This is a great book about ancient Macintoshes! It covers the 128K and 512K Mac, and all of the software and accessories made at the time. Naiman is a great author!

I got this book years ago in, of all places, Atlanta. It's a whole lot of fun, very funny, and great for getting a feel for the meaning of the more common Yiddish expressions.

My only two quibbles about it are sometimes the author lets politics of the "Students Wildly Indignant..." sort intrude a bit. And, he gives no guidelines on which of the more... um, "colorful" expressions might be considered inappropriate for polite company; a Jewish co-worker was kind of offended by some of the expressions he has in here with no warnings. (Some of these are obvious, of course.)

But all in all, recommended.

Have you been around Jewish friends and don't know what theyare talking about? Are you Jewish among Jewish friends and haven't aclue as to what is going on? Calm your anxieties. You too can become yiddishly correct. In today's world it is essential to know key terms in order to communicate with people of varied ethnic groups. What Clinton did for politics (politically correct) you can do in social circles with your Jewish colleagues.

Naiman provides one with over 500 words and expressions common in Jewish culture. He also provides a key for spelling and pronunciation. Learn how to properly spell smuck or is it schmuck? If you can't pronounce kosher you certainly need a course in yiddish. This book is informative and funny but most of all it gives one an appreciation of the language and the enriching culture from which it sprung.

I love this book. I bought my first copy 18 years ago, when I was a young and naive shikse engaged to a wonderful Jewish man. At first, it was a tool for self defense (Not such a Goyishe Kup after all,Bubby!). It was funny, breezy, and in very little time, it taught me what the in-laws were saying about me. Soon, I could zing them back in their own words! I recently bought a copy for each of my children. I hope they'll learn about their wonderful linguistic heritage...and laugh themselves silly in the process. Thanks, Mr. Naiman!

I guess this is what passes for a thoughtful review of the tax code for a liberal. I'm sure the author has no desire to give "tax breaks" to individuals any more than those greedy corporations. Besides attacking expense deductions as a "tax break," the class-warfare demagoguery always ignores the ultimate beneficiary of tax breaks to corporations, which are the company's workers and its stockholder. Oh yeah, the stockholders are just greedy rich people anyway, right?

Before the welfare reform bill of 1996, genuine welfare was about 130 billion dollars per year, including food stamps, AFDC, housing assistance, WIC, Head Start, Low-income energy assistance, JOBS, Legal Services corporation, Medicaid, SSI, Pell grants, and the EITC. Altruistic behavior, of course, enrages conservatives, along with legitimate concerns, such as the Department of Education losing 450 million dollars in a three year time frame.

Meanwhile, the rich are quietly gorging at the trough.

The authors discover that "wealthfare" -- the money we hand out to corporations and wealthy Montgomery Burns types -- is at LEAST 448 BILLION dollars a year. To ensure not being accused of "bias," they consistently use conservative figures, thus leaving the real number far greater.

Their presentation is effective. Well cited, they address the orgy of waste and fraud in the "neglected" Pentagon, Social Security inequities generated from Reagan's sneaky regressive mega-tax hike on working people, phony accelerated depreciations (e.g. the NEGATIVE tax rates many corporations get away with), the S&L bailout we're still paying for, subsidies to nuclear, mining, timber, gas, oil, aviation, handouts to the media giants, insurance loopholes, and much more! Quite a lot for such a little book. A job well done!

This IS the "pinko's" view of the tax code. After all, it's socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor....

The next time some smug nabob starts muttering under his/her breath about the drain on our economy caused by the proverbial 'welfare mother' (you know, the one that's driving the Cadillac), you can put em' in their place armed with the wealth of info contained in this short but well written little book.

As 'Take the Rich Off Welfare' aptly points out, welfare really does suck a lot of money from our treasury, but it's not the poor and needy in this country that benefits from this bonanza. As a matter of fact the word 'wealthfare' is more applicable, because that's who's really benefiting- the wealthy.

Very brief, but meticulously researched and with sources to back up every fact, 'Take the Rich off Welfare' is a great introduction to the big wide world of graft in America. If you've ever been curious about who has their foot in the back door of the treasury- check out this fine book.