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Adam, Eve, and the Serpentby Elaine PagelsISBN 0394521404 (0-394-52140-4)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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After Long Silenceby Helen FremontISBN 0385333706 (0-385-33370-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptownby Sydney TaylorISBN 0440400910 (0-440-40091-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown'Book summary:The story of a jewish family in NY in the early 1900's continues. Wonderful group of books. [via]
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The Beliefnet Guide To Kabbalahby Arthur Goldwag, Lawrence KushnerISBN 0385514530 (0-385-51453-0)
Softcover, Three Leaves Pub
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Between Man and Manby Martin Buber, Ronald Gregor Smith, Maurice Friedman, Ronald Gregor-SmithISBN 0415278279 (0-415-27827-9)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Between Man and Man'Book summary:Scholar, theologian and philosopher, Martin Buber is one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers. He believed that the deepest reality of human life lies in the relationship between one being and another. Between Man and Man is the classic work where he puts this belief into practice, applying it to the concrete problems of contemporary society. Here he tackles subjects as varied as religious ethics, social philosophy, marriage, education, psychology and art. Including some of his most famous writings, such as the masterful What is Man?, this enlightening work challenges each reader to reassess their encounter with the world that surrounds them. [via]
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The Book of Abrahamby Marek HalterISBN 0440108411 (0-440-10841-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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A Crown of Feathersby Isaac Bashevis SingerISBN 0449234657 (0-449-23465-7)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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The David Storyby Robert AlterISBN 0393320774 (0-393-32077-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The David Story'Book summary:There are countless good reasons to read The David Story, Robert Alter's new translation of the story of King David (beginning in I Samuel and ending in I Kings 2). In the book's introduction, Alter contends that the story of David is "probably the greatest single narrative representation in antiquity of a human life evolving by slow stages through time, shaped and altered by the pressures of political life, public institutions, family, the impulses of body and spirit, the eventual sad decay of the flesh. It also provides the most unflinching insight into the cruel processes of history and into human behavior warped by the pursuit of power." Alter's translation is more literal than the King James version, which makes his rendering of Scripture newly immediate and jarring. (When Samuel anoints David in I Samuel 16, for instance, "the spirit of the LORD gripped David from that day onward.") This David Story is worth reading for the footnotes alone, which describe in vivid detail the mechanics of sheep-shearing festivals, sacrificial feasts, and other cultural phenomena that add depth and life to this familiar story. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
Fabulous Small Jewsby Joseph EpsteinISBN 0395944023 (0-395-94402-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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False Prophet: A Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novelby Faye KellermanISBN 0449003299 (0-449-00329-9)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Family Moskatby Isaac Bashevis SingerISBN 0449204669 (0-449-20466-9)
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Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogyby Dan RottenbergISBN 0394406753 (0-394-40675-3)
Hardcover, Random House
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The Forgotten: A Peter Decker / Rina Lazarus Novelby Faye KellermanISBN 0380730847 (0-380-73084-7)
Softcover, Avon Books
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From Beirut to Jerusalem: Updated With a New Chapterby Thomas L. FriedmanISBN 0385413726 (0-385-41372-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Beirut to Jerusalem: Updated With a New Chapter'Book summary:Winner of the 1989 National Book Award for nonfiction, this extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the Foreign Affairs columnist on the op-ed page of the New York Times, drew on his ten years in the Middle East to write a book that The Wall Street Journal called "a sparkling intellectual guidebook... an engrossing journey not to be missed." Now with a new chapter that brings the ever-changing history of the conflict in the Middle East up to date, this seminal historical work reaffirms both its timeliness and its timelessness. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it." -- Seymour Hersh. "From Beirut To Jerusalem is the most intelligent and comprehensive account one is likely to read." -- New York Times Book Review. [via]
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Gates of the Forestby Elie WieselISBN 0380012065 (0-380-01206-5)
