{"product_id":"2940170682966","title":"It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Know-It-All \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Living Biblically\u003c\/i\u003e, A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, heartfelt quest to understand what constitutes familyamp;mdash;where it begins and how far it goesamp;mdash;and attempts to untangle the true meaning of the \"Family of Humankind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.J. Jacobs has received some strange emails over the years, but this note was perhaps the strangest: \"You don't know me, but I'm your eighth cousin. And we have over 80,000 relatives of yours in our database.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's enough family members to fill Madison Square Garden four times over. Who are these people, A.J. wondered, and how do I find them? So began Jacobs's three-year adventure to help build the biggest family tree in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacobs's journey would take him to all seven continents. He drank beer with a US president, found himself singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and unearthed genetic links to Hollywood actresses and real-life scoundrels. After all, we can choose our friends, but not our family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Whether he's posing as a celebrity, outsourcing his chores, or adhering strictly to the Bible, we love reading about the wacky lifestyle experiments of author A.J. Jacobs\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Now Jacobs upends, in ways both meaningful and hilarious, our understanding of genetics and genealogy, tradition and tribalism, identity and connection. \u003ci\u003eIt's All Relative\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at the bonds that connect us all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117432324336,"sku":"2940170682966","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170682966_p0.jpg?v=1763811101","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170682966","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}