The Guinea Pig Diaries by A.J. Jacobs

Compared to The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible and The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World , this collection of essays is a lot lighter, both in scope and length. It's like a primer into the world of A.J. Jacobs, and you will have likely some of these essays elsewhere, such as "My Outsourced Life." That said, many of the essays are incredibly funny, and Jacobs continues to be the eccentric neighbor you wish you had. It's a good place to start with his work, but get this book from the library if you've read the other two.