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Genesisby Ephraim A. SpeiserISBN 0385008546 (0-385-00854-6)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Genesis'Book summary:Genesis is Volume I in the Anchor Bible series of new book-by-book translations of the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha. Ephraim Avigdor Speiser was University Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Using authoritative evidence from archaeology, linguistics, and comparative religion, the author presents some startling conclusions about the first book of the Bible. He proves, for example, that the famous opening phrase, "In the beginning," is not true to the meaning of the first word, that the designation "Torah" for the Pentateuch is a misnomer, that the best-known stories of Genesis are grounded in pagan mythology. Speiser is an iconoclast in the tradition of Abraham; he exposes the false in order to help achieve truth. As he says in his introduction, he "is not motivated by mere pedantry...but by the hope that each new insight may bring us that much closer to the secret of the Bible's universal and enduring appeal." [via]More editions of Genesis:
Genesis: A Living Conversationby Bill D. MoyersISBN 0385490437 (0-385-49043-7)
Softcover, Main Street Books
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Gimpel the Fool and Other Storiesby Isaac Bashevis SingerISBN 0449206777 (0-449-20677-7)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Golemby David Wisniewski, Lee SalsberyISBN 0395726182 (0-395-72618-2)
Hardcover, Clarion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Golem'Book summary:Golem is the Hebrew word for shapeless man. According to Jewish legend, the renowned scholar and teacher Rabbi Loew used his powers to create a Golem from clay in order to protect his people from persecution in the ghettos of 16th-century Prague. (This was the time of the Blood Lie, when hostile gentiles claimed that Jews were mixing the blood of Christian children with the flour and water of matzo.) David Wisniewski's cut-paper collage illustrations--which earned him the Caldecott Medal in 1997--are the ideal medium for portraying the stark black-and-white forces of good and evil, pride and prejudice, as well as the gray area that emerges when the tormented clay giant loses control of his anger. Echoing the tension and mood of Frankenstein, Wisniewski sends the tragic giant back to the blood red earth that birthed him. The historical note on the last page offers a broader context for the legend, ultimately comparing the creation of Golem to the emergence of Israel. (Ages 8 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Grandees: America's Sephardic Eliteby Stephen BirminghamISBN 042508390X (0-425-08390-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Grievous Sinby Faye KellermanISBN 0449003302 (0-449-00330-2)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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By the author of "False Prophet," a Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus mystery.
Peter and Rina's newborn baby girl is a dream come true, but the scene at the L.A. hospital is a nightmare. Budget cutbacks and staff shortages so compromise security that Peter, the ever-anxious cop, worries about his family's safety. Then a baby is kidnapped and a respected nurse vanishes along with her. Peter, his tough-talking partner Marge, and Peter's eager older daughter Cindy, pursue a twisted path of hospital politics, misplaced passions and tortuous mind games of guilt and redemption that bring them face-to-face with the most grievous sin . . . [via]
Growing up Jewish: An Anthologyby Jay DavidISBN 0380730197 (0-380-73019-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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The Hanukkah Bookby Marilyn Burns, Martha WestonISBN 0380715201 (0-380-71520-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Hasidic Tales of the Holocaustby Yaffa EliachISBN 0380647257 (0-380-64725-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Hidden Scrolls: Christianity, Judaism, & the War for the Dead Sea Scrollsby Neil Asher SilbermanISBN 0399139826 (0-399-13982-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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A History of Israelby Howard M. SacharISBN 0394485645 (0-394-48564-5)
Hardcover, Knopf
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A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Timeby Howard M. SacharISBN 0394736796 (0-394-73679-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The History of Loveby Nicole KraussISBN 0393328627 (0-393-32862-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The History of Love'Book summary:Nicole Krauss's The History of Love is a hauntingly beautiful novel about two characters whose lives are woven together in such complex ways that even after the last page is turned, the reader is left to wonder what really happened. In the hands of a less gifted writer, unraveling this tangled web could easily give way to complete chaos. However, under Krauss's watchful eye, these twists and turns only strengthen the impact of this enchanting book.
The History of Love spans of period of over 60 years and takes readers from Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe to present day Brighton Beach. At the center of each main character's psyche is the issue of loneliness, and the need to fill a void left empty by lost love. Leo Gursky is a retired locksmith who immigrates to New York after escaping SS officers in his native Poland, only to spend the last stage of his life terrified that no one will notice when he dies. ("I try to make a point of being seen. Sometimes when I'm out, I'll buy a juice even though I'm not thirsty.") Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer vacillates between wanting to memorialize her dead father and finding a way to lift her mother's veil of depression. At the same time, she's trying to save her brother Bird, who is convinced he may be the Messiah, from becoming a 10-year-old social pariah. As the connection between Leo and Alma is slowly unmasked, the desperation, along with the potential for salvation, of this unique pair is also revealed.
