{"product_id":"the-matchmaker-loses-by-a-michael-gellis-9781663273895","title":"The Matchmaker Loses by a Nose: and Other Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of 39 short stories and essays that will enlighten you about the\u003cbr\u003eauthor's personal life, his family's past, and other hilarious adventures. The contents\u003cbr\u003eof the book are divided into seven sections with the first section containing short\u003cbr\u003estories about his father, David Gellis, an immigrant European tailor. The second\u003cbr\u003esection describes various stages of his sister Barbara's life, who somehow inherited\u003cbr\u003ethe 'wild' gene and constantly got herself into trouble. The section about the author's\u003cbr\u003epast covers his chaotic life as a child living in a small house behind the family dry\u003cbr\u003ecleaning establishment, his years of medical school and residency, and unusual events\u003cbr\u003eduring his private practice of plastic surgery. Farcical times with his young friends are\u003cbr\u003erecreated. Later in life, even while practicing medicine, Dr. Gellis would substitute\u003cbr\u003eteach in the public school system, creating hilarious stories. Narratives, describing his\u003cbr\u003eBrooklyn, New York, beginnings including family and friends, are brought to light in\u003cbr\u003ethe fourth chapter that showcase his grandfather, a Kosher butcher, and the author's\u003cbr\u003emother, Rose, a very defiant 4-year-old. Within the fift h section are stories of events in\u003cbr\u003eFlint, Michigan, especially an unusual encounter with the Detroit Mafia's The Purple\u003cbr\u003eGang in the 1930's. Very interesting chance meetings the author had with famous\u003cbr\u003eathletes, Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods, are covered in the sixth section. Finally, \u003cbr\u003eon an academic level, the author discusses his favorite sayings and idioms with their\u003cbr\u003eorigins, along with a poem\/prayer called \"Family.\" There is obviously something for\u003cbr\u003eeveryone in this entertaining collection of short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Gellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1663273898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781663273895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Michael Gellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089376489727,"sku":"9781663273895","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ca6f63c-d73d-4d47-8ac7-f0292fc0c29b.jpg?v=1769109865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-matchmaker-loses-by-a-michael-gellis-9781663273895","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}