Maurice BlonchotModern history is haunted by the disasters of the century—world wars, concentration camps, Hiroshima, and the Holocaust—grief, anger, terror, and loss beyond words, but still close, still impending. How...

Carlotta Gal A journalist with deep knowledge of the region provides “an enthralling and largely firsthand account of the war in Afghanistan” ( Financial Times ).Few reporters know as much...

Aviv Ben Zeev Xenophobes Guide to the Israelis January 1, 2011 by Oval Books

Author: Julie Carles Hip designs and simple patterns are hallmarks of the Yarn Girls’ style—the very things that made their first book, The Yarn Girls’ Guide to Simple Knits ,...

Sheila KitzingerIn this book Sheila Kitzinger provides the information and comforting support every woman needs to survive the physically, emotionally, and socially turbulent first year following the birth of a...

AJ Jacobs   Avoiding shellfish was easy. The stoning of adulterers proved a little more difficult - and potentially controversial. Was it enough to walk up to an adulterer and...

Joan Didion   'An act of consummate literary bravery, a writer known for her clarity allowing us to watch her mind as it becomes clouded with grief.'From one of America's...

Sincha Bunem Unsdorfer January 28, 1983 by Feldheim Publishers

Stephen Sturgess The word "yoga" means integration and wholeness. Ashtanga Yoga refers to the eight "limbs" of yoga, such as posture, breathing, and specific disciplines, outlined more than 1,500 years...

Abraham Rabinovich In this galvanizing account of the most dramatic of the Arab-Israeli hostilities, Abraham Rabinovich, who reported the conflict for the Jerusalem Post, transports us into the midst of...

Harry Ford Building on a child's natural fascination with the sky, stars and moon, this book provides hands-on experiments to help the child spot a planet and trace a comet's...

DT Suzuki Dedicated largely to the teaching of Hui Neng, this volume covers the purpose and technique of Zen training, and goes further into the depths of Zen than any...