Hirsh GoodmanThe question “Can Israel survive?” has echoed loud for Israelis—and Jews, their supporters and adversaries worldwide—since the Holocaust. The recent upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia and beyond have raised it...

Arbinger Institute Like Leadership and Self-Deception, The Arbinger Institute's first book, The Anatomy of Peace has become a worldwide phenomenon--not because of a media blitz, movie tie-in, or celebrity endorsement,...

Erik Hornung "A concise and detailed summary... This is a recommended book for all searching for details on important Egyptian texts."―Francesca Jourdan, quik.com Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex...

Isabel and Imogen Greenberg Learn everything you need to know about the Ancient Greeks, and some of the things they'd rather you didn't find out! Packed full of facts and...

Edith Hall Who were the ancient Greeks? They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. But what was it that enabled them to achieve so much?The ancient Greeks were a...

Marvin W Meyer (Editor) The best English translations of forty sacred texts describing the mystery religions of the ancient Mediterranean world. January 1, 1987 by Harper San Francisco

Juliet Gardiner Published in association with the Imperial War Museum, to coincide with their major exhibition, and including an introduction by Jilly Cooper. From the First World War to the...

Kit Laybourne The first edition of The Animation Book , published in 1979, became the authoritative guide to making animated movies. Now, as we enter the twenty-first century, the explosion...

Raphael Ben Zion This fascinating collection includes some of the major ideas in Jewish mysticism. From the intriguing 16th century work by Rabbi Moshe Cordovero, Tomer Devorah (The Palm Tree...

Alex Ryvchin Since 1948, Israel has withstood three full-scale invasions on multiple fronts, bloody wars with Palestinian militias, deadly bombings of its diplomatic missions, and hundreds of terrorist attacks within...

Corinne Sweet While some forms of anxiety are natural, even helpful, anxiety disorders can lead you into a spiral of stress and worry, and interfere with your everyday life.Practical, supportive...

Jacques Pepin In this captivating memoir, the man whom Julia Child has called "the best chef in America" tells the story of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an...