A new 30th Anniversary paperback edition of an award-winning classic.Winner of the National Book Award; 1976World of Our Fathers traces the story of Eastern Europe's Jews to America over four decades. Beginning in the 1880s; it offers a rich portrayal of the East European Jewish experience in New York; and shows how the immigrant generation tried to maintain their Yiddish culture while becoming American. It is essential reading for those interested in understanding why these forebears to many of today's American Jews made the decision to leave their homelands; the challenges these new Jewish Americans faced; and how they experienced every aspect of immigrant life in the early part of the twentieth century.This invaluable contribution to Jewish literature and culture is now back in print in a new paperback edition; which includes a new foreword by noted author and literary critic Morris Dickstein.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good for large and middle size companies.By Jeff DawsonI downloaded this when I saw it revolved around the Shackleford Expedition.This is an excellent book for learning leadership skills for the corporate world. Not so for the small business company. I did find one or two ideas that might work for the company I’m currently with.However; as the last chapters came about; I felt the message was being lost. The first six or seven ideas were spot on. The book should have ended here and it would have been a home run. Instead it continued on and the ideas started to become watered down; lessening the impact. I’ve many of these self-help; motivational; team-building works and for whatever reason; they seem to follow the same formula. My question is why? Why do they continue watering down the main message?Overall; it’s a good read. The comparison of Shackelford’s accomplishments in the harshest; most hopeless situations and how he managed his team were easily translated into today’s world of corporations and middles size companies.Four stars1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Really good read on management during trying and ambiguous timesBy CustomerAlthough primarily directed at managers; this book contains timeless concepts that work well whether leading yourself; a team; or leading upwards and sideways. Although the pressure we face in the corporate world is not life threatening; it is nonetheless very real and at times intense. I believe that Perkins’ ten principles are a great foundation on which to base leadership behavior. Well written and captivating; I have found this book to be an invaluable resource!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Good book if you like the Endurance storyBy MarkThis is a good book that combines a good mix of telling the Shackleton story along with practical leadership insights. At first I was not sure I would like the book at all but I found the book gets better and better as it develops. Throughout the book the author draws insights from Ernest Shackleton's leadership of the Endurance expedition that illustrates them by pointing to business examples and this helps to tie everything back together. This is not my favorite book on leadership; and I would hesitate to recommend it unless the reader is interested in the story of the Endurance expedition.
