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Cahill continues his study of civilizations, begun in "How the Irish Saved Civilization" (DC15036), with an extended look at the…
Torah. He shows how events therein, especially the Jews' belief in one God and their ability to look at reality in a whole new way, influenced civilization. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.The Dead Sea scrolls: the truth behind the mystique (The modern scholar)
By Lawrence H Schiffman. 2007
New York University professor, Lawrence Schiffman, discusses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most important collection of Jewish texts from the…
centuries before the rise of Christianity. Only through efforts to understand what the scrolls can teach us about the history of Judaism is it possible for us to learn what they have to teach us about the history of Christianity, because Christianity came into being only after these texts were composed and copied. 2007.The complete book of Jewish observance
By Leo Trepp. 1980
An encyclopedic introduction to the tradition and rituals of the Jewish religion that covers virtually all aspects of Jewish observance.…
Rabbi Trepp briefly describes the historical development of each rite and the divergent practices among Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist Jewry. 1980.The Chicago Cubs: story of a curse
By Rich Cohen. 2017
Follows the Cubs' early days as the first powerhouse baseball team, winners of the 1907 and 1908 World Series; their…
storied players, such as Billy Sunday, the 2nd baseman who became the most popular preacher in America; their old stadiums; their owners, from chewing gum magnate William Wrigley to Thomas Ricketts, CEO of Ameritrade; and their time between the two World Wars; all of it leading up to the momentous last World Series appearance and the breaking of the famed curse. 2017.The bullpen gospels: major league dreams of a minor league veteran
By Dirk Hayhurst. 2010
Pitcher Dirk Hayhurst is not a superstar, never even a 'Top Prospect', and in the game of baseball, if you…
don't fit in either of those categories, it can almost be as if you don't exist. Hayhurst tackles this issue - the issue of labels and identity and the problems that come along with them - but also writes about seeing ballplayers as more than just numbers on the backs of jerseys, and about life, with baseball as the backdrop. Descriptions of sex, explicit strong language. Bestseller. 2010.The 100-minute Torah
By Cliff Cohen. 2010
Take me out to the ball game: a history of baseball in America (The modern scholar)
By Timothy Baker Shutt. 2007
Stolen season: a journey through America and baseball's minor leagues
By David Lamb. 1991
After covering bloody events in Middle East war zones, a foreign correspondent returns to America determined to take time off.…
Lamb, also hoping to renew his boyhood enthusiasm for baseball, spends a summer observing sights, sounds, players, and fans in ballparks. This account chronicles his journey across the country and into the recesses of his memory. Some strong language. c1991.Reggie: the autobiography
By Mike Lupica, Reggie Jackson. 1984
The lively story of baseball's "superduperstar" as he approaches the end of his dramatic career on the diamond. Jackson describes…
his childhood and college years, his stint in the minor leagues in the Deep South, and his legendary career as a feisty slugger. Strong language. Bestseller 1984.Qui est Dieu?
By Jean Soler. 2012
" Dans un style clair et accessible à tous, Jean Soler met d'abord en lumière six contresens sur le dieu…
de la Bible, une divinité qui n'est pas le Dieu unique des trois religions monothéistes mais un dieu parmi d'autres, du nom de Iahvé, conçu comme le dieu national des seuls Juifs. Il relate ensuite, sans référence aucune au surnaturel, la généalogie du dieu Dieu, telle qu'il l'a reconstituée à partir des acquis de la recherche scientifique. Il explique enfin pourquoi cette croyance peut porter plus que d'autres à l'extrémisme et à la violence, comme on l'a vu avec les Croisades, l'Inquisition ou les Guerres de religion, et comme on le voit de nos jours avec les conflits du Moyen-Orient, sans compter l'influence, indirecte mais bien réelle, de l'idéologie monothéiste sur le nazisme et le communisme, ces deux fléaux du siècle passé. " -- 4e de couv.Power ball: anatomy of a modern baseball game
By Rob Neyer. 2018
The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A's and eventual World…
Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades. 2018.Passover: festival of freedom (Orca origins)
By Monique Polak. 2016
During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become…
free men and women. Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great gift. It also teaches us that if we summon our courage and look out for each other, we can endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances. Grades 4-7. 2016.La crise d'Oka: au-delà des barricades
By Emilie Guilbeault-Cayer. 2013
" La crise d'Oka de 1990 marque, par son caractère violent et sa durée, un tournant dans l'histoire des relations…
entre l'État québécois et les Autochtones. Plusieurs affrontements et 78 jours de crise laissent un souvenir amer, tant du côté des populations que chez les responsables politiques. À la suite de cet été des Indiens, plusieurs questions demeurent sans réponse et certains enjeux restent encore incompris, notamment la gestion de la crise par le gouvernement provincial. Lors du conflit, l'attitude des responsables politiques semble chaotique, et leurs choix, discutables. Ces réactions répondent à une lecture bien précise de la situation, mais les motivations qui ont guidé leurs actions sont encore mal connues à ce jour. Émilie Guilbeault-Cayer utilise la crise d'Oka comme révélateur de l'évolution des relations entre l'État québécois et les Autochtones. Un sujet qui demeure criant d'actualité. " -- 4e de couv.Ninety percent mental: an all-star player turned mental skills coach reveals the hidden game of baseball
By Scott Miller, Bob Tewksbury. 2018
Bob Tewksbury shows listeners a side of baseball only he can provide, given his singular background as both a longtime…
MLB pitcher and a mental skills coach for two of the sport's most fabled franchises, the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. 2018.Native peoples and cultures of Canada: an anthropological overview
By Alan D McMillan. 1988
A comprehensive overview of all the native groups of Canada -- Indian, Metis and Inuit. Describes their traditional ways of…
life from prehistoric times to the present issues of land claims and self-government. 1988.Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair game
By Michael Lewis. 2003
Author of "The New New Thing" describes how Billy Beane, general manager of baseball's Oakland Athletics, came in first place…
in the American League West in 2002. Examines Beane's use of computers, statistics, and scouting to achieve success despite a minor league budget. Strong language. Bestseller. 2003.Memories of summer: when baseball was an art and writing about it a game
By Roger Kahn. 1997
A sportswriter's memoir of "the gilded era of baseball," the postwar years before million-dollar salaries, television networks, and player strikes.…
Recounts his experiences covering the Brooklyn Dodgers and offers observations on Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Mickey Mantle, and other stars. 1997.L'invention du monothéisme (Aux origines du Dieu unique. #1.)
By Jean Soler. 2002
" Jean Soler retrace, en s'appuyant sur les avancées de la recherche biblique et archéologique dans le dernier quart du…
XX° siècle, l'évolution des idées religieuses et, plus généralement, de la vision du monde caractéristique des Hébreux, depuis leur constitution en nation, à l'époque supposée de Moïse, le XIII ° siècle avant notre ère, jusqu'à la création de l'état d'Israël, trois millénaires plus tard. " -- 4e de couv." Ouvrage historique magistral, venant tout juste d'être traduit en français, qui retrace les moyens qu'ont pris les politiciens du…
19e siècle pour exterminer les peuples des Premières nations. L'historien James Daschuk y trace un portrait peu flatteur des bâtisseurs canadiens, à commencer par John A. Macdonald. Celui qu'on connaît comme le " Père de la Confédération " a joué un rôle actif dans le confinement dans les réserves, l'extermination des bisons et la distribution de viande avariée, tout en empochant des pots-de-vin pour " nettoyer " le territoire pour la construction du chemin de fer transcanadien. " -- 4e de couv.Le peuple-monde: destins d'Israël
By Alexandre Adler. 2011