Giorgio VasariThese biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was...

Upon the Doorposts of Thy House: Jewish Life in East-Central Europe, Yesterday and Today Ruth Ellen Gruber This is a multidimensional portrait of the centuries-old Jewish world of East-Central Europe,...

Emily Little  Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of Troy. The book is...

HR Ellis DavidsonTiw, Woden, Thunor, Frig. these ancient northern deities gave their names to the very days of our week. Nevertheless, most of us know far more of Mars, Mercury,...

21st Century Global Forces: Their Impacts on the Jewish People, Israil and the United StatesStuart E Eizenstat

Simon Schama History clings tight but it also kicks loose', writes Simon Schama at the outset of this, the first book in his epic three-volume journey into Britain's past. 'Disruption...

Ben MacintyreMaster storyteller Ben Macintyre’s most ambitious work to date offers a powerful new angle on the twentieth century’s greatest spy storyKim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a...

MG GlennMendel G. Glenn selected and translated this 1932 collection of tales and legends from the Talmud and Midrash, arranged chronologically, that "deal with Pentateuchal figures and heroes only."

Uri Avnery January 1, 1987 by Lawrence Hill Books

Amos OzOz traveled throughout Israel and the West Bank in the 1980s and spoke with many people about the past, present, and future of his country. What he found is...

Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race   Margot Lee Shetterly   NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture...

Alicia Appleman-JurmanAlicia Jurman is five-years-old when her story begins. It is 1935 and she is living in the East Polish town of Buczacz. Although brought up in an atmosphere of...