How to be a Jewish Mother: A Very Lovely Training Manual [Paperback]

Dan Greenburg (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Price, Stern, Sloan (December 11, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843100303
• ISBN-13: 978-0843100303
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,759,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dan Greenburg has known success as a humorist, a novelist, a journalist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. Now he has turned his considerable talent to writing an original new series of books for a younger audience. Inspired by his own son Zack, for whom the hero of his new series, The Zack Files, is named, Greenburg has combined his love of humor, his interest in things paranormal, and his talent for writing to create books that kids like Zack will want to read. With 18 books to his credit, Dan Greenburg's work has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 22 countries. His best-selling titles for adults include How to Be a Jewish Mother, How to Make Yourself Miserable, Scoring, Love Kills, How to Avoid Love and Marriage and Exes. His previous books for children include Young Santa, The Bed Who Ran Away From Home, Jumbo the Boy and Arnold the Elephant. His articles have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Ms., Time, Newsweek, Life, New York magazine, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Playboy, and have been reprinted in 33 anthologies of humor and satire in the United States and England. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan Greenburg received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, and his M.A. from UCLA. He is the father of Zack, a teenage son, who played the title role in the motion picture, LORENZO'S OIL, and served as the inspiration for The Zack Files. Mr. Greenburg lives in Westchester County, New York.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny., February 28, 2005

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Carolyn J. (Ventura, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How to Be a Jewish Mother (Paperback)

I first read this book when I was a kid babysitting for a neighbor. I didn't know anything about Jewish culture (I didn't even understand that the family I was babysitting for was Jewish), but I thought the book was really funny. Now that I am an adult, it rings even more true. It is organized like a manuel, with funny illustrations. The back cover has a photo of the author that pretty much sums it up: There he is in photo number 1: a toddler in a high chair, his mom spooning something in his mouth. Photo #2: There he is, a grown man, obviously the same mom, and she is still spoooning something in his mouth. He knows what he is talking about. Very funny stuff.

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Humor, June 6, 2007

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Allen Klein "Mr. Jollytologist" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to be a Jewish Mother (revised) (Paperback)

You don't have to be Jewish (or even a mother) to get a lot of laughs from this book. And, if you want a lot more
parent-related laughs, check out ParentLaughs: A Jollytologist Book: Quips, Quotes, and Anecdotes about Raising Kids