![]() ![]() By age twenty-two she had dropped out of school, and was broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school-a job she’d taken for the health insurance. ![]() Read moreĪmoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. The Jewish Phenomenon pays tribute not merely to the success of a people but to the commonsense wisdom and enduring values that can enrich us all. The amazing success of the Jews simply proves that they work. More important, the author makes clear that these principles are equally at the disposal of Jews and non-Jews alike. ![]() With startling statistics, a wealth of anecdotes, and the fascinating details behind some of America’s biggest business success stories, Silbiger convincingly shows how these seven keys have helped the Jews historically and how they continue to ensure Jewish success today. Based on the author’s synthesis of wide reading and research, The Jewish Phenomenon sets forth seven principles that form the bedrock of Jewish financial success. Why have Jews risen to the top of the business and professional world in numbers staggeringly out of proportion to their percentage of the American population? Steven Silbiger has the answer. ![]() Spielberg, Brin, Dell, Seinfeld―phenomenally successful. ![]()
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![]() The family emigrated to the US and for a while Meir lived with her sister, where she was exposed to debates on Zionism, women's suffrage, literature and socialism. Meir's earliest memory is of her father boarding up the front door in response to rumours of an imminent pogrom. ![]() Born in 1898 in Kyiv, she was the daughter of an impoverished carpenter - and became the first (and only) female Prime Minister of Israel. Golda Meir was without doubt one of the most incredible women of her - and any - time. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JULIA NEUBERGER 'A rare and wholly unforgettable work' SATURDAY REVIEW 'A remarkable, almost incredible personal history. A classic of 20th century history' Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY ![]() ![]() A compelling political story of courage and struggle, power and leadership, war and crisis - and the making of Israel. her legacy and impact remain alive in the hearts and deeds of all those whom she inspired' Hillary Rodham Clinton 'The gripping memoir of a remarkable woman who rose to the top in a man's world. The extraordinary memoir of a truly outstanding woman - and Israel's only female Prime Minister. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Volumes 1 through 27 were issued in picture cover editions with green spines. Early picture cover editions of volumes 1 through 22 have a yellow spine, which was quickly changed to green. Volumes 1 through 22 were originally issued in dust jackets and later as picture cover editions. Later, Julie Tatham gave the writing of both Cherry Ames and Vicki Barr back to Helen Wells. The dust jacket had already been designed for Cruise Nurse when Helen Wells backed out, so Wells is credited as the author rather than Tatham. Julie Campbell Tatham, the original author of the Trixie Belden series, took over writing the Cherry Ames series beginning with volume 9, Cruise Nurse. The original author of the Cherry Ames series was Helen Wells, who later decided to quit writing the Cherry Ames and Vicki Barr series in order to pursue other projects. The Cherry Ames Nurse Stories were published by Grosset and Dunlap from 1943 to 1968. ![]() ![]() Alex is busy enough handling his mother’s bloodthirsty opponents and his own political ambitions without an uptight royal slowing him down. ![]() ![]() The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. International socialite duties do have downsides-namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. ![]() A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls in love with Prince Henry of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends. ![]() ![]() ![]() But neither of them can resist the devastating pull of attraction and as the truth comes to life, they must discover that an improper love is the truest of all. Elisabeth knows she’s not the wife Bryson needs, and he is the only person who has the power to reveal her secret. ![]() But a distant memory calls to him every time he’s with her. ![]() When Bryson meets Elisabeth, he sees only a flawless candidate for his future wife. The last thing he needs to complete his ideal life? A perfectly proper wife. He’s finally escaped his unhappy past to become one of the wealthiest nobleman in Britain. Well, once, but that was a long time ago. Now, she’s devoted herself to save other innocents from a similar fate.īryson Courtland, Viscount Rainsleigh never breaks the rules. But two days later, she was rescued by a young lord, a man she’s never forgotten. At fifteen, she was abducted by highwaymen and sold to a brothel. Lady Elisabeth Hamilton-Baythes has a painful secret. ![]() |