Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz BERLIN, NOVEMBER 1938. With storm troopers battering against his door, Otto Silbermann must flee out the back of his own home. He emerges onto streets thrumming with...

Susan Vreeland   From extraordinary highs - patronage by the Medicis, friendship with Galileo and, most importantly of all, beautiful and outstandingly original paintings - to rape by her father's...

Jean Houston "The story of Isis and Osiris really begins with their conception and their siblings' conception in the belly of Nut, the great heavenly goddess. Theirs is a tale...

Angela CarterI know nothing. I am a tabula rasa, a blank sheet of paper, an unhatched egg. I have not yet become a woman, although I possess a woman's shape....

The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View Richard Tarnas "[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'West's mainstream...

Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood Read Janet and Chris Attwood's posts on the Penguin blog.The life-transforming New York Times bestseller.Can a simple test change a person’s life? Through their New York Times bestseller The...

Author: Danya Ruttenberg Edited by Danya Ruttenberg In this unique collection of essays, some of today's smartest Jewish thinkers explore a broad range of fundamental questions in an effort to...

Tessa Hadley'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' Zadie SmithFour siblings meet up in their grandparents’ old house for three long, hot summer weeks. But under the idyllic surface lie...

Christabel BielenbergChristabel Bielenberg, a niece of Lord Northcliffe, married a German lawyer in 1934. She lived through the war in Germany, as a German citizen, under the horrors of Nazi...

Jenni Wright All you need to know about the world's best-loved ingredient with every kind of recipe. January 1, 2001 by Barnes and Noble

Allison OfananskyAs a child, David watches his grandfather, a Torah scribe or sofer, finish a Torah scroll for the synagogue. A Torah is not something to be thrown away, his...

Marcia PragerEnrich your spiritual practice with a deeper understanding of Hebrew blessing.A Hebrew blessing is a powerful thing--a short, deeply meditative exercise exploring the nature of God and the dynamic...