Written for the educated, skeptical, searching Jew, and for the non-Jew who wants to understand the meaning of Judaism, this thought-provoking book has become a widely-read introduction to the oldest living religion, consisely and engagingly presenting Judaism as the rational, moral alternative for contemporary man.
Prager provides his audiences with food for thought on today's toughest problems, including racism, pacifism, adultery, and capital punishment. A commentator whose large and devoted following has made his radio talk show and his new national TV show the most popular programs in their time slots, Prager is also the author of Happiness Is a Serious ...
Prager presents the full, fascinating story of one of the most famous moments in baseball history: Bobby Thomson's home run which won the pennant for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
This fully revised edition of this classic volume provides an unparalleled perspective on one of the most urgent matters facing the world today--the dangerous rise in anti-Semitism around the world.
Geared toward intermediate users, "Reason 4 Power!" is the perfect book for you if you're using this popular software in your studio setup. "Reason 4 Power!" walks you through step-by-step examples and exercises that unlock Reason s secrets and will help your composing and recording sessions run more smoothly. This guide is packed with tips that ...
Comprehensive book describes how Filippo Brunelleschi built the dome of Florence's famed cathedral: masonry techniques, construction concepts, and more. 28 halftones. 18 line illustrations.
Provides recipes for cakes and pies, including chocolate turtle cheesecake, raspberry princess cake, iced cappucino cupcakes, and caramel ginger walnut tarts with chocolate cognac glaze.
Why have Jews been the object of the most enduring and universal hatred in history? Why is the Jewish state the most despised country in the world today? Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin, authors of the widely acclaimed The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism, take on these momentous question. Why the Jews? discards conventional explanations ...
Novelist Emily Prager shares the true story of the cross-cultural adoption of her daughter--a Chinese baby girl she named LuLu. Here Prager details the extraordinary efforts she took to help her daughter stay in touch with her Chinese heritage by traveling back to the small Chinese village where she was born. While in the small village of Wuhu, ...
Emily Prager, author of A Visit from the Footbridge and Clea and Zeus Divorce, now writes a provocative novel filled with surprises and sure to attract a wide readership. The heroine of this story, Eve, begins to identify with a woman she calls "Eva"--a victim of Auschwitz--whose concentration camp number Eve has impulsively tatooed on her own arm ...
Buildings, trees, and the ground sway when the earth gives way. Shaking earth is caused by earthquakes. In clear picture book text, Ellen Prager explains what earthquakes are, how they happen, and what damage they can cause. Simple language and clever explanations make complex geology concepts understandable for the K-2 set. Kids will learn that ...
Prager and Earle, both scientists and divers in their own right, make the ocean world and aquastudies accessible to any reader. This is a thorough introduction to the elegance and importance of oceanography.
A book for the burgeoning Jewish Renewal movement, "The Path of Blessing" demonstrates how the traditional Jewish practices of calling down a simple blessing on each daily act can frame a deeply spiritual way of life.
Prager (psychology, U. of Texas-Dallas) first defines and discusses existing conceptions of intimacy. She then assesses the role of intimacy in individual development and throughout the life span. The last section covers intimate interactions, intimacy in relationships, and need fulfillment in inti
This text explains how the study of oceans is more than just oceanography - it must deal with everything from plate tectonics to air pressure to wildlife biology. It offers an exploration of oceans from their origins to the complicated issues surrounding the harvesting of energy and food.
"Wings! Wings! Wings! They are wonderful flying things . . ". Come join Marc Brown for a wacky, whimsical whirl through the world of winged things. Kids will learn about creatures and things that have wings. Brown's dazzling, bold art perfectly complements his easy-to-read rhyming text. Full color.
Through the prism of Jesse Lee Peterson's fascinating life experience and his history of grassroots community work on the streets of riot-torn South Central Los Angeles, this provocative book takes a critical look at the current civil rights establishment. With a foreword by best-selling ethicist Dennis Prager.
A classic in the field, this book meets the demands of courses that establish groundwork in hydrodynamics, gas dynamics, plasticity and elasticity, and it provides typical continua problems for nonspecialists. The author addresses the major aspects of continuum studies: geometrical foundations, state of stress, instantaneous motion, fundamental ...
Emily Prager's sensational first book of fiction, which was acclaimed as "splendid and original" (New York Times), is now available in the popular Vintage Contemporaries series.
Tested and approved in the Ladies' Home Journal Test Kitchen, here are 100 of the very best chicken recipes. Includes preparation and cooking time, degree of difficulty, nutritional analysis, and 20 to 25 full-color photos. Hidden spiral binding.
Geared toward intermediate users, "Reason 3 Power!" is a perfect book for the home recording studio musician! Readers learn how to use Reason with other software and hardware through in-depth tutorials and explanations. This guide is packed with tips that even a quite experienced user may not be aware of. It provides the "why" behind the "how" so ...
Psychology is the dogma of our age: psychotherapy is our means of self-understanding; and "repressed memory" is now a universally familiar form of trauma. In this book, Jeffrey Prager, both a sociologist and a psychoanalyst, explores the degree to which we manifest the cliches of our culture in our most private recollections. At the core of this ...
Werner Herzog is renowned for pushing the boundaries of conventional cinema, especially those between the fictional and the factual, the fantastic and the real. "The Cinema of Werner Herzog: Aesthetic Ecstasy and Truth" is the first study in twenty years devoted entirely to an analysis of Herzog's work. It explores the director's continuing search ...
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Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History
