JosephA Massad In the popular imagination, Islam is often associated with words like oppression, totalitarianism, intolerance, cruelty, misogyny, and homophobia, while its presumed antonyms are Christianity, the West, liberalism, individualism,...

Mustafa Akyol A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition. From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to...

Shadi Hamid In Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a novel and provocative argument on how Islam is, in fact, "exceptional" in how it relates to politics,...

Isabel Allende From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling...

Nigel Barley Many men dream of running away to a tropical island and living surrounded by beauty and exotic exuberance. Walter Spies did more than dream. He actually did it....

Scott O'Dell  Island of the Blue Dolphins begins with a young girl named Karana who is living on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (fancy name, right?) with her younger...

Tracey West Gotta read 'em all!Ash and Pikachu are invited to a Pokemon party on a cruise ship. But they've been tricked by the evil Team Rocket, who plan to...

Rose Remain 'Triumphant, and beautifully told...one of the best novelists writing today' GuardianAll must gamble with their fate. But not all can win...In the city of Bath, in the year...

Steimatsky Photographs of modern Israel

Arnold Behr Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ashgate Publishing Group (January 1, 1988)

Lionel Friedfeld and Philippe Metoudi The relationship between Israel and Asia, which has evolved from strong historical ties symbolized by the Silk Road, today encompasses strategic partnerships in technology -...

David Ohana This book is a detailed and comprehensive work which reviews the origins of Israel's Mediterranean identity, starting with its Zionist ideological origins and tracing the path up to...