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Ambivalent Embrace: Jewish Upward Mobility in Postwar America
Rachel Kranson - The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback
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This new cultural history of Jewish life and identity in the United States after World War II focuses on the process of upward mobility. Rachel Kranson challenges the common notion that most American Jews unambivalently celebrated their generally strong growth in economic status and social... |
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Spinoza's Challenge to Jewish Thought: Writings on His Life, Philosophy, and Legacy
Daniel B. Schwartz - Brandeis University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Arguably, no historical thinker has had as varied and fractious a reception within modern Judaism as Baruch (Benedict) Spinoza (1632-77) , the seventeenth-century philosopher, pioneering biblical critic, and Jewish heretic from Amsterdam. Revered in many circles as the patron saint... |
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Hitler's Last Hostages: Looted Art and the Soul of the Third Reich
Mary M. Lane - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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The riveting story of Hitler's obsession with art, how it fueled his vision of a purified Nazi state, and the fate of the artwork that was hidden, stolen, or destroyed to "cleanse" German culture Nazism ascended not by brute force but by cultural tyranny. Weimar Germany was a society... |
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Masala: Recipes from India, the Land of Spices
ANITA JAISINGHANI - ?Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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Go inside the mind of a chef to learn the fundamentals of Indian cuisine and decode the secrets to cooking with spices in this beautiful collection of over 100 timeless recipes. "This book will exhilarate your senses and invite you to explore the richness of Indian cuisine."... |
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
Margaret Leslie Davis - TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover
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The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enough to own it.For rare-book collectors, an original copy of the Gutenberg Bible--of which there are fewer than 50 in existence--represents the ultimate... |
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Feeling Jewish:
Devorah Baum - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this sparkling debut, a young critic offers an original, passionate, and erudite account of what it means to feel Jewish - even when you're not. Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria. Overbearing Mother-Love. In this witty, insightful, and poignant book, Devorah Baum... |
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Timelines of World History (DK Timelines Adult)
DK Publishing, Inc. - DK
Format: Hardcover
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An illustrated record covering all the major events and achievements in human history. Designed for history aficionados, trivia buffs, or anyone with a curious mind, Timelines of World History takes an innovative approach to the traditional, text-driven style of a date-by-date chronology.... |
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What Do Muslims Believe?: The Roots and Realities of Modern Islam
Ziauddin Sardar - Walker & Company; 1st edition
Format: Paperback
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A fascinating and concise primer on one of the world's most widespread religions. Islam is one of the great monotheistic religions of the world. Its teachings emphasize unity, humility, forgiveness, and love of God. The Qur'an sings the virtues of knowledge and rationality.... |
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