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Answers provided but not method for solving.......2007-05-10
Perhaps I am out of touch as it has been years since my last aptitude test but this book provides cursory explanation of solution approaches before dumping you into the exercises. The answer section is for the most part just the answers (like.... A) no explanation of how to get there.
thumbs up.......2006-11-10
I found this book very useful to prepare with and there was plenty of relevant practice questions.
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Leo Rosten left a great legacy of Jewish culture with his classic informal lexicon of Yiddish. Rosten defines (by synonym, anecdote, and joke) the words that have made it into common parlance (like chutzpah, schlep, and schmooze) as well as a choice collection of less integrated but equally rich vocabulary such as schmatte (a rag, i.e. what a schmatte you're wearing), chozzerai (literally "pig food," now denoting crap or junk food), and hundreds more. First published in 1968, Rosten's aptly named compendium still sings with humorous erudition.
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Do you know when to cry Mazel tov -- and when to avoid it like the plague? Did you know that Oy! is not a word, but a vocabulary with 29 distinct variations, sighed, cried, howled, or moaned, employed to express anything from ecstasy to horror? Here are words heard 'round the English-speaking world: chutzpa, or gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, "...that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and his father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan." Then there's mish-mosh, or mess, hodgepodge, total confusion...and shamus, or private eye.
They're all here and more, in Leo Rosten's glorious classic The Joys of Yiddish, which weds scholarship to humor and redefines dictionary to reflect the heart and soul of a people through their language, illuminating each entry with marvelous stories and epigrams from folklore and the Talmud, from Bible to borscht belt and beyond. With Rosten's help, anyone can pronounce and master the nuances of words that convey everything from compassion to skepticism. Savor the irresistible pleasure of Yiddish in this banquet of a book!
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Ha ha! This book brings back memories...don't worry, they were good!.......2007-05-14
I still remember getting in trouble in school, for bringing this book in and teaching the other kids swear words in Yiddish. Alas, I wasn't even Jewish. One of the words, in particular, still lingers in mind, has something to do with anatomy and....no, I won't ruin the book for you, by giving away definitions or dropping words that you shout out your car window as some shmuck cuts you off on the freeway.....oh dear, I think I just broke my promise, in that last sentence. Oh well. Well, some things can still be left to the imagination, right? I mean, have you seen this book? It's thick. I don't want to start kvetching to you about how much my back hurt, after schleping it around in my backpack. I think that's why it gave me such tzurris, and I had to eventually see a chiropractor! Oy vey....but, as she said to me, "Your back? My feet!" But, I digress. At any rate, purchase this book today. Spanish isn't the only passionate language worth speaking, and you will come to learn that after reading the great stories and anecdotes that go along with the numerous Yiddish terms listed in THE JOYS OF YIDDISH, so you get a sense of the context in which they would be most fitting. Don't take it from me...take it from Leo Rosten. I think he could teach Yiddish Studies at some major university and make a lot of people proud at this point. Well done!
Get this edition, not the "improved" Lawrence Bush one.......2007-02-08
There's no need to repeat the deservedly fine comments already posted about Rosten's book. I simply wish to recommend buying this edition or any released prior to the 2001 "New Joys of Yiddish" by Lawrence Bush. While Bush does preserve Rosten's witty text intact, he spoils things by adding agenda-driven footnotes throughout. Bush castigates Rosten for making Reform jokes (please! I was raised Reform, and I found them funny) and ruins the witty "shadchan" (matchmaker) entry by going on at length about Jewish domestic abuse (a problem to be sure, but no more so than in any other ethnicity). Lighten up, Bush! Finally, he inserts commercials for Reconstructionism and Jewish Renewal, which are valid expressions of Judaism but are post-1950s American in origin and NOT a part of the old Yiddish culture Rosten celebrates. Stick with Rosten's original text if you can find it.
Read this book and shep a little naches.......2006-09-27
I knew a few Yiddish words just from having learned them in life. I grew up in Los Angeles, so there were just a few in my vocabulary; had I grown up in New York, I'm sure I would have known more. I always found them interesting. At some point, I became aware there was a book out there called "The Joys of Yiddish." Then, some years ago, along came Mike Meyers on "Saturday Night Live" doing his hilarious character Linda Richman, whose vocabulary was liberally peppered with Yiddish words and, suddenly, Americans were using the word "farklempt" to describe a state of being overwhelmed with fond emotion.
I decided I wanted to know more, so I picked up a copy of "The Joys of Yiddish" and I keep it by my bedside. If I'm not in the middle of a novel, I can pick up Leo Rosten's good-humored, informative book and entertain myself with his definitions and illustrations of Yiddish words.
The book isn't meant to be an all-inclusive study of Yiddish and it isn't for people who speak the language. It's for English speakers who want to know more about Yiddish, especially those words that are readily used in English-language conversation.
I am surprised as to certain words that weren't included. "Farklempt" isn't in there, for example. There are other noticeable omissions. But, in the main, the list of words to be found is quite extensive. In the process of explaining what the words mean, Rosten uses a clever, innovative system of conveying how to pronounce them that I find quite useful. Also, he uses a lot of jokes and humorous stories to illustrate the meaning of the words. In the process, Rosten explains a lot about Judaism, Jewish customs, Jewish history, all of which is germane to learning about Yiddish and interesting as well.
Rosten doesn't mince words. Some of the entries aren't Yiddish words to be spoken in polite company, and he's careful to warn readers about that. Still, you need to know those words because you might hear them and you might not want to repeat them. There are also euphemisms for some and those are nicely explained. Leo Rosten is, in the end, a practical man and not unduly indiscreet in his explanations.
There are a few things here and there that may seem dated. The book was written back in 1968, and society has changed. But we older readers (I'm 54) will know that and the vast majority of what's in this book is spot on.
I have one regret. I should have read this book 20 years ago so I could have written Leo Rosten a letter telling him how much I like it. Sad to say, Leo Rosten died in 1997 not long before his 89th birthday. The title of the book is apt. I find it such a joy to read it, that I experience a bit of regret knowing I can't tell him so.
I have not read the updated version, produced with the efforts of a second author in 2003, but, frankly, I can't imagine reading that without having read the 1968 original first. The original book has told me a lot about the guy who wrote it, and getting a sense of the man by reading his words has been a true mechaieh.
A JOY OF A BOOK.......2002-12-31
THE JOYS OF YIDDISH is a delightful little dictionary of Yiddish words and expressions that have worked their way into the English language, or at least should have. I can't count the times I've heard people with no background in Yiddish use words like "mavin" (expert), or "shnuk" (a real pitiful character), or dozens of others.
Rosten's frequent approach is to take a word or expression, explain its pronunciation, define it as nearly as is possible, and give an anecdote or example of its use. When the word lends itself to humor, Rosten usually opts for a humorous anecdote.
For an example, I've chosen the word "chutzpah." It is pronounced to rhyme with foot spa, with the ch rolled in your throat to give the German gutteral "kh" sound, not like the ch in "choo-choo." The nearest you can come to defining "chutzpah" in English is unmitigated gall or perhaps brazen effrontery. An example of "chutzpah" is the man who, after killing his mother and father, asks the court for mercy because, after all, he IS an orphan.
There are hundreds of such examples in the book. There are also many more serious examples of words that do not lend themselves to humor.
At the end of the book there are appendices which discuss Jewish Traditions, Ceremonies, Religious Writings, Names, and more.
Rosten has evidently done his research to come up with the many hundreds of entries in the book. He has provided a valuable research document and a book that can be opened to almost any page and elicit a chuckle or two.
Mirthful Account of a Joyful Language.......2002-10-04
Yiddish, though born of suffering, is an amusing language, and the late Mr. Rosten explained it in such a way as to be universally enjoyable. There are philological snobs who sniff at and recoil from this book. Those with edelkeit and a sense of absurdity (the one needed and possessed by the founders of this delightful tongue) would do well to purchase this.
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Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten’s masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush, in close consultation with Rosten’s daughters, it retains the spirit of the original—with its wonderful jokes, tidbits of cultural history, Talmudic and biblical references—and is enhanced by hundreds of new entries and thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years, as well as clever illustrations by R. O. Blechman.
Did you know that cockamamy, bluffer, maven, and aha! are all Yiddish words? If you did, you’re a gaon, possessing a lot of seykhl.
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Get an older edition, without the irrelevant and/or PC footnotes.......2007-02-08
There's no need to repeat the deservedly fine comments already posted about Rosten's book. I simply wish to recommend buying any edition PRIOR to this 2001 revision by Lawrence Bush. While Bush does preserve Rosten's witty text intact, he spoils things by adding agenda-driven footnotes throughout. Bush castigates Rosten for making Reform jokes (please! I was raised Reform, and I found them funny) and ruins the humourous "shadchan" (matchmaker) entry by going on at length about Jewish domestic abuse (a problem to be sure, but no more so than in any other ethnicity). Lighten up, Bush! Finally, he inserts commercials for Reconstructionism and Jewish Renewal, which are valid expressions of Judaism but are post-1950s American in origin and NOT a part of the old Yiddish culture Rosten celebrates. Stick with Rosten's original text if you can find it.
Revisionism has ruined this book........2006-04-01
First of all you may make the mistake I made and think that just because Leo Rosten's name is emblazoned in huge letters on the cover that this book was authored by him. He is deceased. In his absence the book has been completely gutted, the innuendo removed, the vulgarity lightened. The idea in the beginning was subversive. Bring to light the Yiddish language that had been excluded for so long from the European tradition, and let the gritty coloring of yiddish words speak for themselves. Instead of busying himself with a contrived story of yiddish culture, the first Joys of Yiddish really was just words. And the words were so good that they literally spoke for themselves. Just saying them and mulling them over was enough to expose the truth of where they came from, as well the lies of those who sought to repress them. This new book, The New Joys of Yiddish has swung completely the opposite direction. Now the book is filled with a contrived culture bound representation of Yiddish where Yiddish is all things Jewish. The author's daughters along with their hired script-nurse have recast the book in terms of modern Jewish identity politics, with Yiddish playing a lead role. If you are interested in such things, if for example you need to know that cockamammy is not Yiddish but sounds like a colorful Jewish expression, read on. I for one was saddened by their wholesale destruction of a great book that was keeping the candle burning for one of history's most subversive languages.
Fiddleresque.......2004-02-07
Found this is a New Bedford goodwill store for 10 cents. It has a lot of interesting info in it, but drenched in Fiddleresque sentimentality about Jewish expressiveness. One interesting theme is his ongoing campaign to claim disputed slangwords for Yiddish as opposed to German, Gaelic etc: fin, shamus.
He barely touches one important subject -- the adoption of Yiddish syntax into slangy English, "enough already," "you should only live so long," etc.
America ganef! It's even better........2002-12-08
"America ganef!" my Grandma would exclaim upon encountering a pleasant surprise. (See JOY page 115.) That's my reaction seeing this old friend renewed, broader, more current and more liberal in its Jewish scope, and more lively and attractive because of the illustrations and layout. Yet it is still the warm, friendly, funny book I remember from nearly 30 years ago.
Somehow the New Joys of Yiddish has more meaning for me now that nearly all those family members I remember using Yiddish often - some relying on it almost entirely, others just when they used a forceful, colorful, close-to-the heart expression (which was very often) - are gone. The book evokes memories of those good people to whom we owe so much - if only for having had the wisdom to select this country for us and our children.
The book is like a warm and witty friend whose conversation brightens your home and is rarely pedantic. (At a couple of places, such as his seven page exposition on the messiah, he does go on too long.)
Two types of people will find this book enjoyable: those who read the original edition and those who didn't.
So to the Rosten family and Larry Bush - mazal tov!
The Understated Joys of Yiddish.......2002-04-24
Simplistic and without real scholarship, one wonders why this is the book that people chose for any kind of language enhancment of the joys of that most subtle and lovely of langauges.
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- Don't kvetch the peaches.
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Don't kvetch the peaches........2000-04-06
This book is fun *and* educational. On one hand, you can use it like an encyclopedia, to find out, say, what Yom Kippur celebrates. On the other hand, you can use it to acquire a set of one-liners, catch phrases, and plain old jokes, mostly groaners. You'll also find out what are true Yiddishisms and what are mangled versions, and what the proper use of some common terms is. Neat book to dip into now and then.
