David M. Bader is an author and former attorney.

Early life, family and education

Bader is a graduate of

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and

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Career

Bader was an attorney, and he worked at two law firms, but he eventually focused instead on his career as a writer. His first book was '' How to Be an Extremely Reform Jew'' (Avon Books, 1994). Other works include ''The Book of Murray: The Life, Teachings, and Kvetching of the Lost Prophet'' (Harmony Books, 2010), ''

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U.: From

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to Zola: Great Books in 17 Syllables'' (Gotham Books, 2004), '' Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom'' (Harmony Books, 1999), '' Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment'' (Harmony Books, 2002). He has contributed to the ''

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'' humor anthologies.

In popular culture

Tom Magliozzi Thomas Louis Magliozzi (June 28, 1937 – November 3, 2014) and his brother Raymond Francis Magliozzi (born March 30, 1949) were the co-hosts of NPR's weekly radio show '' Car Talk'', where they were known as "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brot ...

read selections from two of Bader's books ''Haikus for Jews'' and ''

Zen Judaism ''Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment'' (Harmony Books, 2002) is a humor book by David M. Bader, the author of ''Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom'' (1999) and ''Haiku U.: From Aristotle to Zola, Great Books in 17 Syllables'' (Got ...

'' on

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's radio program ''

Car Talk ''Car Talk'' is a metonym for the humorous work of "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers", Tom and Ray Magliozzi, on automobile repair. Originally, ''Car Talk'' was a radio show that ran on National Public Radio (NPR) from 1977 until Octobe ...

''. Excerpts from Bader's books have been widely circulated on the web and in e-mail, in most cases without permission. As

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notes, "his work has been all over the Internet without attribution."

Personal life

David M. Bader resides and works in

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