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An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba

by Ruth Behar

Published: 2009-01-27

Paperback: 320 pages

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Yiddish-speaking Jews thought Cuba was supposed to be a mere layover on the journey to the United States when they arrived in the island country in the 1920s. They even called it “Hotel Cuba.” But then the years passed, and the many Jews who came there from Turkey, Poland, and war-torn...

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Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes

Published: 2006-04-15

Paperback: 280 pages

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Written by authors born into the so-called ?dilemma of intermarriage,” the stories in Half/Life explore the experience of being raised in a half-Jewish home. Though each essay is distinct, and the experiences are vastly different, each describes growing up without a streamlined identity,...

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Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History

by Ira Mukhoty

Published: 2017-01-01

Paperback: 236 pages

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The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery. Women's heroism has tended to be of a very different nature, less easily categorized. All the women portrayed-Draupadi, Radha, Ambapali, Raziya Sultan, Meerabai, Jahanara,...

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One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow: A Novel

by Olivia Hawker

Published: 2019-10-08

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From the bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night comes a powerful and poetic novel of survival and sacrifice on the American frontier.Wyoming, 1870. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for mi...

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Rules for Visiting: A Novel

by Jessica Francis Kane

Published: 2019-05-14

Hardcover: 304 pages

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER!*An Oprah Summer Reading Pick for 2019**A best book of 2019 pick for Real Simple, Southern Living, and Vulture* *A May IndieNext Pick*"Fun, hilarious, and extremely touching."—NPRA beautifully observed and deeply funny novel of May Attaway, a university gardener w...

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Light on Lucrezia: A Novel of the Borgias

by Jean Plaidy

Published: 2011-01-18

Kindle Edition: 386 pages

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Some said she was an elegant seductress. Others swore she was an incestuous murderess. It didn’t matter what they called her. She was the most dangerous and sought-after woman in all of Rome. She was Lucrezia Borgia. Born into Rome’s notorious Borgia family, young Lucrezia led a life ...

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Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice

by Wayne D. Dosick

Published: 2010-02-23

Paperback: 402 pages

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In Living Judaism, Rabbi Wayne Dosick offers an engaging and definitive overview of Jewish philosophy, theology, rituals, and customs. Combining quality scholarship and sacred spiritual instruction, Living Judaism is a thought-provoking reference and guide for those already steeped in Jew...

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Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

by Adam Grant

Published: 2014-03-25

Paperback: 320 pages

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A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the bestselling author of OriginalsFor generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, succes...

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Confessions of an Innocent Man: A Novel

by David R. Dow

Published: 2019-04-09

Hardcover: 304 pages

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“Every person wrongfully convicted of a crime at some point dreams of getting revenge against the system.  In Confessions of an Innocent Man, the dream comes true and in a spectacular way.”—John Grisham, New York Times bestselling author of The Reckoning A thrillingly suspensef...

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You, Me, and the Sea: A Novel

by Meg Donohue

Published: 2019-05-07

Kindle Edition: 368 pages

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From the USA Today bestselling author of All the Summer Girls and Dog Crazy comes a spellbinding and suspenseful tale inspired by Wuthering Heights that illuminates the ways in which hope—and even magic—can blossom in the darkest of places.To find her way, she must abandon everything ...