(The only trouble with it is that once you start reading you tend to keep reading past the point where the jokes make you laugh and the serious entries stick with you. It's best absorbed a little at a time, if you can force yourself to do it that way.)
Oh, and don't kvetch the peaches. (p. 310)
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- haha! This brings back memories...don't worry! They were good!
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haha! This brings back memories...don't worry! They were good!.......2007-05-14
I still remember getting in trouble in school, for bringing this book in and teaching the other kids swear words in Yiddish. Alas, I wasn't even Jewish. One of the words, in particular, still lingers in mind, has something to do with anatomy and....no, I won't ruin the book for you, by giving away definitions or dropping words that you shout out your car window as some shmuck cuts you off on the freeway.....oh dear, I think I just broke my promise, in that last sentence. Oh well. Well, some things can still be left to the imagination, right? I mean, have you seen this book? It's thick. I don't want to start kvetching to you about how much my back hurt, after schleping it around in my backpack. I think that's why it gave me such tzurris, and I had to eventually see a chiropractor! Oy vey....but, as she said to me, "Your back? My feet!" But, I digress. At any rate, purchase this book today. Spanish isn't the only passionate language worth speaking, and you will come to learn that after reading the great stories and anecdotes that go along with the numerous Yiddish terms listed in THE JOYS OF YIDDISH, so you get a sense of the context in which they would be most fitting. Don't take it from me...take it from Leo Rosten. I think he could teach Yiddish Studies at some major university and make a lot of people proud at this point. Well done!
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Revised for 2007! This softcover edition examines the turbulent relationship between legendary Doors frontman Jim Morrison and his common-law wife, Pamela Courson, tracing the lives of Courson and Morrison before their fateful meeting in 1965, their lives together until Morrison's death in 1971, and Coursin's life without Morrison, including her fight to gain the rights to his estate until her death from a heroin overdose on April 25, 1974.
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Best Morrison book so far.......2007-08-06
It was heart-wrenching to read into the lives of these two beautiful people, outcasts since childhood. The book was well-researched and included fascinating interviews from family, friends, and classmates. The author was careful to decipher between fact and hearsay. I did find the occasional use of song lyrics and political sermons weak, but nothing is perfect. I loved reading details of Morrisons early life, that I have never heard before. This is the first book that details Pamela Courson's life. The media portrays her as a wallflower and trivial, but she was the most important person in Morrison's life.
a good read.......2007-05-18
i have always been intrigued by the life of jim and his so called cosmic wife pamela, they are the kind you knew would not make it pass 30, they lived a wild life , people loved them, hated them and criticized them , this book its entertaining as it talks about pamela like no other book, still i think she had something to do with his dead, perhaps she did not remenber been herself a heavy drug user..we will never know for sure what happened
but i still recomend this book.
Throws the Door open on the Lizard Queen and King..........2007-03-20
I'm a big fan of Jim and The Doors and have been for many years.
Although Pam is mentioned in almost every book on this subject and her romance with Jim is the stuff of legend, most books tell you little about her . And so she remains a shadowy figure in most peoples minds.This book painted a much fuller picture of Pam as a real person.
I found out many things about Pam and Jim that I didn't know and because of that I enjoyed the book very much.
I also was glad of the Author's attempt to paint a more positive picture of Pamela because sometimes I think she is unfairly blamed for things that were beyond her control, I do have to call into question some things in the book. Number 1 being that Pam didn't have a serious heroin problem before Jim died.
There is just too much evidence to the contrary and this has been confirmed by many people who knew Jim and most recently by Jim's bodyguard in 2006.
I think either the friends of Pamela who said this in the book were either unaware of how serious a problem she had or were trying to counter the image that people have of Pamela as just a junkie, which is something I cannot blame them for.
The book is well written and brings home again with a new freshness in spite of all of the years that have passed, just how tragic the deaths of these two young people in love really were.
