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Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor by Greenfield
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2014-11-01
- Pages
- 250
- ISBN
- 1621572668
- Book Title
- Measure of a Man : from Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Design, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Holocaust, Fashion & Accessories, Personal Memoirs, Business
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 15.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 250 Pages
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He's been called "America's greatest living tailor" and "the most interesting man in the world." Now, for the first time, Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield tells his incredible life story. Taken from his Czechoslovakian home at age fifteen and transported to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz with his family, Greenfield came face to face with "Angel of Death" Dr. Joseph Mengele and was divided forever from his parents, sisters, and baby brother. In haunting, powerful prose, Greenfield remembers his desperation and fear as a teenager alone in the death camp--and how an SS soldier's shirt dramatically altered the course of his life. He learned how to sew; and when he began wearing the shirt under his prisoner uniform, he learned that clothes possess great power and could even help save his life. Measure of a Man is the story of a man who suffered unimaginable horror and emerged with a dream of success. From sweeping floors at a New York clothing factory to founding America's premier custom suit company, Greenfield built a fashion empire. Now 86 years old and working with his sons, Greenfield has dressed the famous and powerful of D.C. and Hollywood, including Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama, celebrities Paul Newman, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jimmy Fallon, and the stars of Martin Scorsese's films. Written with soul-baring honesty and, at times, a wry sense of humor, Measure of a Man is a memoir unlike any other--one that will inspire hope and renew faith in the resilience of man.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
ISBN-10
1621572668
ISBN-13
9781621572664
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201586011
Product Key Features
Book Title
Measure of a Man : from Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Holocaust, Fashion & Accessories, Personal Memoirs, Business
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Design, Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
250 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E184.37.G74a3 2014
Reviews
"In 1956, Martin Greenfield was a twentysomething Czech immigrant working as a tailor at the well-regarded Brooklyn suit maker GGG Clothes. Greenfield had gotten in the door, in 1947, with the help of a fellow immigrant friend and eventually worked his way from the lowly post of 'floor boy' to trusted confidante of owner William P. Goldman, who took a shine to his competitive spirit. GGG was a favorite label of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the young tailor couldn't help himself from passing advice on foreign policy to the Oval Office via the pockets of the president's new suits. If Eisenhower wanted to end the Suez Canal crisis, Greenfield suggested in a note, why not give Secretary of State John Dulles a two-week vacation? Eisenhower eventually shared his tailor's hubris with the D.C. press corps for a few laughs. The anecdote is one of many in Greenfield's new memoir that demonstrates the extraordinary experience he had with capital-H history in the back half of the 20th century ." -- Vanity Fair "It's a remarkable book." --Nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin "I dare you to read Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield's story and not burst into tears. [...] Every once in a while a book is written that you'll never forget, and leaves you telling all your family and friends about. Martin Greenfield's Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor is one of those books." --The Daily Surge, "In 1956, Martin Greenfield was a twentysomething Czech immigrant working as a tailor at the well-regarded Brooklyn suit maker GGG Clothes. Greenfield had gotten in the door, in 1947, with the help of a fellow immigrant friend and eventually worked his way from the lowly post of 'floor boy' to trusted confidante of owner William P. Goldman, who took a shine to his competitive spirit. GGG was a favorite label of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the young tailor couldn't help himself from passing advice on foreign policy to the Oval Office via the pockets of the president's new suits. If Eisenhower wanted to end the Suez Canal crisis, Greenfield suggested in a note, why not give Secretary of State John Dulles a two-week vacation? Eisenhower eventually shared his tailor's hubris with the D.C. press corps for a few laughs. The anecdote is one of many in Greenfield's new memoir that demonstrates the extraordinary experience he had with capital-H history in the back half of the 20th century ." — Vanity Fair "It's a remarkable book." —Nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin "I dare you to read Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield's story and not burst into tears. [...] Every once in a while a book is written that you'll never forget, and leaves you telling all your family and friends about. Martin Greenfield's Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor is one of those books." —The Daily Surge
Copyright Date
2014
Lccn
2014-035566
Dewey Decimal
940.53/18092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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