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ISBN
9781565125131
Language
English
Author
Aaron Lansky
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Topic
Yiddish, Books, Jewish, Foreign Language Study, Antiques & Collectibles, History
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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
Author
Aaron Lansky

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0.8 In.
Item Length
8.2 In.
Item Width
5.4 In.
Item Weight
9 Oz

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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
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328 pages

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  • by packratgiveaway
    Aug 31, 2021

    Yiddish, Laughs, and a Mission

    The author set out to rescue as many Yiddish books as possible. He had no money. but he and his friends managed. There's now a huge museum and library in Amherst, Ma keeping that part of Jewish life alive.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: decluttr_store

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