David Biale Examines the political history of the Jews, discusses their interaction with various ideologies, and looks at the Holocaust and the state of Israel December 12, 1986 by Schocken...

Jack Prelutsky First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his...

Herman MElvilleWellington Redburn is a 15-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy,...

Dick Francis   "As rousing and straightforward as a stretch drive to the wire."NEWSWEEKDick Francis is no ordinary mystery writer, and jockey Philip Nore is no ordinary hero. When Nore...

John Updike A born-again computer whiz kid bent on proving the existence of God on his computer meets a middle-aged divinity professor, Roger Lambert, who'd just as soon leave faith...

Gaby Waters January 1, 1986 by Edc Pub

Bernard Lewis "A brilliant, dispassionate investigation of the historical roots of contemporary anti-Semitic passions . . . A triumph of scholarship, analysis, c larity, and style".--Samuel Lewis, U.S. Ambassador to...

Piers Anthony The estate was Joshua Pinson's inheritance from his oddball uncle Elijah: isolated in the deep Florida woods, with a half-built solar house stocked with enough supplies to weather...

Mary Higgins Clark   An exciting and quick read.When investigative journalist Patricia Traymore is invited to Washington to make a special TV documentary on prospective Vice Presidential candidate Senator Abigail...

Marry Higgins ClarkAn exciting and quick read.When investigative journalist Patricia Traymore is invited to Washington to make a special TV documentary on prospective Vice Presidential candidate Senator Abigail Jennings, she...

Lawrence SandersIntroduces the intriguing Wolf Lannihan, a tough anti-hero investigator, as he embarks on a series of action-packed adventures.First published October 1, 1986

Naguib MahfouzThe Beggar, set in Cairo in the early 1950s, portrays the psychological torment of Omar, an ardent revolutionary in youth who in middle age has been left behind by...