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 CANCER
ON $5 A DAY* *chemo not included written with Robert Schimmel
From Jamie Reno, Newsweek: "Funny and touching and enlightening.
I think it's perfect."
From Nancy Yanes Hoffman, The Writing Doctor: "A brave
new book...a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. Robert
Schimmel's courage is inspiring."
From Barbara Bamberger Scott, Curled Up With A Good Book:
"...Schimmel steps outside the bounds of his own suffering
to make others laugh. To make me laugh. And you."
From Publisher'sWeekly.com: "Schimmel's conversational
account is
particularly ribald, emphasizing the importance a sense of humor
can
play in coping, learning and healing.
From Punchline Magazine: "CANCER ON $5 A DAY is thoughtful
as it is raw and it's consistently funny throughout."
From HotReports.com: "...a fabulously written book
on Schimmel's battle with cancer. He is edgy and hilarious throughout
this book. CANCER ON $5 A DAY is a laugh out loud and profound account
of one man facing a deadly disease and how he was better to understand
himself."
From The Cleveland Plain Dealer: "...remarkable and
riveting...this coud be the most profanely adult book of inspiration
you'll find. But inspiring it is, and moving, without being mawkish
or phony. Schimmel is simply too laugh-out-loud funny, and his storytelling
too compelling."
From The San Diego Union-Tribune: "It's engrossing
and dark, with touches you'd expect from the rough-edged, ribald
comic."
 JUST
A GUY: Notes from a Blue Collar Life written with Bill Engvall
 THE
KINDERGARTEN WARS: The Battle to Get Into America's Best Private
Schools
FromThe Atlantic Monthly: "Excellent...A+."
THE HOLY THIEF: A Con Man's Journey from Darkness
to Light
From Publishers Weekly (starred review): "Heart-wrenching
but hilarious, raw but refreshing, this everyman tale reminds us
that even nice Jewish boys can go bad, but they can also be redeemed."
From The Washington Post: "This warts-and-all memoir charts
Borovitz's journey from shul-goer to shyster to prison inmate and
back... compelling secondary characters and a spine-tingling spiritual
awakening."
From Nextbook: "A blustering and grandiose book. Perfectly
conveys the hustler, the tough Jew who turns his talent for persuasion
to better ends. Not just likeable but important."
From The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles: "A colorful tale
for a colorful character who has turned his life around. An amazing
and highly unusual journey."
From Booklist: "Reading like fiction, it's nevertheless a
true story."
From The Jewish Press: "Very intriguing. A can't-put-it down
book."
From JTA News: "In the world of unusual life
stories, Rabbi Mark Borovitz's ranks near the top... a thoroughly
unique blend of soulful insight mixed with a dose of street-smart
profanity."
From New Jersey Jewish News: "... a most unusual autobiography...
both the book and the life it describes so well are truly inspirational."
From The Jewish Week: "THE HOLY THIEF is told
with candor and insight... inspiring reading."
 TEN
ON SUNDAY: The Secret Life of Men
From Booklist: "Boys will be boys, middle-aged professionals
not excepted, as Eisenstock's re-creation of the male milieu of weekend
warriors -- the sweating, the swearing, the bonding -- attests. While
all hell broke loose around them -- earthquakes, O.J., divorces, blown-out
knees -- the game was the constant they could count on. "Men," writes
Eisenstock, "can achieve closeness without intimacy; while women can
achieve intimacy without closeness." His breezy memoir effectively
captures that closeness."
From Publisher's Weekly: "The premise of this book --
a group of men have a weekly basketball game that anchors their lives
-- is so wholesome and therapeutic ... Eisenstock has an ear for fast,
punchy dialogue and quickly capturing a mood... when the game finally
comes to a close, there's no doubt the players will miss their weekly
ritual."
From People Magazine (June 16, 2003, Father's Day Gift Guide):
"Eisenstock tells how he and his buddies bonded over a weekly driveway
hoops game in Santa Monica. Their gripes and jokes make for an insightful
look at what makes male friendships work."
From Los Angeles Times (July 23, 2003): "Although TEN ON SUNDAY
appears to be geared for middle-aged males, everyone should find some
sentiment throughout its 278 pages. Whether it's in Eisenstock's engaging
writing, or his impassioned view of the games, which he describes
as "a fascinating look at relationships between men and the unique
ways in which they express themselves to each other." The book concludes
with a surprising twist, one that drills home what Eisenstock feels
the weekly games are really about. Here's a hint: They're not about
basketball.
 SPORTS
TALK: A Journey Inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
Alan Eisenstock takes the first no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes,
full-access look at the world of sports talk radio and reveals what
makes it tick: the rousing shows, the obsessive fans, and above
all, the larger-than-life personalities.
From the Barnes & Noble Review: "SPORTS TALK offers a vicarious
thrill. Eisenstock not only brings us into the lives of his heroes,
but he also makes them our heroes. We see that beneath the heated
opinions and sometimes cantankerous personalities, there is a calm
that ties all the hosts together. And it makes us want to buy them
a beer and talk sports."
From Publisher's Weekly: "Breezy... a smoothly written
road trip..."
From the Los Angeles Times: "Alan Eisenstock, author of
the entertaining new book "Sports Talk," says he was drawn to the
world of jock radio in the 1970s when he heard Ed "Superfan" Bieler
of KABC-AM (790)... recalls that Bieler's voice was a guttural celebration
of phlegm..."
 INSIDE
THE MEAT GRINDER: An NFL Official's Life in the Trenches
In the insider tradition of "Ball Four" and "You're Out and You're
Ugly Too" comes a behind-the-scenes look at the NFL from Chad Brown,
one of the league's top officials.
From Library Journal: "This entertaining view from inside
a much-maligned profession belongs in most sports collections."
From Kirkus Reviews: "Interesting perspectives on Lions,
Panthers, Rams, Colts, and other pro football creatures from the
zebra's view."
From Red Cashion, retired NFL referee: "Chad Brown will end up being
one of the real great umpires in the National Football League. I
guarantee it."
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