John Cooper Eat and Be Satisfied is the first comprehensive and critical history of Jewish food from biblical times until the present. John Cooper explores the traditional foods―the everyday diets...

Mike Flanagan You're no idiot, of course. You know that Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, ane Belle Star could shoot'em up just as well as Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James, and...

WL Wilmshurst For more than two centuries, The Spirit of Masonry has been the essential source for anyone exploring the inner mysteries of the Masonic Fraternity. When it first appeared in 1775,...

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

Phillip Isaac Ackerman-Lieberman and Rakefet Zalashik A discussion on the specific cultural manifestations of the relationship between dogs and Jews, from ancient times to the present, this work covers a...

Garth Fowden In this bold approach to late antiquity, Garth Fowden shows how, from the second-century peak of Rome's prosperity to the ninth-century onset of the Islamic Empire's decline, powerful...

Alan L Mittleman Founded in Germany in 1912, Agudat Israel was the first comprehensive, international political movement among Orthodox Jews. This study examines the forces that led to its formation,...

Simcha H Benyosef A guide to the Sabbath and Jewish Holy Days based on the teachings of Rabbi Rafael Moshe Luria, a modern master of the Kabbalah and a direct...

Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe Long a treasure in Norway, the folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe have been acclaimed for their richness of humor, fullness...

Kevin Crossley-Holland Here are thirty-two classic myths that bring the Viking world vividly to life. The mythic legacy of the Scandinavians includes a cycle of stories filled with magnificent images...

James Pool James Pool's powerful exposé, Who Financed Hitler: The Secret Funding of Hitler's Rise to Power, 1919-1933, was praised by The New Yorker as "one of the most useful and illuminating studies of...

Bernard Wasserstein Traces the life of Trebitsch Lincoln, a con man, revolutionary, spy, missionary, and British member of Parliament and attempts to portray his complex personality. January 1, 1988 by...