Avraham Schwartzbaum   Adopting a Chinese baby leads an American professor and his wife to the discovery of their own Jewish heritage. An absorbing, true story to read and re-read.

Barack Obama A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first...

Frank McCourt McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer.Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the...

Ami Ayalon with Anthony David An urgent call for Israel to change direction, from an unexpected source: the highly decorated former director of the internal security service, Shin Bet.In this...

Author: Maeve Binchy 'As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear they what they were saying at the next table in a restaurant, I suppose...

Joy Harjo In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo, one of our leading Native American voices, details her journey to becoming a...

Isabel Gillies Isabel Gillies had a wonderful life -- a handsome, intelligent, loving husband; two glorious toddlers; a beautiful house; the time and place to express all her ebullience and...

Christie Tate “A love story about the miracle of friendship.” —Maggie Smith * “Fearless and unflinching.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *From the author of Group , a New York Times bestseller...

Alice Pung After Alice Pung’s family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose Alice as her name because he thought their new country was a...

Alice Shalvi Shalvi has been a pioneer in advancing the status of women in Israel and in religious girls' education. She has been an active participant in peace dialogues and...

Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet Based on over 100 hours of interviews with Fidel Castro conducted over three years, Fidel Castro: My Life is as close to a memoir as...

Adina Hoffman Beautifully written, and composed with a novelist’s eye for detail, this book tells the story of an exceptional man and the culture from which he emerged.Taha Muhammad Ali was born...