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Born to Kvetch : Yiddish Language And Culture in All Its Moods
ISBN: 9780061132179 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A delightful excursion through the Yiddish language, the culture it defines and serves, and the fine art of complaint Throughout history, Jews around the world have had plenty of reasons to lament. And for a thousand years, they've had the perfect language for it. Rich in color, expressiveness, and complexity, Yiddish has proven incredibly useful and durable. Its wonderful phrases and idioms impeccably reflect the mind-set that has enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution . . . and enables them to kvetch about it Michael... A delightful excursion through the Yiddish language, the culture it defines and serves, and the fine art of complaint Throughout history, Jew... |
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64,68 zł |
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Just Say NU: Yiddish for Every Occasion (When English Just Won't Do)
ISBN: 9780061657320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In his New York Times bestseller, Born to Kvetch, author Michael Wex led readers on a hilariously edifying excursion through Yiddish culture and history. With Just Say Nu, he shows us how to use this remarkable language to spice up conversations, stories, presentations, arguments, and more, when plain English will not suffice (including, of course, lots of delightful historical and cultural side trips along the way). There is, quite simply, nothing in the world that can't be improved by being translated into Yiddish. With Just Say Nu, readers will... In his New York Times bestseller, Born to Kvetch, author Michael Wex led readers on a hilariously edifying excursion through Yidd... |
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68,66 zł |
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How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck)
ISBN: 9780061771125 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Sure to resonate with Jewish and Gentile readers alike, How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) is a wise and witty self-help manual for pursuing happiness while still acting with integrity, honor, and compassion. Michael Wex, New York Times bestselling author of Born to Kvetch and Just Say Nu, draws on sources that range from the Talmud and Yiddish proverbs to contemporary music and movies in this insightful guide that explores not only human nature and psychology but our duties to ourselves and one another.
Sure to resonate with Jewish and Gentile readers alike, How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) is a wise and witty self-help manual for pursuing...
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56,72 zł |
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Rhapsody in Schmaltz: Yiddish Food and Why We Can't Stop Eating It
ISBN: 9781250071514 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Bagels, deli sandwiches and gefilte fish are only a few of the Jewish foods to have crossed into American culture and onto American plates. Rhapsody in Schmaltz traces the history and social impact of the cuisine that Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe brought to the U.S. and that their American descendants developed and refined. The book looks at how and where these dishes came to be, how they varied from region to region, the role they played in Jewish culture in Europe, and the role that they play in Jewish and more general American culture and foodways today.... Bagels, deli sandwiches and gefilte fish are only a few of the Jewish foods to have crossed into American culture and onto American plates. Rhap... |
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140,29 zł |
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How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) LP
ISBN: 9780061885891 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Sure to resonate with Jewish and Gentile readers alike, How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) is a wise and witty self-help manual for pursuing happiness while still acting with integrity, honor, and compassion. Michael Wex, New York Times bestselling author of Born to Kvetch and Just Say Nu, draws on sources that range from the Talmud and Yiddish proverbs to contemporary music and movies in this insightful guide that explores not only human nature and psychology but our duties to ourselves and one another.
Sure to resonate with Jewish and Gentile readers alike, How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) is a wise and witty self-help manual for pursuing...
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116,89 zł |
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Born to Kvetch
ISBN: 9780061340840 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A delightful excursion through the Yiddish language, the culture it defines and serves, and the fine art of complaint Throughout history, Jews around the world have had plenty of reasons to lament. And for a thousand years, they've had the perfect language for it. Rich in color, expressiveness, and complexity, Yiddish has proven incredibly useful and durable. Its wonderful phrases and idioms impeccably reflect the mind-set that has enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution . . . and enables them to kvetch about it Michael... A delightful excursion through the Yiddish language, the culture it defines and serves, and the fine art of complaint Throughout history, Jew... |
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76,78 zł |
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Classic Yiddish Stories of S. Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz
ISBN: 9780815607601 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Two novellas by S. Y. Abramovitsh open this anthology, the first comprehensive overview of works by the three classic Yiddish authors. They describe Jewish life in Eastern Europe during the nineteenth century and introduce the reader to Abramovitsh's alter ago, Mendele the Book Peddler. Here he presents a diverse cast of characters including Isaac Abraham as tailor's apprentice, choirboy, and corrupt businessman, and Fishke traveling through the Ukraine with a caravan of beggars. Sholem Aleichem reintroduces us to Tevye the Dairyman's beloved daughters Hodel and Chava, known to everyone...
Two novellas by S. Y. Abramovitsh open this anthology, the first comprehensive overview of works by the three classic Yiddish authors. They describe J...
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80,44 zł |
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The Wishing Ring : A Novel
ISBN: 9780815630357 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A coming-of-age story of a shtetl child, the events of this novel unfold through the eyes of Hershl, who leaves his small town to become educated only to return to the Pale of Settlement in the wake of the 1881 pogroms. This epic novel explores the social upheaval faced by Russian Jews.
A coming-of-age story of a shtetl child, the events of this novel unfold through the eyes of Hershl, who leaves his small town to become educated only...
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120,24 zł |
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