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1	When Bad Things Happen to Good People more books like this by Harold S Kushner For anyone who has ever been hurt by life. "I knew that one day I would write this book. I would write it out of my own need to put into words some of the most important things I have come to believe and know. And I would write it to help other people who might one day find themselves in a similar predicament. I would write it for an those people ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	My grandfather's blessings : stories of strength, refuge and belonging more books like this by Rachel Naomi Remen This work is an inspiring collection of stories from Rachel Remen, author of "Kitchen Table Wisdom". In this book we become friends with her wise grandfather and are let into Rachel Remen's childhood. She also applies the lessons she learnt during childhood to her work as a therapist and many anecdotes and case studies come from this time in her ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £5.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children more books like this by Wendy Mogel, PH.D. In the trenches of a typical day, every parent encounters a child afflicted with ingratitude and entitlement. In a world where material abundance abounds, parents want so badly to raise self-disciplined, appreciative, and resourceful children who are not spoiled by the plentitude around them. But how to accomplish this feat? The answer has eluded ... see all copies from £6.15! new only from £8.68! \| signed copies
4	Schindler's List more books like this by Thomas Keneally Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction "Schindler's List" is a remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who, confronted with the horror of the extermination camps, gambled his life and fortune to rescue 1,300 Jews from the gas ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The works of Josephus more books like this by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston (Translator) Complete and unabridged, this is the best one-volume edition of the classic translation of Josephus works. Important improvements include: the entire text has been reset in modern, easy-to-read type; numbering corresponding to that used in the Loeb edition has been added to the text; citations and cross-references have been updated from roman ... see all copies from £8.19! new only from £9.03! \| first editions
6	The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels more books like this by Thomas Cahill In "The Gifts of the Jews", Thomas Cahill reveals the critical change that made Western civilisation possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning irrevocably until ancient Jews began to see time differently, as a narrative whose triumphant ... see all copies from £2.05! new only from £7.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	How Good Do We Have to Be?: A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness more books like this by Harold S Kushner From the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People comes an inspiring new bestseller that puts human feelings of guilt and inadequacy in perspective - and teaches us how we can learn to accept ourselves and others even when we and they are less than perfect. How Good Do We Have to Be? is for everyone who experiences that sense of guilt and ... see all copies from £3.42! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Prophets more books like this by Abraham J Heschel The Prophets is widely recognized as a masterpiece of biblical scholarship. Heschel attempts to understand the thoughts, feelings, and impressions of each of the progphets, presenting the reader with a sense of their very being. He effectively achieves a balance between the objective supernatural and the subjective human situation, and presents a ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £11.95! \| first editions
9	Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir more books like this by Shalom Auslander In his bitingly funny memoir of growing up in a dysfunctional Jewish family and wrestling with a vengeful God, Auslander's combination of unrelenting humor and anger renders a rich and fascinating portrait of a man grappling with his faith, family, and community. see all copies from £4.45! new only from £8.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Hebrew-English Tanakh-PR-Student Guide more books like this by Jewish Publication Society of America (Creator) The classic J.P.S translation is married to a clear Hebrew text. Already gaining acceptance as the definitive Bible for scholars and laymen alike. Standard text for 99per cent of last year's Melton students, the easiest to read Tanakh on the market. see all copies from £24.40! new only from £24.40!
11 view cover	The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation more books like this by Professor Michael O Wise, Martin G Abegg, Jr., Edward Cook From a new generation of Dead Sea Scrolls scholars comes this landmark work. Michael Wise, Martin Abegg, Jr. and Edward Cook bring the long-inaccessible ancient scrolls of Qumran vividly to life, translating and deciphering virtually every legible portion of the fragmented scrolls, with startling results. For the first time since their discovery, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Sabbath more books like this by Abraham Joshua Heschel, Ilya Schor (Photographer) This reprint of the 1951 classic includes Ilya Schor's original woodcut illustrations. In his brief essay Heschel introduced his idea of an "architecture of holiness" that appears in time, not in space. He states that Judaism is a religion of time, finding meaning not in space and the material things that fill it, but in time and the eternity that ... see all copies from £6.11! new only from £8.33!
