Norman Lewis Kemp, a British journalist, finds himself caught in the middle of a failed plot to assassinate the Libyan dictator and the Libyans' successful murder of the president of...

Philip Mason A study of the characters and public careers of Englishmen who founded and developed British rule in India from 1600 to 1947 January 1, 1985 by W W...

John G Gager This revisionist reading of early anti-Judaism offers a richer and more varied picture of the Jews and Christians of antiquity. February 14, 1985 by Oxford University Press

Maisie MoscoThe third title in a powerful and moving trilogy featuring Alison Plantaine, star of the London stage and heiress to a secret Jewish heritage her family has long denied....

Alfred J KolatchIn The Jewish Book of Why, Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch addresses hundreds of fundamental questions frequently asked about Jewish life and practice. In this sequel volume, he delves...

Robert Latham Generations of readers have found Pepys' diaries one of the best ways to vicariously experience the tumultuous world of seventeenth century London, the time of Restoration, the Plague,...

Judith Greber Tired of the constant moves, upheavals, and readjustments, Molly Michael, the wife of a corporate executive, issues an ultimatum--no more moves--a resolution that strains her marriage to the...

Yigael Yadin The archaeologist who discovered the most important of all the Dead Sea scrolls recounts his find, documents the contents, and provides commentary and interpretation of its significance. March...

John Morressy   First published August 1, 1985

Rhona Martin When Joanna Pengerran fled Buxford as a child to escape her murderous stepfather, she took refuge among the tinkers. The proud and wilful scion of a great family,...

Guy de Rothschild Preeminent among this generation of Rothschilds, the head of the French Rothschild Bank until its nationalization in 1981, recalls his high-powered, star-studded life as an international businessman...

Stephen KingWhen an old gypsy man curses Billy Halleck for sideswiping his daughter, six weeks later he's ninety-three pounds lighter. Now Billy is terrified. And desperate enough for one last...