Presents a history of the Jewish people throughout the ages.

Available for the first time in paperback! The knights of Kelodia are the finest in the land, but they’ve never faced a power like the one that resides in the Green Valley. Now they're about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime―to stop a wizard and slay his dragons―but there's no such thing as magic or dragons...is there? Max Landis (Chronicle, Superman: American Alien) and Giuseppe Camuncoli welcome you to the world of GREEN VALLEY...where nothing is ever what it seems. Collects GREEN VALLEY #1-9

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Max Picard’s philosophy of silence, presence, and resistance to conformity finds resonance with contemporary discussion on mindfulness, minimalism, and the pursuit of meaning. His insights remind us of the importance of slowing down, seeking solitude, and engaging with the world in a thoughtful and intentional manner. As a philosopher and writer whose contributions to the fields of aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and existentialism have left an indelible mark on intellectual discourse. Initially published in 1948, his book (‘Die Weit des Schweigens’) - ‘The World of Silence’ explored the intricate relationship between silence and speech. In this book, Picard crafts a masterpiece that remains relevant even in our hyper-connected world.

"Ressentiment" by Max Scheler delves into the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of resentment as a fundamental human emotion. Scheler explores how ressentiment arises in individuals who feel powerless and oppressed, leading to a moral inversion where they vilify the values of those they envy. This work is significant in understanding the dynamics of social relationships and the impact of feelings of inferiority on moral judgments. Scheler's insights into the nature of ressentiment provide a critical lens through which to examine personal and societal conflicts. *** In this book, Scheler also contrasts ressentiment with authentic values, emphasizing the importance of love and empathy in overcoming negative emotions. He argues that ressentiment can lead to destructive behaviors and societal decay, as it fosters a culture of blame and victimhood. By analyzing the roots of ressentiment, Scheler encourages readers to reflect on their own emotional responses and the broader implications for society. His philosophical approach invites a deeper understanding of how feelings of resentment can shape moral landscapes and interpersonal dynamics.

A comprehensive, scholarly account of the Yiddish language from its origins to the present is also a cultural history of Ashkenazic Jewry and analyzes the cultural and linguistic interaction between Ashkenazic Jewry and the peoples among whom they lived

The present collection marks an attempt to bring together outstanding examples of the Short Story as it has been practiced by writers of almost every race, from the earliest days of civilization down to the present century. Its purpose is not to show, by a series of texts chosen on academic grounds, how the form developed, but to bring together the best examples of every form by which men have endeavoured to entertain and instruct their fellows. No art is more spontaneous than that of the short story, also it is certain that stories of some sort were told as soon as man became articulate. The period covered in the present collection embraces nearly five thousand years, but there can be no reasonable doubt that the Egyptian tales that open the volume, the first of their kind known to us, are the finished products of an art that was practised thousands of years before these were written. And since the beginning of civilization as we know it, there has been no break in the tradition of tale-telling: the demand for stories is as strong and insatiable in man today as it was before he discovered how to make stone weapons. The editors of this collection have approached their task of selection with open minds: they have not allowed themselves to be influenced by any theory of what a short story should be, except that which requires that it be interesting of its kind. So, without confining themselves to any theory of classification, the editors have chosen a wide variety of stories designed to appeal to the general reader and perhaps to the student as well, in the belief that what has delighted the Indians and Chinese from time immemorial, the ancient Egyptians, the Jewish shepherds and warriors of Biblical times, the Greeks of Homer`s days and the Romans of Caesar`s, will appeal with equal force to the inhabitants of the civilized world of today. These stories were written not for critics and historians, editors of anthologies and specialists, but for all mankind. They have tried to bear in mind that the Short Story is a tale which 'holdeth children from play and old men from the chimney corner.'

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THE 49TH VOLUME OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY FOR 2004

Intimate, humorous, and refreshingly candid, this extraordinary work is a remarkable record—in both words and images—of Jewish life in a Polish town before World War II as seen through the eyes of an inquisitive boy. Mayer Kirshenblatt, who was born in 1916 and left Poland for Canada in 1934, taught himself to paint at age 73. Since then, he has made it his mission to remember the world of his childhood in living color, "lest future generations know more about how Jews died than how they lived." This volume presents his lively paintings woven together with a marvelous narrative created from interviews that took place over forty years between Mayer and his daughter, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. Together, father and daughter draw readers into a lost world—we roam the streets and courtyards of the town of Apt, witness details of daily life, and meet those who lived and worked there: the pregnant hunchback, who stood under the wedding canopy just hours before giving birth; the khayder teacher caught in bed with the drummer's wife; the cobbler's son, who was dressed in white pajamas all his life to fool the angel of death; the corpse that was shaved; and the couple who held a "black wedding" in the cemetery during a cholera epidemic. This moving collaboration—a unique blend of memoir, oral history, and artistic interpretation—is at once a labor of love, a tribute to a distinctive imagination, and a brilliant portrait of life in one Jewish home town. Copub: The Judah L. Magnes Museum

The third book by New York Times bestselling author Meg Wolitzer (originally published as This Is Your Life ), is a smart, witty and perceptive novel about the daughters of a female stand-up comic who watch as their mother struggles to balance her career with the needs of her children. Dottie Engels, comedienne extraordinaire, performs her act in Vegas and on late-night TV. Her two daughters, Opal and Erica, live on the periphery of her glittering life, seeing her on the television screen more often than they do at home. But when Dottie's ratings begin to slide, it takes both her daughters to save Dottie from herself. Displaying Wolitzer's signature style that combines keen observations, compassion for her characters, sharp humor, and a strong social hook, This Is My Life expertly captures the uncertainties of adolescence and the trials of growing up in the shadow of a mother who is caught between the conflicting pulls of fame and family

The author joyfully remembers those days he spent as a boy with his grandparents in the bucolic Jezreel Valley, and in this quirky tribute commemorates the spirit of an exacting, tireless character who was "the purified essence of us all, for better and worse."

The stories of four young Russian pioneers who immigrated to Israel in the years before WWI.

Mermestein's haunting memoir chronicles his Czech family's descent into German concentration camps, his ultimate survival as the only member of his immediate family, and his continuing fight against Holocaust dissenters.

One evening in late October 1958, the deepest coal mine in North America "bumped"-its rock floors heaved up and smashed into rock ceilings. Most of the men on the shift perished. But nineteen men were trapped alive a mile below the earth's surface, struggling to survive without food, water, light, or fresh air. Almost a week passed without rescue. Hopes of finding life dwindled; then a miracle happened: Rescuers stumbled across a broken pipe that led to the cave of survivors. In the media circus that followed, the survivors' endurance was mythologized and twisted, and the state of Georgia's tourism ploy-inviting the survivors to recuperate on a Georgia beach-turned racist and pitted the miners against each other. Using long-lost stories and interviews with survivors, Greene has reconstructed an extraordinary drama of their struggle and miraculous rescue.