Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who

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Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
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â€œIncredible . . . Inspiring . . . Important.â€ â€”Library Journal, starred review â€œA marvelous yarn, loaded with near-calamitous adventures and characters as memorable as Singer creations.â€ â€”The New York Post â€œWhat 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.â€ â€”The Boston Globe â€œEvery now and again a book with near-universal appeal comes along: Outwitting History is just such a book.â€ â€”The Sunday Oregonian As a twenty-three-year-old graduate student, Aaron Lansky set out to save the worldâ€™s abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Today, more than a million books later, he has accomplished what has been called â€œthe greatest cultural rescue effort in Jewish history.â€ 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 futureâ€”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
Country USA
Brand Algonquin Books
Manufacturer Algonquin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781565125131
ReleaseDate 2005-09-02
UnitCount 1
UPCs 019628725134
EANs 9781565125131

Country	USA
Brand	Algonquin Books
Manufacturer	Algonquin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781565125131
ReleaseDate	2005-09-02
UnitCount	1
UPCs	019628725134
EANs	9781565125131

Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books

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