{"product_id":"transferable-skills-erik-grob-9798290499093","title":"Transferable Skills: Tales of a Mafioso Nerd: The Compelling Story of How I survived my Mother and The Mafia","description":"\u003cb\u003eHE WAS THE PREPPY CORPORATE STRATEGIST. HE WAS ALSO THE MOB'S MOST TRUSTED NERD. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author's youth can be described as a crucible of hypervigilance and strategic subterfuge, honed survival aptitudes developed through the ages of 5 and 15. While spending sometimes 40 weekends a year with his German Orthodox Jewish grandparents; living within the Holocaust Survivors Community. these skills became the coin of an extraordinary dual existence. In \"\u003cb\u003eTransferable Skills: Tales of a Mafioso Nerd\u003c\/b\u003e\", Erik Grob unveils a cinematic, no holds bared autobiography of stark contrasts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe chronicles a journey from a youth fractured by daily emotional abuse of his mentally ill mother and entangled in teenage white-collar crime, to a precarious balancing act between two opposing selves: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn educated wet behind the ears Corporate IT Strategist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe trusted confidant of a powerful mafia underboss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eCentral to his narrative is the potent concept of \"\u003cb\u003etransferable skills\u003c\/b\u003e\"-childhood survival aptitudes that blossom into remarkable utility in unforeseen arenas. This autobiography can leave reader asking themselves, \"What are my own transferable skills - what and when were they developed?\" Such self introspection can certainly was cathartic. The author, a \u003cb\u003eGeneration X\u003c\/b\u003e kid, growing up in North Jersey in the 1980's - the height of local mob activity, Grob states that his autobiography, \"....[the book] is a far cry from T\u003ci\u003ehe Sopranos, Goodfellas, or The Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, just read the first chapter.\" So that's what we did - click Read Sample and you'll find that the first chapter is available in its entirety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Grob\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798290499093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Erik Grob","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014258667775,"sku":"9798290499093","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transferable-skills-erik-grob-9798290499093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}