The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People

by Steven Silbiger

Overview

Spielberg, Brin, Dell, Seinfeld—phenomenally successful. .. and Jewish.

Why have Jews risen to the top of the business and professional world in numbers staggeringly out of proportion to their percentage of the American population? Steven Silbiger has the answer. Based on the author's synthesis of wide reading and research, The Jewish Phenomenon sets forth seven principles that form the bedrock of Jewish financial success.

With startling statistics, a wealth of anecdotes, and the fascinating details behind some of America's biggest business success stories, Silbiger convincingly shows how these seven keys have helped the Jews historically and how they continue to ensure Jewish success today. More important, the author makes clear that these principles are equally at the disposal of Jews and non-Jews alike. The amazing success of the Jews simply proves that they work.

The Jewish Phenomenon pays tribute not merely to the success of a people but to the commonsense wisdom and enduring values that can enrich us all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590771549
Publisher:	M. Evans & Company
Publication date:	11/16/2009
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	259,776
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Steven Silbiger serves as the senior marketing director at Plymouth Direct, a creative television-marketing services company. His first book, The Ten-Day MBA, has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide. Silbiger worked as a certified public accountant for a nationally recognized accounting firm for three years prior to receiving his Master's of Business Administration from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. He lives with his wife and two children in Philadelphia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1 Understand That Real Wealth Is Portable; It's Knowledge 21

2 Take Care of Your Own and They Will Take Care of You 35

3 Successful People are Professionals and Entrepreneurs 53

4 Develop Your Verbal Confidence 87

5 Be Selectively Extravagant but Prudently Frugal 107

6 Celebrate Individuality: Encourage Creativity 127

7 Have Something to Prove: A Drive to Succeed 157

Appendix 1 Yiddish: "Can't Spell it, Can't Pronounce it, and Don't Get it" 175

Appendix 2 Hebrew: Fifty Helpful Vocabulary Words 191

Appendix 3 Ten Yiddish Proverbs 195

Appendix 4 The Jewish Calendar and Jewish Holidays 197

Notes 201

Humor Sources 209

Index 211

Editorial Reviews

Silbiger has written a lively account that entertains and will get you thinking (again!) about its ever-fascinating subject matter.

Chicago Jewish Star