'I should have written you after my first reading of The Living Currency ; it was already breath-taking and I should have responded. After reading it a few more times, I know it is the best book of our times.' Letter to Pierre Klossowski from Michel Foucault, winter 1970. Living Currency is the first English translation of Klossowski's La monnaie vivante . It offers an analysis of economic production as a mechanism of psychic production of desires and is a key work from this often overlooked but wonderfully creative French thinker.

In this erotic, metaphysical, and theological novel, the spirits of medieval Templar monks gather on the anniversary of their Grand Master's torment and execution. Together they commit the sexual perfidies and blasphemous acts of which they had been forced to accuse one another before a tribunal.

Catalogue of the exhibition France in the Golden Age: Seventeenth-Century French Paintings in American Collections, which appeared in 1982 at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris (29 January–26 April); the Metropolitan Museum (26 May–22 August); and the Art Institute of Chicago (18 September–28 November). The exhibition and catalogue celebrate the richness and depth of American collections of seventeenth-century French painting, and present a panorama as varied and complete as possible of works from France during its period as a political and economic power. 124 works by more than fifty artists are represented, including those by La Tour, Lorrain, Millet, Poussin, Valentin, and Vouet. Includes introduction, timeline, catalogue of entries, checklist. [This book was originally published in 1982 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.] Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

1964 hardcover with original slipcase! Tight straight spine! Pages, boards and slipcase in overall like new condition! Original slipcase outerpaper sleeve in tact (yellowed with age with some chipping and tears - but incredible to be intact nonetheless!). Overall, gift quality for a 46 year old title!

A stunning, erotic thriller by the bestselling author of Whiteness of Bones. Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, a self-determined woman living in New York City--as if to test the limits of her own safety--propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison. Soon she grows increasingly wary about the motives of every man with whom she has contact--and about her own.

This enlightening and authentic conversation - on one of the oldest and most difficult complex of problems dividing Jews and Christians - is an exciting example of what genuine interreligious dialogue can produce: surprising insights into the meaning of reality of which neither partner had more than an inkling. This dialogue yields an understanding of Judaism and of Christianity and brings each profoundly closer to the other.

The book ""Wartime Correspondence Between President Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII"" is a collection of letters exchanged between the President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Pius XII, during the Second World War. The letters cover a range of topics including the war effort, the treatment of Jews and other minorities, and the role of religion in promoting peace. The book offers a unique insight into the relationship between two of the most influential figures of the time and sheds light on the political and religious landscape of the era. The letters are presented in their original form, with annotations and contextual information provided by the editor. This book is a valuable resource for historians, scholars, and anyone interested in the history of the Second World War and the role of religion in international affairs.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

It was a different world my brother and I grew up in than it is now. We didn't have any electronic gadgets, no cell phones, no television or game consoles. Yet, we managed to keep keep ourselves busy and have fun. It was a much harder life, but we didn't know that then: no air-conditioning, or any of the conveniences we have now. I thought it would be fun, and hopefully enlightening for my kids and grandkids, and anyone else who is interested, to get a glimpse of how my brother and I grew up and some of the things we did—antics we pulled, and some of the trouble or adventures we experienced growing up in the years after World War II and into the 1950's.

February 8 - March 4, 1995

"The exhibition Palisades is a site-specific installation centred around two of Rose's recent video works, Palisades in Palisades (2014) and A Minute Ago (2014), which transforms the historic building of the Serpentine Sackler Gallery into an immersive polyphonic environment."--Page 4.

With grace and gravity, with a gentle, quiet tenacity, Rachel Tzvia Back brings the poetics of indeterminacy to bear on Israel's over-determined landscape. Her verse hurts as the land itself has been hurt: its rippling music is delicate and achieved, its evocation of intimacy stunning. As political as it is personal, Azimuth shows us again, how history and linguistic horizons meet, and who we are or might be before them. (-Peter Cole)

In the 1980's, the psychiatric community first officially recognized posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a diagnosis to describe the disorder that can occur following exposure to extremely traumatic events. Since that time, it have been observed that some patients who have been exposed to trauma do not develop PTSD or only have symptoms immediately following the event, whereas others show signs of chronic PTSD. Recently, it has been hypothesized that the development of chronic PTSD results from a combination of factors, only some of which are related to exposure to trauma. Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder assembles almost 20 experts to examine the latest research on this topic. Specifically, it covers: * Several important demographic and environmental risk factors for the development of PTSD* Genetic risk factors identified through twin studies* Neurbiological risk factors of PTSD and findings from several family studies* Psychophysiological expressions of risk factors as well as neurocognitive risk factors for PTSD* Personality characteristics in individuals with a propensity to develop PTSD and risk factors for the acute biological and psychological response to trauma Complete with a summary of the latest findings that advance our knowledge of the effects of trauma, this resource it useful in identifying and treating individuals much earlier following a traumatic experience as well as in helping prevent vulnerable individuals from being exposed to traumatic events.

Was it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? This study discusses the Fifth Avenue muti-millionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of "Baksheesh" (the Arabic word for bribery).

Surveys the participation of Jews in American political life from the colonial period to the present. The "Overview" (pp. 1-72), includes discussion of early eruptions of antisemitism in the late 19th century, interwar antisemitism, responses to Nazism and the Holocaust, and postwar antisemitism. Other chapters deal, inter alia, with protests by U.S. Jews to change Soviet anti-Jewish policy; efforts to change the U.S. immigration policy in different periods; antisemitism in Congress and as a persisting political phenomenon; and the role of Jewish congressmen in regard to immigration, the Holocaust, and Soviet Jewry. Closes with the selection in 2000 of Joseph Lieberman, an observant Jew, as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, an indication that antisemitism in American politics is no longer a barrier to high office.

Presents a history of Revisionist Zionism in America (the New Zionist Organization of America) as represented by Jabotinsky and his heirs, who fought government indifference, inter-Jewish organizational rivalries, and American antisemitism. The Revisionists raised the idea of a Jewish army to fight with the British against the Nazis and, in mid-war, made the rescue of European Jewry their top priority. Discusses strained relations with other American Zionist groups in terms of both goals and tactics, as well as relations with allies, like Peter Bergson and Baruch Korff. By learning to play politics, the Revisionists eventually got President Roosevelt to create the War Refugee Board. Their other main battle was to open British-ruled Palestine to Jewish immigration, which was blocked during the Holocaust. Concludes that Jabotinsky's followers achieved more for the rescue of European Jewry and the cause of Jewish statehood than either their supporters or detractors believed possible.

How have American Zionists maintained the delicate balance between their Americanism and their Zionism? How did they, as Americans, support the principle of democracy and at the same time, as Jews, support the creation of a Jewish homeland despite the pre-1948 Arab majority in Palestine? Looking at America-Holy Land relations during the years prior to the establishment of the state of Israel, Medoff explores this crucial question of American Jewish identity. Using original, previously unpublished archival material, this study presents an engaging account of a dilemma that is still very much an issue in today's political climate.

In a novel that probes the inner workings of the Manhattan publishing world--the prestige, power, money, sex, and love--young Patty Lane writes a first novel that transforms her into an overnight cult figure