The poetry of her prose, along with an uncanny ability to embody two completely original characters, is what makes Krauss an expert at her craft. But in the end, it's the absolute belief in the uninteruption of love that makes this novel a pleasure, and a wonder to behold. --Gisele Toueg [via]
How to Be an Extremely Reform Jewby David M. Bader, Jeff MooresISBN 0380775999 (0-380-77599-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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In the Land of Israelby Amos OzISBN 0394727282 (0-394-72728-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Introduction to Rabbinic Literatureby Jacob NeusnerISBN 0385497512 (0-385-49751-2)
Softcover, Doubleday Publishing
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Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrollsby James H. CharlesworthISBN 0385478445 (0-385-47844-5)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Jew Todayby Elie WieselISBN 0394740572 (0-394-74057-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Jewish Cooking in Americaby Joan NathanISBN 0394584058 (0-394-58405-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Jewish Wisdom : A Treasury of Proverbs, Maxims, Aphorisms, Wise Saying, and Memorable Quotationsby David C. GrossISBN 0449222063 (0-449-22206-3)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Joshua Then and Nowby Mordecai RichlerISBN 0394493516 (0-394-49351-6)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Jupiter's Bonesby Faye KellermanISBN 0380730820 (0-380-73082-0)
Softcover, Avon Books
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Justiceby Faye KellermanISBN 0380724987 (0-380-72498-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Justice'Book summary:The cruel and bizarre slaying of a beautiful teen leads Detective Decker into the dark heart of an exotic subculture: the seamy, sometimes violent world of Southern California's rootless, affluent youth. But even the confession of a disturbed kid with cold "killer eyes" cannot soothe Decker's inner torment. For he knows in his gut this crime goes much deeper and higher than anyone expects -- and that true justice, brutal and complete, has yet to be done.
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Leviticus 1-16: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentaryby Jacob MilgromISBN 0385114346 (0-385-11434-6)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Magic in Late Antiquity : Pagans, Jews, and Christiansby Naomi JanowitzISBN 041520206X (0-415-20206-X)
Hardcover, Taylor & Francis Group
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Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews, and Christiansby Naomi JanowitzISBN 0415202078 (0-415-20207-8)
Softcover, Routledge
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Maimonides: A Biography of the Great Medieval Jewish Thinkerby Abraham Joshua HeschelISBN 0385419619 (0-385-41961-9)
Softcover, Doubleday Publishing
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Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds Historyby Art SpiegelmanISBN 0394747232 (0-394-74723-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History'Book summary:Some historical events simply beggar any attempt at description--the Holocaust is one of these. Therefore, as it recedes and the people able to bear witness die, it becomes more and more essential that novel, vigorous methods are used to describe the indescribable. Examined in these terms, Art Spiegelman's Maus is a tremendous achievement, from a historical perspective as well as an artistic one.
Spiegelman, a stalwart of the underground comics scene of the 1960s and '70s, interviewed his father, Vladek, a Holocaust survivor living outside New York City, about his experiences. The artist then deftly translated that story into a graphic novel. By portraying a true story of the Holocaust in comic form--the Jews are mice, the Germans cats, the Poles pigs, the French frogs, and the Americans dogs--Spiegelman compels the reader to imagine the action, to fill in the blanks that are so often shied away from. Reading Maus, you are forced to examine the Holocaust anew.
