{"product_id":"not-for-women-only-albert-zygier-9798886046069","title":"Not For Women Only: Short Stories for a Lazy Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot For Women Only: Short Stories for a Lazy Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy: Albert Zygier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Zygier is a retired graphic designer with a passion for writing short stories as well as painting landscapes and still life in water soluble oils. \u003cem\u003e(Much easier for clean up.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't till he joined a writers group that he decided to put his stories together for a book. His stories are about romance, adventure, history, and a war. They are sad and poignant and funny. They are about how people meet and how they fall in love. We have civilians, we have soldiers, we have young and old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZygier was born before WWII in Poland (\u003cem\u003ePoproszę kanapkę Kielbasa\u003c\/em\u003e) and when the Nazis invaded, he and his parents escaped into Russia (\u003cem\u003eBorsht pozhalusta?\u003c\/em\u003e) From there, we were sent to an intriguing little country called Tajikistan. (\u003cem\u003eIltimos bitta choy?\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn New York City's School of Industrial Art, he majored in cartooning and after graduation joined the US Army where he spent a year and a half in Korea, (\u003cem\u003eKimchi, anyone?\u003c\/em\u003e) there, he contributed a number of cartoons for the local Army Newspaper the \u003cem\u003eSeoul Times.\u003c\/em\u003e For the rest of his tour he was assigned to the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Armored Division, in Ft Polk, La. (\u003cem\u003eShrimp and Grits y'all?\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Zygier lives in New York City (\u003cem\u003eBagels and lox.\u003c\/em\u003e) with Ellen, his wife of 56 years, a daughter Roni, and granddaughter Annie who one day will be a Broadway Star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Zygier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8886046065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798886046069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosedog Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"Albert Zygier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130385264895,"sku":"9798886046069","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3b35f40-af9e-4336-b31a-2acd483da8fb.jpg?v=1687469083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-for-women-only-albert-zygier-9798886046069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}