Author: Alan King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Before his death in May 2004, Alan King conceived and developed this first of its kind book a collection of totally new writings by famous people many of them entertainers about growing up Jewish.
Matzo Balls for Breakfast:Other Memories of Memories of Growing Up Jewish
Author: Alan King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Before his death in May 2004, Alan King conceived and developed this first of its kind book a collection of totally new writings by famous people many of them entertainers about growing up Jewish.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Before his death in May 2004, Alan King conceived and developed this first of its kind book a collection of totally new writings by famous people many of them entertainers about growing up Jewish.
Matzo Balls for Breakfast and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish
Author: Alan King
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141658546X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Alan King -- the beloved comic, actor, producer, author, philanthropist, and storyteller extraordinaire -- has compiled a wonderfully readable book about growing up Jewish, with totally original contributions by famous people. Combining warmhearted humor with a prideful nostalgia, these essays discuss life in the Jewish family and neighborhood, being a Jew in a non-Jewish world, Jewish holidays, and discovering the essence of being Jewish.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141658546X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Alan King -- the beloved comic, actor, producer, author, philanthropist, and storyteller extraordinaire -- has compiled a wonderfully readable book about growing up Jewish, with totally original contributions by famous people. Combining warmhearted humor with a prideful nostalgia, these essays discuss life in the Jewish family and neighborhood, being a Jew in a non-Jewish world, Jewish holidays, and discovering the essence of being Jewish.
Matza Balls for Breakfast and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish
Author: Alan King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781437958218
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Combining humor with nostalgia, these essays discuss life in the Jewish family and neighborhood, being a Jew in a non-Jewish world, Jewish holidays, and discovering the essence of being Jewish. And the stories: Neil Sedaka on not becoming a cantor; Alan Dershowitz on seeking a rabbinical blessing for that new Brooklyn Dodger, ¿Yakov¿ Robinson; Susan Stamberg on learning that the entire world was not, in fact, Jewish; Jerry Stiller on the Jewish origins of his ambitions to become a comedian; and Melissa Manchester on finding her way to the faith. In his foreword to the book, Larry King hails his much-missed departed friend Alan. Also, Rick Moranis, Barbara Walters, and Billy Crystal recall the Alan King they laughed with so often. Enjoy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781437958218
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Combining humor with nostalgia, these essays discuss life in the Jewish family and neighborhood, being a Jew in a non-Jewish world, Jewish holidays, and discovering the essence of being Jewish. And the stories: Neil Sedaka on not becoming a cantor; Alan Dershowitz on seeking a rabbinical blessing for that new Brooklyn Dodger, ¿Yakov¿ Robinson; Susan Stamberg on learning that the entire world was not, in fact, Jewish; Jerry Stiller on the Jewish origins of his ambitions to become a comedian; and Melissa Manchester on finding her way to the faith. In his foreword to the book, Larry King hails his much-missed departed friend Alan. Also, Rick Moranis, Barbara Walters, and Billy Crystal recall the Alan King they laughed with so often. Enjoy.
Life Stories
Author: Maureen O'Connor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610691466
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Memoirs, autobiographies, and diaries represent the most personal and most intimate of genres, as well as one of the most abundant and popular. Gain new understanding and better serve your readers with this detailed genre guide to nearly 700 titles that also includes notes on more than 2,800 read-alike and other related titles. The popularity of this body of literature has grown in recent years, and it has also diversified in terms of the types of stories being told—and persons telling them. In the past, readers' advisors have depended on access by names or Dewey classifications and subjects to help readers find autobiographies they will enjoy. This guide offers an alternative, organizing the literature according to popular genres, subgenres, and themes that reflect common reading interests. Describing titles that range from travel and adventure classics and celebrity autobiographies to foodie memoirs and environmental reads, Life Stories: A Guide to Reading Interests in Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Diaries presents a unique overview of the genre that specifically addresses the needs of readers' advisors and others who work with readers in finding books.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610691466
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Memoirs, autobiographies, and diaries represent the most personal and most intimate of genres, as well as one of the most abundant and popular. Gain new understanding and better serve your readers with this detailed genre guide to nearly 700 titles that also includes notes on more than 2,800 read-alike and other related titles. The popularity of this body of literature has grown in recent years, and it has also diversified in terms of the types of stories being told—and persons telling them. In the past, readers' advisors have depended on access by names or Dewey classifications and subjects to help readers find autobiographies they will enjoy. This guide offers an alternative, organizing the literature according to popular genres, subgenres, and themes that reflect common reading interests. Describing titles that range from travel and adventure classics and celebrity autobiographies to foodie memoirs and environmental reads, Life Stories: A Guide to Reading Interests in Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Diaries presents a unique overview of the genre that specifically addresses the needs of readers' advisors and others who work with readers in finding books.
From Gumbo to Matzo Balls
Author: Leona G. Stamler
Publisher:
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Category : Cooking, American
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Cooking, American
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Jewish Sacred Music and Jewish Identity
Author: William Sharlin
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
"Examines the nature and significance of synagogue music in contemporary Jewish life, with special emphasis on Cantor William Sharlin"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
"Examines the nature and significance of synagogue music in contemporary Jewish life, with special emphasis on Cantor William Sharlin"--Provided by publisher.
The Publishers Weekly
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Index to Jewish Periodicals
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Jewish literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
An author and subject index to selected and American Anglo-Jewish journals of general and scholarly interests.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jewish literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
An author and subject index to selected and American Anglo-Jewish journals of general and scholarly interests.
Halliwell's Who's who in the Movies
Author:
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Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Newsmakers
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description