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1	Chosen more books like this by Chaim Potok In Potok's first novel, Danny Saunders must reconcile his rigidly repressive Hasidic heritage with his thirst for secular knowledge, and with his friendship with Reuven Malter, a liberal Jew. As always, Potok's primary concern is the way Jewish traditions often conflict with the values of contemporary society, and how a sensitive, thinking person ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	My Name is Asher Lev more books like this by Chaim Potok Considered Potok's greatest book, this 1972 novel is about Asher Lev's attempts to function as an artist--a goal that is sometimes in conflict with his Orthodox Jewish background. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Promise more books like this by Chaim Potok Reuven Malter, a liberal Jew, is poised between his background and the fanatical extremism he encounters as a result of his friendship with the family of his Hasidic friend Danny Saunders. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944 more books like this by Hana Volavkova (Editor), Chaim Potok (Foreword by), Vaclav Havel (Afterword by) Fifteen thousand children under the age of fifteen passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp. Fewer than 100 survived. In these poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates, we see the daily misery of these uprooted children, as well as their hopes and fears, their courage and optimism. 60 color illustrations. see all copies from $6.09! new only from $10.20! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Wanderings more books like this by Chaim Potok A fascinating history of the Jews, told by a master novelist, here is Chaim Potok's fascinating, moving four thousand-year history. Recreating great historical events, exporing Jewish life in its infinite variety and in many eras and places, here is a unique work by a singular Jewish voice. see all copies from $2.73! new only from $44.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Davita's Harp more books like this by Chaim Potok For Davita Chandal, growing up in the New York of the 1930s and '40s is an experience of joy and sadness. Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope of a new and better world. But as the deprivations of war and depression take a ruthless toll, Davita unexpectedly turns to the Jewish faith that her mother had ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Book of Lights more books like this by Chaim Potok Arthur Leiden, the son of a famous physicist, finds his "Jewish consciousness" in conflict with the demands of the world outside his heritage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Gift of Asher Lev more books like this by Chaim Potok This 1990 novel continues the story begun in "My Name Is Asher Lev" (1972), about an Orthodox Jew who is forced into alienation and exile because of his subversive art. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	In the Beginning more books like this by Chaim Potok All beginnings are hard--that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the Depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more--this time to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	My First 79 Years more books like this by Isaac W Stern, Chaim Potok In this autobiography, internationally acclaimed violinist Isaac Stern discusses memorable performances of his contemporaries, including Naoum Blinder, Pierre Monteux, and Leonard Bernstein. He also recalls his early days in San Francisco, where he was raised by his Russian-Ukrainian immigrant parents, and describes his first musical inspirations. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	I Am the Clay more books like this by Chaim Potok From the greatly loved author of The Chosen and My Name Is Asher Lev, here is a spare, powerfully moving novel about three people brought together by chance in the midst of the horror of the Korean War. What happens to this makeshift family is the heart of a haunting novel about unexpected love in a war-blighted world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Zebra & Other Stories more books like this by Chaim Potok Six short stories in which young people face difficult situations and life changing events. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Old Men at Midnight more books like this by C Potok Potok's novel encompasses the lives of three Jews in episodes set in 1947, the 1950s, and the 1990s. A woman named Ilana Davita Dinn--a writer--is the constant in each of these segments, and her function is usually to be the recipient of the secrets and dreams of others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90! \| first editions \| SVS
14	The Tree of Here more books like this by Chaim Potok One of the best-known and most-beloved novelists of our time teams up with a Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator to create a wonderful tale about having to say goodbye and starting over. Distressed over moving, Jason climbs up in a tree and pours out his fears in this sensitive story. Full color. CC see all copies from $2.26! new only from $9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	Wanderings -2 more books like this by Chaim Potok see all copies from $1.99! SVS
16 view cover	Gates of November more books like this by Chaim Potok A work of nonfiction that chronicles the stormy lives of a Jewish father and son in the Soviet Union. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Chosen -2 by Chaim Potok see all copies from $1.99! new only from $97.02!
18	The chosen; a novel. more books like this by Chaim Potok see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Childrn's Drawings & Poems Fr Terezin Concentration Camp,1942-44 more books like this by Hana Volavkova (Editor), Chaim Potok (Foreword by) Published to coincide with the opening in April 1993 of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., this collection of drawings and poetry documents the terrible daily misery endured by these children. Of the 15,000 children under the age of 15 who passed through this camp, fewer than 100 survived. 60 color illustrations. see all copies from $7.05!
20 view cover	The Gates of November: Chronicles of the Slepak Family more books like this by Chaim Potok A work of nonfiction that chronicles the stormy lives of a Jewish father and son in the Soviet Union. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	CliffsNotes on Potok's the Chosen more books like this by Chaim Potok, Cliffs Notes, Stephen J Greenstein The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. "CliffsNotes on The Chosen" reveals the condition of American Jews living in two cultures, one secular and one religious. In his classic novel, author Chaim Potok is describing not only the lives of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.27! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Chosen: And Related Readings by Chaim Potok In Potok's first novel, Danny Saunders must reconcile his rigidly repressive Hasidic heritage with his thirst for secular knowledge, and with his friendship with Reuven Malter, a liberal Jew. As always, Potok's primary concern is the way Jewish traditions often conflict with the values of contemporary society, and how a sensitive, thinking person ... see all copies from $4.74! new only from $15.92! \| signed copies \| SVS
23	Promise -1 by Chaim Potok see all copies from $1.99! new only from $90.39!
24	My Name Is Ashr Lev-3 by Chaim Potok see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25	Wanderings : Chaim Potok's history of the Jews. more books like this by Chaim Potok see all copies from $10.00! signed copies \| first editions

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