moon or be struck by lightning; to participate in an orgy or be shot in the head; to be 76 tall, or be bitten by a shark‘What It Feels Like to Be Stuck in a Tornado’:
‘As the old joke goes, in Mississippi, divorces and tornadoes have one thing in commonSomebody’s gonna lose a trailer…’
‘What It Feels Like to Get Frostbite’:
‘…So I used a Black & Decker vice and a saw in the toolshed. It wasn’t too painful, but going through the bone was quite difficult…’
‘What It Feels Like to be Really, Really Tall’:
‘In high school I was 7’6” already…if we went to a mall or something, I was the place that you’d meet at. Everyone knew where I was. They’d say, “Let’s meet at Shawn”…’
‘What It Feels Like to be Bitten by a Venomous Snake’:
‘…She must have smelled the mice and rats on me because she sunk her fangs into my right forearm, just below the elbow…’
A.J. Jacobs is a senior editor at US Esquire magazine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007177394 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007177399 |
| Title | What It Feels Like |
| Author | A J Jacobs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2003-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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