You're lost, little girl.......2007-03-04
Butler set out to write a biography of Pamela Courson, but inevitably we end up viewing Pam primarily through the lens of her relationship with Jim Morrison. Butler dug deep while researching Pam's life, and does an admirable job of portraying a vulnerable girl who struggled to be seen as an individual. The charisma, ego and over-the-top substance abuse of Jim Morrison appeared to overwhelm Pam, who chose to escape through her own drug use. The book reveals Jim Morrison in a previously unexplored context. Reports of his rampant womanizing are legendary, yet there was a connection to Pam that could not be broken. Butler quotes several Doors insiders as stating that Jim kept returning to Pam because she was the only person, bandmates included, who stood up to him. I would have liked to see that aspect of Pam developed more thoroughly, rather than the emphasis on star-crossed lovers.
On first read I was disappointed that Pam was portrayed in the context of her relationship with Jim, but after re-reading and much thought, I realize that this is the only way we can attempt to know Pamela Courson. The 60s was the beginning of the feminist movement; in that era, band chicks were seen as an adjunct to the rock star. Agents and managers often encouraged the male stars to keep their significant relationships secret. Many women kept their personal aspirations hidden and basked in the reflected glory of their partner. Despite the tumult of her final years, Pam fought to be her own person and life life on her terms.
The romance of Pam and Jim wasn't what was tragic; the real tragedy was the excess which cut short their lives. Butler's book is a nice addition to a collection of Doors biographies.
Jim Loved Pam. Pam Loved Jim........2007-02-17
It's that simple. These two star-crossed 'Cosmic Mates' are among the most intriguing Rock couples of those long ago 1960's. I bought this book as a Doors fan. I would have enjoyed it anyhow. Patricia Butler adds some interesting previously unknown details about Pamela and Jim Morrison-especially Pam. She mentions in the book that she had received so much information-too much to include in the book. I was left wanting more and I hope she writes another one. I have to add that I would love to see that footage of Pam and Jim cavorting in a Moroccan (if memory serves) cemetery. I wish the executors of Jim and Pamela Morrison's estates would let their fans see it. As well as other footage. One day maybe. Anyway one thing is very clear to me. Jim loved Pam. Pam loved Jim. They were meant for each other and I like to think of them together forever in the 'ether' as Ray has phrased it. Heaven I mean. Peace and Love. :)
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The best boxed set with context and History ever.......2001-03-23
Okay, maybe the title is a bit much but that's how I really feel.
If you are keen on having a frontier kingdom that has a lot of unexplored territory, it can work very well. Additionally, the adjacent realms have large cities so you can always do city and diplomatic missions there.
Jeff Grubb, the main designer, is usually pretty good with his works and he did a great job on this one. Here are some of the highlights:
(1) Great maps of the realms and greater realms;
(2)family tree of the royal line with so so pictures;
(3) tons of info on the topography;
(4) uniqute and tantalizing History of the two racial groups in this game who are based on Historical slavs and Latins;
(5) info. on the beast men
(6) audio CD with short adventure; 2 more short adventures included;
(7) overall review of the political scenario;
(8) wonderful historical review; great overview of some legends known only to the DM;
(9) info on class level crimes and fines or punishment;
(10) slavic family details; some who scheme against the new king;
(11) a listing of the big names in back with pictures for some; includes their powers and abilities, as well as their politics, motivations and popular quotes.
(12) a summary of the nearby countries and what is generally known of them;
(13) details of major settlements with laws covered; ruler and population.
Overall, a great box set for those who want more help and History with their campaign.
An incredible start.......2000-03-19
The much-acclaimed Karameikos set is perhaps one of the best ways to start off a fascinating campaign in a world that is as much based on wit and diplomacy as base hack-and-slash. Two low-level adventures are provided in complete detail (with CD support, which I did not find too useful), but the prize catch in this set is the enormous volume of Karameikos history, language, and culture, which completely describes the minute details of the this Kingdom in the Known World. The art is colorful and realistic, and the text is quite masterfully written and is very believable in places. Although the sound CD is not of much help during normal gameplay, it is a great source of sound effects not normally available.
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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America has been celebrated by students and instructors for providing the most integrated and non-judgmental view of sexual orientation available. The thorough coverage of sexuality and the media, engaging writing style, and biopsychosocial orientation have also been cited as strengths of this book.
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Human Sexuality Textbook.......2007-02-20
This is the best human sexuality resource currently available. Great for all ages actually, that is, if you want to have straightforward no-nonsense information that is critical to understanding human sexuality.
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