13 view cover	History of the Jews more books like this by Paul Johnson "The world tended to see the Jews as a race which ruled itself in antiquity and set down its records in the Bible; had then gone underground for many centuries; had emerged at last only to be slaughtered by the Nazis; and, finally had created a state of its own, controversial and beleaguered. But these were merely salient episodes. I wanted to ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £10.90! \| first editions
14 view cover	The essential Talmud more books like this by Adin Steinsaltz, Rabbi The Essential Talmud is a superb window through which we can gain a glimpse, and more, of perhaps the most unique sacred work in the history of religion. In a single brief volume, Rabbi Steinsaltz succeeds in capturing the flavor and spirit of the Talmud as a human document and at the same time summarizes its main principles as an expression of ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History more books like this by Joseph Telushkin, Rabbi With 348 short chapters covering every essential aspect of Jewish history and life--from the Torah to modern American Jewish culture--this invaluable reference is a comprehensive yet thoroughly accessible resource on the fundamentals of Judaism. see all copies from £6.30! new only from £16.04! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism more books like this by Karen Armstrong Armstrong gives a tempered analysis of the fundamentalist movements of the major monotheistic religions. Her book not only explores the historical genesis of these movements, but also examines the role that fundamentalism plays in societal transformations. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.15! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Jewish Book of Why more books like this by Alfred J Kolatch, Rabbi Hundreds of important questions about Jewish life and practice are answered in a concise, straightforward, and unbiased manner. Orthodox, Conservative and Reform views are presented. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.07! \| first editions
18 view cover	To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life more books like this by Hayim Halevy Donin, Rabbi This indispensable volume has long been acknowledged as the classic guide to the traditional Jewish laws and customs as they apply to daily life in the contemporary world. The unique treasury of practical information and daily inspiration has long been acknowledged as the classic guide to the ageless heritage of JudaismJewish attitudes, Jewish ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.51!
19 view cover	To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking more books like this by Harold S Kushner A guide to the tradition and practices of Judaism. It explains: why prayers matter; how holiday observances and life-cycle events teach us to be human; why Jews follow the dietary laws; how Jews look at Christianity; and why the world needs committed Jews to make God's purposes come about. see all copies from £4.93! new only from £8.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Jews, God and History more books like this by Max I Dimont Here, brilliantly told in a thousand and one episodes, is the story of a people escaping annihilation and cultural death, fighting, falling back, advancing. Philosophers and kings, poets and financiers, warriors and merchants all come alive, as the story ranges across time and the globe--from ancient Palestine to Europe to the Orient and America. ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £6.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy more books like this by Jane Leavy Nobody ever threw a baseball better than Sandy Koufax. He dominated the game -- and the ball, making it rise, break, sing. Then, after his best season, in 1966, he was gone, retired at age thirty, leaving behind a reputation as the game's greatest lefty and most misunderstood man. The Brooklyn boy whom the Dodgers signed as "the Great Jewish Hope" ... see all copies from £2.23! new only from £2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money more books like this by Daniel Lapin, Rabbi Praise for "Thou Shall Prosper": 'Rabbi Daniel Lapin's wisdom has helped untold numbers of people, including me, grow in our business, family, and spiritual lives. In "Thou Shall Prosper", Rabbi Lapin has done it again. This book tells it like it is in a helpful, honest, hopeful, informative way. He offers valid, useful information based on ... see all copies from £9.82! new only from £9.82!
23 view cover	The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English more books like this by Geza Vermes (Translator) The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judean desert between 1947 and 1956 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Hidden in the caves at Qumran by the Essenes, a Jewish sect in existence before and during the time of Jesus, the Scrolls have transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and the origins ... see all copies from £5.49! new only from £12.42! \| first editions
24 view cover	Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family more books like this by Stephen J Dubner Two years ago, Stephen J. Dubner wrote a cover story for the New York Times Magazine called "Choosing My Religion". It became one of the most widely discussed articles in the magazine's history. Turbulent Souls, the book that grew out of that article, is an intimate memoir of a man in search of a Jewish heritage he never knew he had. It is also a ... see all copies from £5.27! new only from £7.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism more books like this by Abraham Joseph Heschel Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and "God in Search of Man "and its companion volume," Man Is Not Alone," two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. "God in Search of Man" combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not ... see all copies from £7.68! new only from £11.18! \| first editions

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