Jack Kamen was born in 1913 above his father's harness shop in Brownsville, a Yiddish-speaking section of Brooklyn. He brings that lost world to life in this humorous, heartwarming, historical collection of family stories with universal appeal.
Jack bares all as he reveals secrets of the Enchanted Outhouse, the Mysterious Yeshiva Fire, and the Great Thanksgiving Fraud. Learn why Jack was in the Oval Office one month and jail the next...why Uncle Youssel sold his soul...and how Jack saved his hide when the Manhater's Club discovered him eavesdropping. Jack's greatest secret--his formula for health, happiness, and longevity--is hidden in every story. It's his attitude, and it's contagious. Read it... Catch it... Pass it on.
"These stories will have you laughing out loud...Highly recommended as a gift for elders, teachers (any grade), anyone interested in history or families, your children, or for yourself!" - Dr. Kathleen E. Kain, Ph.D., Columbia, SC (drkain@sciencespiders.com) |
Table of Contents(Click on highlighted titles to read the stories)
Introduction Uncles and Aunts Young Man, Going West Goin' Cohen Musical Walls Working Runaway Babes in Beerland A Healthy Tan Bed Diving That(ford)'s Entertainment Rosebud Brownsville Bouquet The All-American Boy Skunk Hunt The Well Cat A Lousy Story Kitchen Secrets Awningball Driving Chicken Boys of Summer Manhaters' Club Car Crazy Luck of the Draw My Cousin Henry Not a Jerk Overnight Invitations Real Shrewd Is He Izzy? Gettin' Around Artie's Pearl Sweatin' It Family Therapist Fish out of Vatter Call for Little Johnny Ricksperiments California Scheming Smart Guy Presidential Material Afterwords: The Story of the Story Glossary
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