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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.”\u003cbr\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. In \u003ci\u003eIt’s All Relative\u003c\/i\u003e, he “muses on the nature of family and the interconnectedness of humanity in this entertaining introduction to the world of genealogy” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eJacobs’s journey would take him to all seven continents. He drank beer with a US president, sung with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and unearthed genetic links to Hollywood actresses and real-life scoundrels. 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Full of specific recommendations for every kind of family situation, from religious disagreements and sibling rivalries to drug, alcohol, and gambling problems, When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People describes with witty, inspiring examples how to identify when to step in and when to step back, how to avoid feeling like a martyr, and how to stay relaxed in situations that once would have made you cringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParenting \u0026amp; Relationships\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Relationships\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eExtended Families\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Rodale Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":48145671782590,"sku":"157954763X-5","price":12.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/41Rz1RjhioL._SL500.jpg?v=1783693638"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/collections\/books-parenting-relationships-family-relationships-extended-families.oembed","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}