A Kingdom of Priests: Ancestry and Merit in Ancient Judaism

According to the account in the Book of Exodus, God addresses the children of Israel as they stand before Mt. Sinai with the words, "You shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (19:6). The sentence, Martha Himmelfarb observes, is paradoxical, for priests are by definition a minority, yet the meaning in context is clear: the entire people is holy. The words also point to some significant tensions in the biblical understanding of the people of Israel. If the entire people is holy, why does it need priests?

Performing the Past: Memory, History, and Identity in Modern Europe

Throughout Europe, narratives about the past circulate at a dizzying speed, and producing and selling these narratives is big business. In museums, in cinema and opera houses, in schools, and even on the Internet, Europeans are using the power of performance to craft stories that ultimately define the ways their audiences understand and remember history.   

Total Crochet Fashions

This book features up-to-the minute designs for more than 20 fabulous garments and accessories by designer Gayle Bunn. The projects use a range of stitch techniques and include a number of designs that can be made using simple motifs and crochet shapes to form larger projects such as belts, scarves, and bags.
Each design takes a fresh look at crochet design and combines original style with contemporary yarns to create chic, individual pieces for any occasion. Many can be crocheted over a couple of evenings or a weekend.  

Stieg Larsson My Friend

Stieg Larsson is best known as the author of the Millennium trilogy, but during his career as a journalist he was a crucial protagonist in the battle against racism and for democracy in Sweden, and one of the founders of the anti-facist magazine Expo. Kurdo Baksi first met Larsson in 1992; it was the beginning of an intense friendship, and a fruitful but challenging working relationship. In this candid and rounded memoir, Baksi answers the questions a multitude of Larsson’s fans have already asked, about his upbringing; the recurring death threats; his insomnia and his vices

Raise Your Social IQ (Audiobook, MP3)

In this modern, stress-filled time, people face many awkward situations: the dating scene with all its pitfalls; friends going through grief and loss; job difficulties and other personal problems; the woes of love, friendship, and profession.
To avoid gaffes and goofs and other embarrassments, we need to bring our social I.Q. into the 21st century. This book defines manners and etiquette for how we live today and shows readers how to keep their mouths foot-free. Among the topics covered: