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The terrible history of the Inquisition is told here by the distinguished scholar Cecil Roth, who was Reader in Jewish Studies at Oxford University. The text is illustrated with documents and prints...

The Age of Democratic Revolution, which spanned the period between the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 and the middle of the nineteenth century, witnessed a profound transformation in the role of...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER "A masterpiece."--Newsweek The prize-winning first book that instantly established Philip Roth as a major literary voice and as an unflinching, sharp observer of...

"Elegant and brutal.... Direct and urgent, a taut and controlled fever-dream that demands to be experienced at a single sitting.... [He] is a master." --The Los Angeles Times"A vitally important...

ONE OF THE THE ATLANTIC'S GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS Portnoy's Complaint scandalized-and forever changed-American literature." -The Washington Post “Deliciously funny . . . absurd...

Embraced by Oprah, the #1 New York Times bestselling guide that explains the connection between eating and emotion from Geneen Roth—noted authority on mindful eating.No matter how sophisticated or...

As seen on THE TODAY SHOW! A 2023 Good Housekeeping Kids Book Award Pick! Want to write your own jokes? This book shows you how! Packed with fun-filled illustrations, easy-to-follow exercises, and...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in a close-knit Newark neighborhood during a terrifying polio outbreak in 1944, a “book [that] has the elegance of a fable and the tragic inevitability of a Greek drama”...

Gripping. . . . A masterly, often unnerving blend of tenderness, harshness, insight, and wit." —The New York Times Book Review "A bitter, often funny, always engrossing story. . . . The idealisms and...

An Orthodox Jew encounters his biggest test of faith after moving from Tsarist Russia to New York City in this “pure, perfect” retelling of the Book of Job (Stefan Zweig) Job is the tale of Mendel...