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From 1925 to 1945, Benjamin Swig was a real estate operator. He was a partner of the real estate firm Swig, Weiler and Arnow that was founded in 1936, [1] [2] which became the Swig company. [3] In the 1940s, he moved to San Francisco, which he loved. [4] He bought the Fairmont Hotel in 1945, and later the St. Francis Hotel. [5]
Ponzi did as Swig asked, leaving only $185,000, which was tied up in a lawsuit. [3] One week later, as suspicion of Ponzi's success began to appear in the Boston Post, Swig took out a full-page ad which read, "Our dividends are paid out of our earned and collected income, and not out of other fellow's principal." The ad did not mention Ponzi by ...
The book explores Logan's early childhood in the 1930s, giving his personal account of his memories and life experiences, and the lessons he learned from his parents, neighbors and three older brothers. The Land Remembers has received critical acclaim for its familiarity and depth, with many praising its beautiful language and relevant themes.
Weiler was born to a poor Jewish family in Svyatsk, Russian Empire, the seventh of ten children. [2] His father, Faivel, was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar. [2] In 1910, the family moved to the United States and settled in Manhattan and then the Bronx where his father taught yeshiva students. [2]
The book was #1 for non-fiction books on the April 7, 2019 New York Times Best Seller list, [2] and remained on the top 15 list for six weeks, through May 12, 2019. [ 13 ] Reaction from critics ranged from praise for Shapiro's analysis of philosophical concepts and the history surrounding them, to skepticism and criticism of Shapiro's reliance ...
The novel won the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor in 2014 [1] and was a finalist for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award. [2] It also made YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults list for 2014; [3] the American Library Association Rainbow List; The Texas Library Association's Tayshas List (as a top ten title); and was nominated for the Georgia Peach Award.
In March 2016, Konigsberg released Honestly Ben, the sequel to Openly Straight. It received three starred reviews: from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and School Library Journal. Both novels in the series were released as audio books that month. [6] Konigsberg's coming-of-age novel The Music of What Happens was released on February 26, 2019.
According to Touré's New York Times review of the book, Sag Harbor speaks to a new generation of wealthy young black people. [1] In the wake of the election of President Barack Obama and the success of other African Americans in the national spotlight, this story of a wealthy black teenager depicts a situation that was anachronistic for its 1985 setting. [1]