This anthology is the fullest edition to date of the rich variety of Tolstoy's philosophical output collected in a single volume that covers more than seven decades of his life, from 1835 to 1910. ...więcej »
The most detailed study ever undertaken into the fate of more than 800 Jewish doctors who devoted themselves, in many cases until the day they died, to the care of the sick and the dying in the ...więcej »
The introduction and translated poems of Mandelstam within are the gold-standard for critics and readers who don't know Russian. They expertly illuminate other Mandelstam translations, not replacin...więcej »
A chapter-by-chapter guide to Dostoevsky's most popular novel that reveals how Crime and Punishment works. Narrative strategy, why the novel is not a whodunit but whydunit, and clear explana...więcej »
This comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the genetic origins of Ashkenazic Jews focuses on their 129 maternal haplogroups and their connections to the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and East ...więcej »
Nine child concentration camp survivors were interviewed in their old age, evidencing enduring effects related to their traumatic experiences. All participants retained vivid recollections of inter...więcej »
Drawing
on the dynamics of apocalyptic movements, Landes looks at the turn of the millennium in
terms of a radical mismatch between two millennial styles, an Islamist pre-modern
(Caliphators) an...więcej »
From their privileged childhood in Egypt, the paths of once-inseparable twins Taher and Aisha diverge early: When the USSR invades Afghanistan, Taher abandons their shared plans to study medicine i...więcej »
Teaching Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature: Essays in Honor of Robert L. Belknap grew out of a conference in honor of Robert Belknap, an outstanding teacher and scholar. The collected essays pr...więcej »
Practice-oriented educational philosopher Elie Holzer invites readers to grow as teachers, students, or co-learners through “attuned learning,” a new paradigm of mindfulness. Groundbreaking interpr...więcej »
Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" is one of the most fascinating
and controversial novels of the twentieth century. This book seeks
to guide readers through the intricacies of Nabokov's work and
to help ...więcej »
"Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries" (Volume 1) offers a fascinating record of conversations with poets of various nationalities about Joseph Brodsky: Czeslaw Milosz, Roy Fisher, Lev Lo...więcej »
A compilation of personal testimonies of six Holocaust survivors. Amid their immense pain and suffering, they overcame every hurdle they encountered and realized their dream to live in Israel....więcej »
Trapped by Evil and Deceit is a historical account of true events that reads like a political thriller.Amazingly, a few Jews successfully saved thousands of lives during the ho...więcej »
In the new second volume of "Brodsky Through They eyes of His Contemporaries," the collection of interviews features eye-witness accounts of Joseph Brodsky's friends and family members, publishers,...więcej »