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Item specifics
- Seller Notes
- “Brand New!”
- Place of Publication
- North Carolina
- Year Printed
- 2004
- ISBN
- 9781565125131
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1565125134
ISBN-13
9781565125131
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47030911
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Yiddish, Books, Jewish, Foreign Language Study, Antiques & Collectibles, History
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 In.
Item Length
8.2 In.
Item Width
5.4 In.
Item Weight
9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Publication Year
2005
Format
Trade Paperback
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A marvelous yarn, loaded with near-calamitous adventures and characters as memorable as Singer creations." -- New York Post, " A marvelous yarn, loaded with near-calamitous adventures and characters as memorable as Singer creations." -- "New York Post", " What began as a quixotic journey was also a picaresque romp, a detective story, a profound history lesson, and a poignant evocation of a bygone world." -- "The Boston Globe"
Book Title
Outwitting History : The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
Dewey Decimal
002/.075
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
The man who spearheaded what has been called "the greatest cultural rescue effort in Jewish history" recounts his poignant, intrepid, and often riotous quest to safeguard a vanishing civilization., In 1980, a twenty-three-year-old student named Aaron Lansky set out to rescue the worlds abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Twenty-five years and one and a half million books later, hes still in the midst of a great adventure. Filled with poignant and often laugh-out-loud tales from Lanskys travels across the country as he collected books from older Jewish immigrantsbooks their own children had no use forOutwitting History also explores brilliant Yiddish writers and enables us to see how an almost-lost culture is the bridge between the Old World and the future., "Incredible . . . Inspiring . . . Important." -- Library Journal, starred review "A marvelous yarn, loaded with near-calamitous adventures and characters as memorable as Singer creations." -- The New York Post "What began as a quixotic journey was also a picaresque romp, a detective story, a profound history lesson, and a poignant evocation of a bygone world." -- The Boston Globe "Every now and again a book with near-universal appeal comes along: Outwitting History is just such a book." -- The Sunday Oregonian As a twenty-three-year-old graduate student, Aaron Lansky set out to save the world's abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Today, more than a million books later, he has accomplished what has been called "the greatest cultural rescue effort in Jewish history." In Outwitting History, Lansky shares his adventures as well as the poignant and often laugh-out-loud stories he heard as he traveled the country collecting books. Introducing us to a dazzling array of writers, he shows us how an almost-lost culture is the bridge between the old world and the future--and how the written word can unite everyone who believes in the power of great literature. A Library Journal Best Book A Massachusetts Book Award Winner in Nonfiction An ALA Notable Book
Number of Pages
328 pages
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- r***u (486)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVintage book arrived safe and sound, well packaged, thank you for that. As described for a good value. I had a question about the book and it was promptly answered. Great seller. 120/500
- h***c (905)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent transaction, fast shipment, secure packing, friendly communication. Highly recommended seller. Thanks again!
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Seller feedback (1,221)
- r***u (486)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVintage book arrived safe and sound, well packaged, thank you for that. As described for a good value. I had a question about the book and it was promptly answered. Great seller. 120/500
- h***c (905)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent transaction, fast shipment, secure packing, friendly communication. Highly recommended seller. Thanks again!
- d***4- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFast shipping, pack well, as described, great value. Cheers