How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck)

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出版社: HarperCollins US
2010-08
ISBN: 9780061771125
定价: 128.00
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 240页
正文语种: 英语
丛书: P.S.
  • Therearepeopleoutthere,millionsofthem,whoactasiftheystillbelieveeverythingthattheirmotherstoldtheminthefirstsixmonthsoftheirlife:they'rethenicest,mostbeautiful,mostpromisingandintelligentbagsoffleshevertowalktheearth,andanybodywhocan'tseeitisajealousfool.
    Wecallthesepeopleshmucks.InHowtoBeaMentsh(andNotaShmuck),bestsellingauthorMichaelWexoffersawiseandwittyguidetobeingagoodhumanbeing,regardlessofyourreligionorbeliefs—ablueprintforlivingadecentandmorallife,actingwithself-controlinsteadofself-denial,andwinningthroughcooperationratherthancompetition.
    Butthisisnodullmanualaboutlovingthyneighbor.It'safast-pacedandentertainingadventureinthewisdomoftheages,whereverthatwisdommaybefound:Yiddishproverbs,currentevents,Talmudicstories,movies,television,andmore.ReferencingpopcultureandJewishtraditionwithequalease,Wexexploresthestrategiesdevelopedbyanoppressedpeopletopursuehappinesswiththeirdignity—andsenseofhumor—intact.

    Novelist,lecturer,andtranslatorMichaelWexisoneoftheleadinglightsintherevivalofYiddish,andauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerBorntoKvetchanditsfollow-up,JustSayNu.
  • 内容简介:
    Therearepeopleoutthere,millionsofthem,whoactasiftheystillbelieveeverythingthattheirmotherstoldtheminthefirstsixmonthsoftheirlife:they'rethenicest,mostbeautiful,mostpromisingandintelligentbagsoffleshevertowalktheearth,andanybodywhocan'tseeitisajealousfool.
    Wecallthesepeopleshmucks.InHowtoBeaMentsh(andNotaShmuck),bestsellingauthorMichaelWexoffersawiseandwittyguidetobeingagoodhumanbeing,regardlessofyourreligionorbeliefs—ablueprintforlivingadecentandmorallife,actingwithself-controlinsteadofself-denial,andwinningthroughcooperationratherthancompetition.
    Butthisisnodullmanualaboutlovingthyneighbor.It'safast-pacedandentertainingadventureinthewisdomoftheages,whereverthatwisdommaybefound:Yiddishproverbs,currentevents,Talmudicstories,movies,television,andmore.ReferencingpopcultureandJewishtraditionwithequalease,Wexexploresthestrategiesdevelopedbyanoppressedpeopletopursuehappinesswiththeirdignity—andsenseofhumor—intact.

  • 作者简介:
    Novelist,lecturer,andtranslatorMichaelWexisoneoftheleadinglightsintherevivalofYiddish,andauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerBorntoKvetchanditsfollow-up,JustSayNu.
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