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  Israel - A Personal History

  Göran Rosenberg

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  Combining poignant memoir and historical research, a son of Holocaust survivors grapples with the dream of Zionism and its consequences.Israel: A Personal History takes off where Göran Rosenberg's internationally acclaimed and award-winning childhood memoir, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz, ends. After his father's suicide in 1960 in a small industrial town in Sweden, the remainder of the family, a single mother with two children, emigrates to Israel. At first fully absorbed into the world of pioneer Zionism, enchanted by its visions, formed by its ethos, Rosenberg would eventually embark on a journey of discovery among betrayed ideals, buried stories, false promises, and erased villages.The result is a deeply personal, painstakingly researched, and beautifully written exploration of the contradictory visions that went into the Zionist project, as well as of the ethnic violence, oppression, discrimination, and dispossession caused by its realization. This book is both an exciting history of ideas and the political autobiography of a Jewish European intellectual, a child of dreams and disillusionments, an astute observer of our times.

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  Crisis and Crossfire - The...

  Peter L. Hahn

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  This second edition of Crisis and Crossfire traces the origins of the contemporary challenges the United States faces in the Middle East by analyzing the broad contours of U.S. policy in the region since the government's first involvement there in the 1940s.

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  Virtues of Leadership - Guiding...

  Esther Jameson

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  This bundle explores the foundational principles that define impactful leadership. With a focus on Humility in Leadership, Justice, and Responsibility, this collection highlights how great leaders serve others and foster positive change by leading with integrity, fairness, and a deep sense of duty. These virtues help to cultivate trust, guide decisions, and build a leadership legacy that promotes the well-being of all. 
  Humility in Leadership is a defining quality that ensures leaders remain grounded and connected with those they serve. This section emphasizes how leaders who practice humility do not seek power for personal gain but instead prioritize the collective good. Humility enables leaders to listen to others, acknowledge their mistakes, and continuously learn. It allows them to foster collaboration, inspire loyalty, and encourage a shared vision, making the workplace or community more unified and effective. 
  Justice is an essential virtue for leadership, ensuring fairness and equity in decision-making. Leaders who embrace justice strive to make impartial decisions, uphold the law, and protect the rights of all individuals. This section explores how leaders can create environments where all voices are heard and respected, where decisions are made transparently, and where fairness is the cornerstone of every action. Justice leads to a balanced, harmonious society, fostering trust and respect among all individuals. 
  Responsibility is the cornerstone of leadership that requires accountability and a commitment to one’s duties. This part highlights how leaders must take ownership of their decisions and actions, whether they result in success or failure. Responsibility involves fulfilling obligations, guiding others with a sense of purpose, and ensuring that the outcomes of decisions align with moral and ethical principles. A responsible leader inspires confidence, fosters accountability, and ultimately leads with integrity.

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  How to Make People Like You:...

  Andy Gardner

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  Everything you need to know to become charismatic and likable! 
  Do you want to make a great first impression? 
  Do you want to learn the secrets of reading body language? 
  Do you want to boost your self-confidence and be the most charismatic person in the room? 
  Do you want to learn how to influence people? 
  This audiobook will teach you habits and tricks to widen your social circle and be someone who naturally attracts people. You will no longer be worried about what kind of first impression you’re making because your natural charisma will speak for itself. 
  In this audiobook, you will:Learn about what to do and what to avoid making others like youUnderstand what it takes to become a more interesting personLearn to ask the right questions to win people overUnderstand the value of listening to understand rather than listening to respondLearn how to have welcoming body languageLearn to proudly own your weirdness 
  No one is born charismatic, not even someone like George Clooney. It is a skill like drawing or writing, which you acquire by working on yourself and observing others. This audiobook will set out all the information you’ll need to cultivate the necessary skills to make people like you while still being true to who you are. 
  Click on the “add to cart” button and learn how to increase your popularity.

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  Forbidden - A 3000-Year History...

  Jordan D. Rosenblum

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  Jews do not eat pig. This (not always true) observation has been made by both Jews and non-Jews for more than three thousand years and is rooted in biblical law. Though the Torah prohibits eating pig meat, it is not singled out more than other food prohibitions. Horses, rabbits, squirrels, and even vultures, while also not kosher, do not inspire the same level of revulsion for Jews as the pig. The pig has become a symbol for people to signal their Jewishness, non-Jewishness, or rebellion from Judaism. 
   
   
   
  Starting with the Hebrew Bible, Jordan D. Rosenblum historicizes the emergence of the pig as a key symbol of Jewish identity, from the Roman persecution of ancient rabbis, to the Spanish Inquisition, to Shakespeare's writings, to modern memoirs of those leaving Orthodox Judaism. The pig appears in debates about Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century England and in vaccine conspiracies; in World War II rallying cries, when many American Jewish soldiers were "eating ham for Uncle Sam;" and in recent deliberations about the kosher status of Impossible Pork. 
   
   
   
  All told, there is a rich and varied story about the associations of Jews and pigs over time, both emerging from within Judaism and imposed on Jews by others. Expansive yet accessible, Forbidden offers a captivating look into Jewish history and identity through the lens of the pig.

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  Archdeacon Grantly Walks Again -...

  Michael Higgins

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  Anthony Trollope’s novels contain vivid character sketches of clergy, from bishops to curates, as watchers of the BBC TV Barchester series will know. Here are priests where snobbery, jealousy, ambition and greed sit alongside love, kindness and generosity, often in equal measure.
  
   
  Alongside each of his twelve pictures of Trollopian priests, Michael Higgins has created their modern counterparts, Trollope’s Church of England may have been better attended and more prosperous than it is today yet the humble, quiet and attractive Mr Harding and the climbing ambitious Mr Slope still walk the streets of our parishes. They stand as living proof human nature never changes, the simple truth underlined by each pair of characters in this book.
  
   
  Here is a gripping, thought provoking read which will tell you more about clergy than you knew or imagined – whether you are “into” Church matters or a curious outsider.    

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