Daniel Klein Livres

You don't need a dusty tome to encounter great ideas.

A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Times-bestselling author of Travels with Epicurus. As a young college student studying philosophy, Klein filled a notebook with short quotes from the world's greatest thinkers, hoping to find some guidance on how to live the best life he could. Now, from the vantage point of his eighth decade, Klein revisits the wisdom he relished in his youth with this collection of philosophical gems, adding new ones that strike a chord. From Epicurus to Emerson and Camus to Reinhold Nieburh-whose words provide the title of this book-each pithy extract is annotated with Klein's inimitable charm and insights. He tackles life's biggest questions, leaving us entertained and enlightened.

Advice on achieving a fulfilling old age from one of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . After being advised by his dentist to get tooth implants, Daniel Klein decides to stick with his dentures and instead use the money to make a trip to the Greek island Hydra and discover the secrets of aging happily. Drawing on the inspiring lives of his Greek friends and philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, Klein uncovers the simple pleasures that are available late in life, as well as the refined pleasures that only a mature mind can fully appreciate. A travel book, a witty and accessible meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, Travels with Epicurus is a delightful jaunt to the Aegean and through the terrain of old age that only a free spirit like Klein could lead.

A profound new vision of aging happily - from the bestselling author of Plato and a Platypus walk into a Bar

n. : a person so insignificant that if you Google his name, nothing comes up. Yiddish Words for Modern Times is a hilariously useful lexicon of neologisms that capture the flavor of life as we live it today.This clever book introduces more than 200 new terms rooted in real Yiddish, accompanied funny use-it-in-a-sentence examples and entertaining etymology.• Yiddish has long enriched English language slang.• Covers subjects including technology, family, dating, anxiety, insults and more• All terms are a unique blend of classic Yiddish with modern topicsIn this fast-changing modern world experienced online and through apps, of foodies, legal weed, and shifting social constructs, our need for the expressive wonders of Yiddish has never been greater.Bothered by that unanswered drift of e-mail piling up ( e-charazi ), stuffed by food or worry ( gifilted ), feeling like the dating app sends in only clowns (a zhlub magnet )? Schmegoogle is here to help.• Hilarious useful Yiddish neologisms for the 21st century• Makes a great gift for Jewish holidays or anyone who loves Jewish humor, as well as language nerds.• Perfect for display on the coffee table to crack open anytime• Add it to the shelf with books like Yiddish with Dick and Jane by Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman, Born to Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods by Michael Wex, and Yiddish with George and Laura by Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman.

This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they’d had in school. Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar... is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense! And now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in Travels with Epicurus and Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it.

Q. Why are there almost as many jokes about death as there are about sex? A. Because they both scare the pants off us. Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein first made a name for themselves with the outrageously funny New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.... Now they turn their attention to the Big D and share the timeless wisdom of the great philosophers, theologians, psychotherapists, and wiseguys. From angels to zombies and everything in between, Cathcart and Klein offer a fearless and irreverent history of how we approach death, why we embrace life, and whether there really is a hereafter. As hilarious as it is enlightening, Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates is a must-read for anyone and everyone who ever expects to die. And now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in Travels with Epicurus and Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it.

MAGIC TIME By Daniel M. Klein. (Doubleday, $1495.) The fortunes of five friends, Harvard graduates who took part in Timothy Leary's first LSD experiment in 1961, are traced with verisimilitude and narrative vigor in Daniel M. Klein's third novel. Although the events and characters in ''Magic Time'' seem real, they are overly familiar and abstract, rather than specific. Mr. Klein has researched his period so that all his characters perform in ways that are historically accurate rather than individually resonant. His most successful character - the elusive, enigmatic Timothy Leary, who provides the five friends their memorable night in 1961 - appears only in the background. He pops up throughout the novel in their reveries and, finally, in 1979 when they all gather for a 40th birthday celebration of one of the five, they see him starring in a comedy act at a nightclub. They gaze up at Leary ''as if he had just materialized by magic, as fresh and sneaky as a hallucination.'' The five men go through the rituals of the 1960's - the Peace Corps, radicalization, drugs, sexual promiscuity. Yet there is anything but magic in Mr. Klein's account of the period; he writes from a wearied distance. Four of the men graduate into the 70's as ''successes'' - a lawyer, a playwright, a divinity student, a millionaire leader of a successful Jerry Rubin-style ''Metamen'' group. The fifth gets snagged in the radical underground after a stint as a Peace Corps volunteer and is killed.The novel's pleasures are the result of the author's careful attention to detail and craftsmanship, but they are undercut by formulaic characters and a plot that never yields a surprise. ''Magic Time'' is well constructed, but the reader sees the wheels at work. Only Timothy Leary escapes Mr. Klein's schematic approach to characterization and, despite his shadowy presence, emerges as believable.By David Evanier, New York Times Books, May 13, 1984

Focusing on the educational landscape in Andhra Pradesh, this thesis examines the impact of one year of private schooling versus public schooling on standardized test scores in Math and English. It also investigates how school fees influence academic performance in private institutions. Through rigorous analysis, the study aims to provide insights into the effectiveness of different schooling systems in India, contributing to the broader discourse on educational policy and outcomes.