This is neither easy nor pleasant. However, Vladek Spiegelman and his wife Anna are resourceful heroes, and enough acts of kindness and decency appear in the tale to spur the reader onward (we also know that the protagonists survive, else reading would be too painful). This first volume introduces Vladek as a happy young man on the make in pre-war Poland. With outside events growing ever more ominous, we watch his marriage to Anna, his enlistment in the Polish army after the outbreak of hostilities, his and Anna's life in the ghetto, and then their flight into hiding as the Final Solution is put into effect. The ending is stark and terrible, but the worst is yet to come--in the second volume of this Pulitzer Prize-winning set. --Michael Gerber [via]
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Mein Kampfby Adolf HitlerISBN 0395083621 (0-395-08362-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Merchant of Veniceby William Shakespeare, Leah S. MarcusISBN 0393925293 (0-393-92529-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Merchant of Venice'Book summary:"Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?" Shylock's impassioned plea in the middle of The Merchant of Venice is one of its most dramatic moments. After the Holocaust, the play has become a battleground for those who argue that the play represents Shakespeare's ultimate statement against ignorance and anti-Semitism in favour of a liberal vision of tolerance and multiculturalism. Other critics have pointed out that the play is, after all, a comedy that ultimately pokes fun at a 16th-century Jew. In fact, the bare outline of the plot suggests that the play is far more complex than either of these characterisations. Bassanio, a feckless young Venetian, asks his wealthy friend, the merchant Antonio, for money to finance a trip to woo the beautiful Portia in Belmont. Reluctant to refuse his friend (to whom he professes intense love), Antonio borrows the money from the Jewish moneylender. If he reneges on the deal, Shylock jokingly demands a pound of his flesh. When all Antonio's ships are lost at sea, Shylock calls in his debt, and the love and laughter of the first scenes of the play threaten to give way to death and tragedy. The final climactic courtroom scene, complete with a cross-dressed Portia, a knife-wielding Shylock, and the debate on "the quality of mercy" is one of the great dramatic moments in Shakespeare. The controversial subject matter of the play ensures that it continues to repel, divide but also fascinate its many audiences. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Messengers of God: Biblical Portraits and Legendsby Elie WieselISBN 0394497406 (0-394-49740-6)
Hardcover, Random House
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The Messianic Legacyby Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry LincolnISBN 0385338465 (0-385-33846-5)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Messianic Legacy'Book summary:Holy Blood, Holy Grail rocked the very foundations of Christianity. Now four more years of research have uncovered shocking material and its earthshaking consequences.
" What extraordinary meaning lies behind Jesus' title "King of the Jews"?
" Was there more than one Christ?
" Who really constituted Jesus' following and what were the real identities of Simon Peter and Judas Iscariot?
" Who now has the ancient treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem?
" What is the true source of today's Christian "Fundamentalism"?
" What links the Vatican, the CIA, the KGB, the Mafia, Freemasonry, and the Knights Templar?
" What is the stunning goal of the European secret society that traces its lineage back to Christ and the House of David?
The Messianic Legacy. Here is the book that reveals the answers to these intriguing, potentially explosive questions. Utilizing the same meticulous research that catapulted their first book onto the best seller lists, the authors again bring an enlighteneing message of truth and urgent importance to Christians and non-Christians the world over. [via] 
Milk and Honey: A Year of Jewish Holidaysby Jane Yolen, Louise AugustISBN 0399226524 (0-399-22652-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Oathby Elie WieselISBN 0394487796 (0-394-48779-6)
Hardcover, Random House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Oath'Book summary:When a Christian boy disappears in a fictional Eastern European town in the 1920s, the local Jews are quickly accused of ritual murder. There is tension in the air and a pogrom threatens to erupt. Suddenly, an extraordinary manMoshe the dreamer, a madman and mysticsteps forward and confesses to a crime he did not commit, in a vain attempt to save his people from certain death. The community gathers to hear his last wordsa plea for silenceand everyone present takes an oath: whoever survives the impending tragedy must never speak of the towns last days and nights of terror.
For fifty years the sole survivor keeps his oathuntil he meets a man whose life depends on hearing the story, and one mans loyalty to the dead confronts head-on anothers reason to go on living.
