Shaul Mitelpunkt This book examines the changing meanings Americans and Israelis invested in the relationship between their countries from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Bringing to light previously unexamined...

Ehud Barak In the summer of 2000, the most decorated soldier in Israel's history - Ehud Barak - set himself a challenge as daunting as any he had faced on...

Elaine Sciolino An American Library in Paris "Coups de Coeur" SelectionA Los Angeles Times Bestseller"Elaine Sciolino is a graceful, companionable writer.… [She] has laid one more beautiful and amusing wreath on the...

Kate Chopin When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback...

Hisham Matar In the Country of Men is a stunning depiction of a child confronted with the effects of Libyan strongman Khadafy's 1969 September revolution.Libya, 1979. Nine-year-old Suleiman’s days are...

Erwin Schrodinger Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be...

Menachem Begin January 1, 1979 by Harper & Row

Benny Morris Benny Morris demolishes misconceptions and provides a comprehensive history of the Israeli-Arab war of 1948This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and...

Sue Armstrong The question of how and why organisms age has teased scientists for centuries. There are myriad competing theories, from the idea that aging is a simple wear and...

Ernest Shackleton South: the story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917 By Sir Ernest Shackleton South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 is the factual blow-by-blow narrative of the ill-fated...

Charles D Ellis The jury is still out on what the future of Goldman Sachs will look like, but no one can argue that the 139 year old firm has...

John Doerr “If you care about climate change, John Doerr’s new book, Speed & Scale , offers concrete steps that we can all take to make a difference.” - Barack...