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Leading Israeli novelist David Grossman gives us the story of the greatest and most universal tragedy, the loss of the world of childhood. At twelve, Aron Kleinfeld is the ringleader among the boys in his Jerusalem neighborhood, their inspiration in dreaming up games and adventures. But as his friends begin to mature, Aron remains imprisoned for three long years in the body of a child. While Israel inches toward the Six-Day War, and the voices of...
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"When Victor Narraway, Thomas Pitt's close friend and former boss, and his new wife, Lady Vespasia, travel to Jerusalem for a Christmas holiday, Vespasia cannot shake the feeling that they are being watched. Then, an old man leaves a mysterious envelope for Narraway -- and is murdered soon after. But it is only when the couple is ambushed the following morning that they realize they are in grave danger. Armed only with the instructions from the message...
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467 pages ; 25 cm
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"What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true? It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz--a secular archaeologist from Los Angeles -- expects to discover during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind. For when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America and a dirty bomb is detonated in downtown Tel Aviv, events conspire to place a team of archaeologists...
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It's Passover, and Gamaliel and his physician friend, Loukas, are again solving a crime--reluctantly. Pontius Pilate has been accused of murder, and while many would rejoice at his removal from Judea, Gamaliel is a just man and must discover the truth. In the process, many questions are answered about an event that will later come to be known as Easter.
17) Homesick
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374 pages ; 21 cm.
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Amir and his girlfriend Noa decide to move in together, choosing a tiny apartment in a village that was forcibly emptied of its Arab inhabitants in 1948, and encounter a complex web of neighbors in the racially-charged region.
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484 pages ; 24 cm
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FBI agents Brady Moore and Alicia Wager are accustomed to grisly crimes like the so-called Pelletier Killings. But when the pair uncovers ancient prophecies that link the victims, the wrath of the killers turns on them. Reeling from a series of attempts on their lives, they follow a scant trail of evidence that leads them to Luco Scaramuzzi, the charismatic Italian ambassador to Israel-a man of near limitless power and incalculable wealth. A devoted...
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280 pages ; 22 cm
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In 12th century Jerusalem, occupied by the Crusaders and simmering with intrigue, Sir Geoffrey de Mappestone investigates a series of murders to discover a plot by a Christian faction to grab power. Lots of detail on everyday life and relations between the three faiths, Christian, Jew and Moslem.
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