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Contents
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Adam Biro
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Translator’s Acknowledgments viii
- 1. In Lieu of an Epigraph 1
- 2. The Officer’s Ring 5
- 3. In Praise of Anti-Semites 14
- 4. Of Humility 20
- 5. Okuláré 25
- 6. Of Wisdom 30
- 7. Of Children 36
- 8. Wailing 43
- 9. Of Education 47
- 10. Of Numbers 51
- 11. Thirsty for More 56
- 12. Of Privileges 59
- 13. Environment 63
- 14. Of Strength (of Conviction) 67
- 15. In English in the Text 73
- 16. A Witz for All Seasons 75
- 17. Of Jews and of Others 79
- 18. Di Ganef, Di Willst Davenen! 83
- 19. Assimilation 86
- 20. You Can’t Escape Your Fate 93
- 21. Two Geopolitical Lessons 97
- 22. In Someone Else’s Shoes 103
- 23. He Who Hunts . . . 109
- 24. The World of Business 114
- 25. Games of Chance 118
- 26. The Emigrant 121
- 27. Of Money, Still 124
- 28. Of Us and Them, of Them and Us 132
- 29. The Negotiation 135
- Afterword 141
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Translator’s Acknowledgments viii
- 1. In Lieu of an Epigraph 1
- 2. The Officer’s Ring 5
- 3. In Praise of Anti-Semites 14
- 4. Of Humility 20
- 5. Okuláré 25
- 6. Of Wisdom 30
- 7. Of Children 36
- 8. Wailing 43
- 9. Of Education 47
- 10. Of Numbers 51
- 11. Thirsty for More 56
- 12. Of Privileges 59
- 13. Environment 63
- 14. Of Strength (of Conviction) 67
- 15. In English in the Text 73
- 16. A Witz for All Seasons 75
- 17. Of Jews and of Others 79
- 18. Di Ganef, Di Willst Davenen! 83
- 19. Assimilation 86
- 20. You Can’t Escape Your Fate 93
- 21. Two Geopolitical Lessons 97
- 22. In Someone Else’s Shoes 103
- 23. He Who Hunts . . . 109
- 24. The World of Business 114
- 25. Games of Chance 118
- 26. The Emigrant 121
- 27. Of Money, Still 124
- 28. Of Us and Them, of Them and Us 132
- 29. The Negotiation 135
- Afterword 141