In an illustrative style that is a thrilling mash-up of Art Spiegelman's deft emotionality; Roz Chast's hilarious neuroses; and the magical spirit of Marc Chagall; A Bintel Brief is Liana Finck’s evocative; elegiac love letter to the turn-of-the-century Jewish immigrants who transformed New York City and America itself.A Bintel Brief "A Bundle of Letters"—was the enormously popular advice column of The Forward; the widely read Yiddish language newspaper begun in 1906 New York. Written by a diverse community of Eastern European Jewish immigrants; these letters spoke to the daily heartbreaks and comedies of their new lives; capturing the hope; isolation; and confusion of assimilation.Drawn from these letters—selected and adapted by Liana Finck and brought to life in her appealing two-color illustrations—A Bintel Brief is a tour of Lower East Side New York; and includes an imaginative conversation with the Yiddish "Dear Abby;" Abraham Cahan; The Forward's legendary editor and creator of the Bintel Brief column.From premarital sex to family politics to struggles with jobs and money; A Bintel Brief is an enlightening look at a segment of America's rich cultural past that offers fresh insights for our own lives as well.
#86218 in Books Hampton Dan 2015-06-02 2015-06-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.36 x 6.00l; 1.40 #File Name: 0062262092640 pagesLords of the Sky Fighter Pilots and Air Combat from the Red Baron to the F 16
Review
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. More than meets the eye.By DougalWhen I first began this book; I thought I could see how it was going to unfold... in this case; that was a good thing; explaining the primitive state of early aviation and how it progressed; plus the most welcome extra context of what was happening on the ground and how it drove and shaped what was happening in the air. Excellent touch.As it entered WWII; the author began to give much more information regarding the ground war and its machinations. I was fine with that; it's a great way of providing perspective. Except; and with great respect to the author; I feel he lost the plot here as he proceeded to go on and on and on about it; entirely shifting emphasis from aviation to land warfare. This was space that would've been far been dedicated to aircraft development and Flying. To be fair; the author's flying sequences are absolutely superb... I felt I was in the cockpit.In natural progression; we moved to the Korean War; then Viet Nam; then the middle east and wrapping up with Iraq rounds 1 2. One glaring omission; I thought; was not covering the introduction of stealth technology (especially considering the amount of information he gives regarding the development and refinement of radar). I'm aware that the F-117 was merely called a "fighter" even though it was unarmed and its mission was strictly air-to-ground; but it still should have been mentioned considering its impact on aerial warfare.I really did enjoy this book. After I realized that the author was wont to go off on tangents here and there; I just gave up on my preconceptions and went with the flow. Certainly; it was all nevertheless informative and very readable. I undoubtedly learned many things I was previously unaware of and I'd consider myself a fair student on the subjects herein.It's a pity I couldn't sit down with the author over a beer or two and ask him about a lot of things I found odd which he'd left out. It is a compliment that the greatest criticism I offer is that it's not long enough!Still; I'm most grateful for the book and unreservedly give it my recommendation. Thank you; Mr. Hampton.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. What about Navy fighter crews?By michael bolierAs a former Navy F-4J pilot flying off USS America and USS Constellation 1970-1972 in Vietnam; I really enjoyed reading about World War I pilots and their dogfighting. I appreciate Dan Hampton's background but was disappointed with his lack of coverage of the Navy's fighter pilots and RIO 's in Vietnam. His tales of USAF Col. Robin Olds and others was spot on. However; there was no mention of Navy fighter crews and their kills especially Aces Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll. I would recommend that Dan read "One Day in a Long War" to learn what happened on MAY 10; 1972. I did like Dan's verbal description of fighter maneuvers without using his hands. MB3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Good Read BUTBy Edward F. CorbinI found the book a good read and enjoyed it. I have always been a reader of Air Combat starting with a group of WWI novels 60 years ago. Though this is mainly a history I found it engaging and it kept me pushing forward.The BUT comes from the inability to quickly look ahead to the footnotes and thus I think you lose a lot of the information as you read through the book. It would be a lot better if the footnotes for a page were put at the bottom of the page rather than at the end of the book. I understand that this would involve a lot of time but it would make the digital book better. IMHO