One of Wiesels strongest early novels, this timeless parable about the Jews and their enemies, about hate, family, friendship, and silence, is as powerful, haunting, and significant as it was when first published in 1973. [via]More editions of Oath:
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The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Apocalyptic Literature and Testamentsby James H. CharlesworthISBN 0385096305 (0-385-09630-5)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Expansions of the "Old Testament" and Legends, Wisdom and Philosophical Literature, Prayers, Psalms, and Odes, Fragmenby James H. CharlesworthISBN 0385188137 (0-385-18813-7)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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Oxford Essential Guide to People & Places of the Bibleby Bruce M. MetzgerISBN 0425180670 (0-425-18067-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Peddler's Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippiby Edward CohenISBN 0385335911 (0-385-33591-1)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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Polandby James A. MichenerISBN 0449205878 (0-449-20587-8)
Softcover, Fawcett Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Poland'Book summary:Michener's novel covering Poland's recent history, with its conflict between Church and State, worker and leader, and the Poland of centuries gone by, struggling to retain its land and identity in the face of stronger powers on all sides. Interwoven with the action are the fates of three families. [via]
Prayers for the Deadby Faye KellermanISBN 0380726246 (0-380-72624-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Rabbiby Noah GordonISBN 0449214540 (0-449-21454-0)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Textby Burton L. VisotzkyISBN 0385412940 (0-385-41294-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumranby Lawrence H. SchiffmanISBN 0385481217 (0-385-48121-7)
Softcover, Doubleday
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Sanctuaryby Faye KellermanISBN 0380724979 (0-380-72497-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sanctuary'Book summary:A diamond dealer and his entire family have mysteriously disappeared from their sprawling Las Angeles manor, leaving the estate undisturbed and their valuables untouched. Investigating detective Decker is stumped--faced with a perplexing case riddled with dead ends. Then a second dealer is found murdered in Manhatten, catapulting Decker and his wife, Rina, into a heartstopping maze of murder and intrigue that spans the globe...only to touch down dangerously in their own backyard.A diamond dealer and his entire family have mysteriously disappeared from their sprawling Los Angeles manor, leaving the estate undisturbed and their valuables untouched. Investigating detective Decker is stumped--faced with a perplexing case riddled with dead ends. Then a second dealer is found murdered in manhattan, catapulting Decker and his wife, Rina, into a hearstopping maze of murder and intrigue that spans the globe. . . .only to touch down dangerously in their own backyard. [via]
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Serpent's Toothby Faye KellermanISBN 0380726254 (0-380-72625-4)
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Snow in Augustby Pete HamillISBN 0446606251 (0-446-60625-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Snow in August'Book summary:In 1940s Brooklyn, friendship between an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy and an elderly Jewish rabbi might seem as unlikely as, well, snow in August. But the relationship between young Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch is only one of the many miracles large and small contained in Pete Hamill's novel. Michael finds himself in trouble when he witnesses the 17-year-old leader of the dreaded Falcons gang beating an elderly shopkeeper. For Michael, 1940s Brooklyn is a world still shaped by life in the Old Country, a world where informing on a fellow Irishman is the worst crime imaginable--worse even than the violent crimes committed by some of those fellows. So Michael keeps silent, finding solace in the company of Rabbi Hirsch, a Czech refuge whom he meets by chance. From this serendipitous beginning blossoms a unique friendship--one that proves perilous to both when the Falcons catch up with them.
Interlaced with Hamill's realistic descriptions of violence and fear are scenes of remarkable poignancy: the rabbi's first baseball game, where he sees Jackie Robinson play for the Dodgers; Michael's introduction into the mystical world of the Cabbala and the book's miraculous ending. Hamill is not a lyrical writer, but he is a heartfelt one, and this story of courage in the face of great odds is one of his best. [via]
Someday the Rabbi Will Leaveby Harry KemelmanISBN 0449209458 (0-449-20945-8)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Song of Songsby Marvin H. PopeISBN 0385509065 (0-385-50906-5)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Sparrowby Mary Doria RussellISBN 0449912558 (0-449-91255-8)
Softcover, Fawcett Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sparrow'Book summary:In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico picks up exquisite singing from a planet which will come to be known as Rakhat. While United Nations diplomats endlessly debate a possible first contact mission, the Society of Jesus quietly organizes an eight-person scientific expedition of its own. What the Jesuits find is a world so beyond comprehension that it will lead them to question the meaning of being "human." When the lone survivor of the expedition, Emilio Sandoz, returns to Earth in 2059, he will try to explain what went wrong... Words like "provocative" and "compelling" will come to mind as you read this shocking novel about first contact with a race that creates music akin to both poetry and prayer. [via]
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The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darknessby Karen ArmstrongISBN 0385721277 (0-385-72127-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness'Book summary:In 1962, at age seventeen, Karen Armstrong entered a convent, eager to meet God. After seven brutally unhappy years as a nun, she left her order to pursue English literature at Oxford. But convent life had profoundly altered her, and coping with the outside world and her expiring faith proved to be excruciating. Her deep solitude and a terrifying illness-diagnosed only years later as epilepsy-marked her forever as an outsider. In her own mind she was a complete failure: as a nun, as an academic, and as a normal woman capable of intimacy. Her future seemed very much in question until she stumbled into comparative theology. What she found, in learning, thinking, and writing about other religions, was the ecstasy and transcendence she had never felt as a nun. Gripping, revelatory, and inspirational, The Spiral Staircase is an extraordinary account of an astonishing spiritual journey. [via]
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The Spirit in First-Century Judaismby John R. LevisonISBN 0391041312 (0-391-04131-2)
Softcover, Humanities Pr
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Stone Kissby Faye KellermanISBN 0446611476 (0-446-61147-6)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stone Kiss'Book summary:Family business can be deadly, as Peter Decker discovers in Kellerman's latest thriller starring the L.A. police lieutenant and his wife, Rina Lazarus. Decker's half-brother Jonathan, a New York rabbi, asks for help when his wife's brother Ephraim Leiber is slain execution-style in a seedy New York hotel room, and the victim's teenage niece Shayndie, who may have witnessed her uncle's murder, disappears. But it soon becomes apparent that not everyone is as eager for Decker's assistance as Jonathan--not the New York City cops, not the missing girl's parents, and not the police chief in the upstate town of Quinton, where the Liebers live in a tightly knit Orthodox Jewish enclave. Despite these roadblocks, the ever resourceful Decker manages to locate Shayndie in the last place one might expect to find a devout, gently raised 15-year old girl--the heavily guarded Manhattan apartment of Chris Donatti, a Mob-connected criminal with whom Peter has a complicated history. But when Shayndie runs away from Donatti's loft and turns up dead a few days later, Decker's search for her killer uncovers a deadly family secret that puts his life--and Rina's--in jeopardy. As usual in this outstanding series, Kellerman's pacing is flawless, her plotting ingenious, and her deep understanding of human nature reconfirmed. --Jane Adams [via]
The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition Part Ii, Tractate Bava Metziaby Adin SteinsaltzISBN 0394582330 (0-394-58233-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Twilightby Elie Wiesel, Marion WieselISBN 0446390666 (0-446-39066-6)
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The Wandering Jewsby Joseph Roth, Michael HofmannISBN 039332270X (0-393-32270-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wandering Jews'Book summary:As a journalist, Joseph Roth's greatest strength, and perhaps his greatest weakness, was his self-professed love for his subjects. Roth, who is best known for his novels (particularly The Radetzky March), was the star journalist for the Frankfurter Zeitung in the early 1920s, when he began writing stories that led to The Wandering Jews. This book, newly translated by Michael Hofmann, is a masterpiece of literary journalism whose political prescience (regarding tensions between Eastern and Western Jews and the too-easy consolations of assimilation) is grounded in eclectic character studies (of, for instance, Parisian elites, a carnival performer from Radziwillow, a dock worker in Odessa). In an age of idea-driven journalism, when stories are often tailored to prove a writer's pre-existing thesis, Roth's lovingly inductive reasoning is refreshing. And his aphoristic insights are as spontaneous as they are circumspect. ("When a catastrophe occurs, people on hand are shocked into helpfulness.") The statement that best summarizes Roth's belief about the unalterable fate of the Jews also epitomizes the polished spontaneity of his style: Roth writes that wandering is "a tribulation that is appropriate to all Jews, and to all others besides. Lest we forget that nothing in this world endures, not even a home; and that our life is short, shorter even than the life of the elephant, the crocodile, and the crow. Even the parrots outlive us." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
The Wisdom of Solomon: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentaryby David WinstonISBN 0385016441 (0-385-01644-1)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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The World to Comeby Dara HornISBN 0393329062 (0-393-32906-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Yiddish Folktalesby Beatrice Silverman WeinreichISBN 0394546180 (0-394-54618-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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