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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
" 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
" 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.
Covers the five turbulent seasons of baseball from the spring of 1977 through the autumn of 1981 during the height…
of the game's greatest popularity at the gate. Describes the bitter labour conflicts and the strike that followed, as well as the remarkable performances of such baseball giants as Willie Stargell, Carl Yastrzemski, and Tom Seaver. Sequel to "Five Seasons". Bestseller 1982.
Starting with the first recorded Canadian baseball game in 1838, this book provides 27 famous events. Many events were performed…
by Americans in Canadian playing fields, such as Babe Ruth's first professional home run. Grades 3-6. 1995.
Rabbi Aaron shares the divine knowledge of Jewish mystical tradition to offer practical guidance for modern times. He shows how…
you can achieve success in every aspect of your life--love, happiness, creativity, and more--when you unlock your natural self-knowledge and reclaim the abundance within you! 2006.
Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure--a very successful batter manages a hit only three of…
every ten attempts--Mark Kingwell explores ways in which the game teaches us lessons on fragility, contingency, and community. Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, "Fail Better" serves as an unofficial follow-up to "Catch and Release: Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life", which won over readers by offering an intelligent but accessible look into the deep waters of angling. 2017.