false 90448 6 In 1980, a twenty-three-year-old student named Aaron Lansky set out to rescue the world&#8217;s abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Twenty-five years and one and a half million books later, he&#8217;s still in the midst of a great adventure. Filled with poignant and often laugh-out-loud tales from Lansky&#8217;s travels across the country as he collected books from older Jewish immigrants&#8212;books their own children had no use for&#8212;<i>Outwitting History</i> 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. 533340 2 9 2005 Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books total:235|5:94|4:96|3:40|2:4|1:1| 235 983 371 70 5 2 false false Mon Jan 14 00:16:50 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 01:13:11 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 10:55:10 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 11:04:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jul 18 14:03:26 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 14:03:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:30:32 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:30:32 -0800 2009 Lansky's quarter-century quest not only helped keep Yiddish literature from slipping into history, but also provided him with plenty of terrific material for his first book. Granted, a story about collecting old volumes in an obscure language initially sounds less than thrilling. But thanks to Lansk...

more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 09:40:41 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 07:03:59 -0800 2009 I suppose a person can be passionate about anything - even Yiddish books. It is precisely the author's passion and persistence that makes this book enjoyable to someone, like me, who would otherwise have no interest in Yiddish books. I even found myself in tears a couple of times. Imagine -...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 20:17:50 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 19:52:03 -0700 2008
But what really makes this book great is the way that through his effort to save Yiddish books, Lansky learns about the culture, humor, politics and stories of those who wrote, published, read and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 21 16:21:19 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 13:55:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 06:52:47 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 22:43:51 -0700 2007
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The writing is extremely approachable and the stories of his adventures over the past 25+ years make for a very quickrea...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 02 08:56:17 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 09:05:31 -0700 2009 This is the fascinating tale of a young Jewish scholar who determined
that it was important to preserve a fast disappearing Yiddish culture, mainly by preserving its literature. The author,through a series of highly
amusing,heart-rending and uplifting accounts of his adventure...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:26:32 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 05:41:49 -0700 2009
I enjoyed Lansky's style very much, and found his committment to his chosen cause inspiring. He made this a fun and informative read regardless of one's p...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 13:07:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:12:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 12 09:12:19 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 09:12:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 06 06:34:05 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 23 21:28:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 01 11:37:49 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 11:39:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Apr 16 23:48:19 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 23:52:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 16:59:49 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 17:03:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 18:47:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 18:49:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 12:31:38 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 12:33:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=90448