Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth (Magness Jodi)(Paperback)

Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth (Magness Jodi)(Paperback)

The dramatic story of the last stand of a group of Jewish rebels who held out against the Roman Empire, as revealed by the archaeology of its famous site Two thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women, and children--the last holdouts of the revolt against Rome following the fall of Jerusalem and the

The Jewish Revolt Ad 66-74 (Sheppard Si)(Paperback)

The narrow strip of land now occupied by the modern state of Israel is where all paths from Europe, Asia, and Arabia must come together before they flow into Africa and has been the world's most hotly contested piece of territory for millennia. Occupied by Pompey the Great from 63 BC the region

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism (Dennis Geoffrey W.)(Paperback)

Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism--the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W

A Rich Brew: How Cafs Created Modern Jewish Culture (Pinsker Shachar M.)(Paperback)

Finalist, 2018 National Jewish Book Award for Modern Jewish Thought and Experience, presented by the Jewish Book Council Winner, 2019 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, in the Jewish Literature and Linguistics Category, given by the Association for Jewish Studies A fascinating glimpse into the world of

The Big Book of Jewish Humor (Novak William)(Paperback)

A fantastic collection of Jewish and Jewish-inspired humor with contributions from Woody Allen, Max Apple, Gary Epstein, Lenny Bruce, Joseph Heller, David Levine, Sam Levenson, G.B. Trudeau, Judith Viorst, S. Gross, The National Lampoon, Jules Feiffer, The Talmud, and dozens of other sources

Conspiracy Theories (Cassam Quassim)(Paperback)

9/11 was an inside job. The Holocaust is a myth promoted to serve Jewish interests. The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a false flag operation. Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. These are all conspiracy theories. A glance online or at bestseller lists

Apocalypse: The Great Jewish Revolt Against Rome Ad 66-73 (Faulkner Neil)(Paperback)

Ancient Palestine was a ferment of social and ideological conflict. Full-scale insurrectionary revolt exploded in AD 66 and took on a revolutionary character as moderate upper-class leaders were pushed aside and replaced by popular radicals. The war that followed was bitterly fought, and culminated

Vanishing Acts (Picoult Jodi)(Paperback / softback)

When is it right to steal a child from her mother? Jodi Picoult's explosive and emotive Sunday Times

Off the Page (Picoult Jodi)(Paperback / softback)

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter and co-writer, Samantha van Leer, comes OFF THE PAGE, a tender, wonderfully imaginative and romantic crossover

The Management Myth: Debunking Modern Business Philosophy (Stewart Matthew)(Paperback)

Fresh from Oxford with a degree in philosophy and no particular interest in business, Matthew Stewart might not have seemed a likely candidate to become a consultant. But soon he was telling veteran managers how to run their companies.In narrating his own ill-fated (and often hilarious) odyssey at

How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household (Greenberg Blu)(Paperback)

How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household is a modern, comprehensive guide covering virtually every aspect of Jewish home life. It provides practical advice on how to manage a Jewish home in the traditional way and offers fascinating accounts of the history behind the tradition. In a warm, personal

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures (Collins John J.)(Paperback)

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures examines the writings included in and excluded from the Jewish and Christian canons of Scripture and explores the social settings in which some of this literature was viewed as authoritative and some was viewed either as uninspired or as heretical. John J

Self-Care for the Soul - Power Up Your Brightest, Boldest, Happiest You (Shield Jody)(Paperback / softback)

Solve your modern woes and learn to heal yourself from the inside

Science as Salvation - A Modern Myth and its Meaning (Midgley Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Midgley notes how science has developed high spiritual ambitions. From prophetic physicists have come speculations that go beyond the claims of any

Socialist Realism (Low Trisha)(Paperback)

Moving west-from Singapore to America, from New York to California-a woman examines the myth of 'finding home' even as she comes to terms with its

How Judaism Became a Religion: An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought (Batnitzky Leora)(Paperback)

A new approach to understanding Jewish thought since the eighteenth century Is Judaism a religion, a culture, a nationality--or a mixture of all of these? In How Judaism Became a Religion, Leora Batnitzky boldly argues that this question more than any other has driven modern Jewish thought since

Erotic Stories(Pevná vazba)

A perfect gift of timeless erotic stories ranging from ancient Greek myth to modern stories of longing and

Redemption and Utopia: Jewish Libertarian Thought in Central Europe (Lowy Michael)(Paperback)

Classic study of Jewish libertarian thought, from Walter Benjamin to Franz Kafka Towards the end of the nineteenth century, there appeared in Central Europe a generation of Jewish intellectuals whose work was to transform modern culture. Drawing at once on the traditions of German Romanticism and

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective (Stanley Kenneth O.)(Paperback)

Why does modern life revolve around objectives? From how science is funded, to improving how children are educated -- and nearly everything in-between -- our society has become obsessed with a seductive illusion: that greatness results from doggedly measuring improvement in the relentless pursuit

Creation of Consciousness - Jung's Myth for Modern Man (Edinger Edward F)(Paperback / softback)

Jew-Ish: A Cookbook: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch (Cohen Jake)(Pevná vazba)

A New York Times bestseller A brilliantly modern take on Jewish culinary traditions for a new generation of readers, from a bright new star in the culinary world.When you think of Jewish food, a few classics come to mind: chicken soup with matzo balls, challah, maybe a babka if you're feeling

The Storyteller (Picoult Jodi)(Paperback)

An astonishing novel about redemption and forgiveness from the 'amazingly talented writer' (HuffPost) and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult.Some stories live forever... Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day's breads and pastries, trying to escape a

Nineteen Minutes (Picoult Jodi)(Paperback / softback)

After years of cruel bullying from his classmates, Peter Houghton snaps one morning, and in nineteen minutes, ten residents of the town of Sterling are dead. When the case goes to trial, the reeling town is determined to seek justice for the innocents Peter killed.But as the trial unfolds, Peter's

Dark Light (Taylor Jodi)(Paperback)

The second novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor.Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old