Jewish War (Josephus)(Paperback / softback)

Jewish War (Josephus)(Paperback / softback)

Josephus' account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus changed sides after he was captured to become a Rome-appointed negotiator, and so was uniquely

The Jewish War (Josephus)(Paperback)

In August of AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman forces after a six-month siege. This was the disastrous outcome of a Jewish revolt against Roman domination which began in AD 66 with some early success, but soon became mired in factional conflict. The war ended in the destruction of

The Jewish War (Josephus)(Pevná vazba)

Josephus, soldier, statesman, historian, was a Jew born at Jerusalem about 37 CE. A man of high descent, he early became learned in Jewish law and Greek literature and was a Pharisee. After pleading in Rome the cause of some Jewish priests he returned to Jerusalem and in 66 tried to prevent revolt

Chosen (Potok Chaim)(Paperback / softback)

Following a baseball game that nearly became a religious war, two Jewish boys become friends. Danny comes from the strict Hasidic sect that keeps him bound in centuries of orthodoxy. Reuven is brought up by a father patently aware of the twentieth century. Everything tries to destroy their

Heroes (Cormier Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Tells a provocative story about the return home of teenage war hero and war victim, Francis Joseph Cassavant. This book gets to the heart of human nature and the moral issues and choices we have to

Pianist (Szpilman Wladyslaw)(Paperback / softback)

The powerful and bestselling memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. Made into a Bafta and Oscar-winning

Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction (Dan Joseph)(Paperback)

In Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph Dan, one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism, offers a concise and highly accurate look at the history and character of the various systems developed by the adherents of the Kabbalah. Dan sheds light on the many misconceptions about

Accomplice (Kanon Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

A heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead, the rogue CIA agent on his trail, and the beautiful woman connected to them

Of Love and Other Wars (Hardach Sophie)(Paperback / softback)

The story of a Quaker family and a Jewish family in love and at war during

Jewish Women (Brod Max)(Paperback / softback)

Good German (Kanon Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of Leaving Berlin comes this gripping a Cold War thriller, which was turned into a major film and is now considered a modern

On The Eve - The Jews of Europe before the Second World War (Wasserstein Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Examines the realities of Jewish life across Europe up to the very eve of World War Two. In this book, the author presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught

Clara's War (Kramer Clara (Author))(Paperback / softback)

On 21 July 1942 the Nazis took control of the small Polish town of Zolkiew, life for Jewish 15-year-old Clara Kramer was never to be the same

The End of Jewish Modernity (Traverso Enzo)(Paperback)

Jewish modernity flourished between the age of Enlightenment and World War II--and in fact was a major driver of intellectual, scientific, social, literary, and artistic progress in that period. But the age of Jewish modernity is over. That's the argument that historian Enzo Traverso mounts in this

Political Family - The Kuczynskis, Fascism, Espionage and The Cold War (Green John)(Paperback / softback)

The Kuczynskis were a German-Jewish family of active anti-fascists who worked assiduously to combat the rise of Nazism before and during the course of the Second World War. This book focuses on the family of Robert and his wife Berta - both born two decades before the end of the nineteenth century

Nostromo (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Sleepwalker (Knox Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Good as Gold (Heller Joseph)(Paperback)

Bruce Gold, a middle-aged, Jewish professor of English literature, finds himself on the brink of a golden career in politics -- and not a moment too soon, as Gold yearns for an opportunity to transform a less-than-picture-perfect life: His children think little of him, his intimidating father

Power & Powerlessness in Jewish History (Biale David)(Paperback / softback)

Halakhic Man (Soloveitchik Joseph B.)(Paperback)

Halakhic Man is the classic work of modern Jewish and religious thought by the twentieth century's preeminent Orthodox Jewish theologian and talmudic scholar. It is a profound excursion into religious psychology and phenomenology, a pioneering attempt at a philosophy of halakhah, and a stringent

Catch-22 (Heller Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Games (Giles Harry Josephine)(Paperback / softback)

Redemption Falls (O'Connor Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Witch's Warning (Delaney Joseph)(Paperback / softback)