Have a laugh on us!
Laughing matters this month from Ben Yehuda Press:
The Wicked Wit of the West: "The funniest man you never heard of," Hollywood legend Irving Brecher, keeps them laughing to the end
"It's Only a Purim Shpiel:" A charming story from "wildly funny" storyteller Roslyn Bresnick-Perry,
The Cabalist's Daughter: Apocalyptic mystical thriller hailed as "Laugh-out-loud funny"
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The Wicked Wit of the West: The Last Golden-Age screenwriter shares the hilarity and heartache of working with Groucho, Gleason, Garland, Burns, Berle, Benny and many more by Irving Brecher You didn't have to be Jewish to be funny in 1933. Or did you? The story of the funny man whose wicked wit took him from Vaudeville to YouTube "A comedic genius with wit and timing that can't be beat. Altogether delightful, this is an incredible reminiscence by a remarkable man. Highly recommended." “Irving Brecher was hilarious in 1938 and he’s hilarious in 2008. "Irreverent brilliance... brimming with delectable anecdotes... like leafing through a scrapbook with your favorite crotchety uncle." "The funniest man you never heard of...Brecher comes across as funny and cranky, joyful and philosophical. His career is interesting, because he knew so many giants and because he reveals his own fears and failings. “The Wicked Wit of the West” portrays a man who, despite decades in a vicious industry, stayed generous of spirit, clear-eyed and, most important, funny." "It's only January, but the odds on any other book coming out this year being funnier than this are very slim. ...If, looking at the book's cover, you recognize only Judy Garland and Groucho Marx, you owe it yourself to complete your comedy education. Let this book be your guide." "One of the funniest and most poignant books of the year about life and death. A must read book." | |||||||||||||||||||||
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"I Loved My Mother on Saturdays" and other tales from the shtetl and beyond A celebration of the work of an award-winning Jewish storyteller Read a sample chapter: "It's Only a Purim Shpiel" "Bresnick-Perry’s stories are wildly funny and deeply moving." "Through these many-splendored multi-layered technicolor personal stories, filled with humor and poignant moments, Roslyn’s voice enters your heart! She carries you with her to deeper truths of the human spirit." "Roz Perry is one of this nation’s finest tellers of tales. Weaving her memories of the tiny town of Wysokie Litewskie into stories, she has created a priceless resource both for understanding the lifeways in the shtetlach of Belarus and other areas of Eastern Europe, as well as the American immigrant experience. I can not imagine a reader who would not find her book a gift and a delight." Read a sample chapter: "It's Only a Purim Shpiel" |
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| $16.95 Softcover 188 pages |
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The Cabalist's Daughter: A Novel of Practical Messianic Redemption by Yori Yanover A (cloned) gorgeous redhead with a mystical pedigree poses a deadly threat to the status quo “Laugh out-loud funny. Complex and interesting plot. it was a great pleasure to finally read a novel featuring a Jewish theological approach to the apocalypse... for sheer fun and weirdness, The Cabalist's Daughter excels” "A wildly-fun fantastical Jewish Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe." "A rip roaring read! It's Tom Clancy meets Chabad meets feminism. I loved it."
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| $18.95 Softcover 280 pages |
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Purim Special: Wicked Wit of the West, I Loved My Mother on Saturdays, and The Cabalist's Daughter
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