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The 快色直播 Companion to Jewish Studies The 快色直播 Companion to Jewish Studies Edited by Leora Batnitzky, Eve Krakowski, and Steven Weitzman

An authoritative guide to Jewish studies, reflecting the latest research in a diverse and flourishing field

Faces of Muhammad Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today John Tolan

Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of Muhammad

Paradise Lost Paradise Lost: A Biography Alan Jacobs

The life and times of Milton鈥檚 epic poem about Satan鈥檚 revolt against God and humanity鈥檚 expulsion from paradise

A Woman Is Responsible for Everything A Woman Is Responsible for Everything: Jewish Women in Early Modern Europe Debra Kaplan and Elisheva Carlebach

A groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal life

The Gospel of John The Gospel of John: A Biography Kim Haines-Eitzen

The contentious life and times of the most widely cited book of the New Testament

Unvaccinated Under God Unvaccinated Under God: Religion and Vaccine Hesitancy in Modern America Kira Ganga Kieffer

How vaccine hesitancy can be understood as religious expression

How Rabbis Became Experts How Rabbis Became Experts: Social Circles and Donor Networks in Jewish Late Antiquity Krista N. Dalton

How rabbinic expertise was socially constructed, performed, and defended in Roman Palestine

Born Again Queer Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity William Stell

A groundbreaking history of evangelicalism and homosexuality in the United States

The Jefferson Bible The Jefferson Bible: A Biography Peter Manseau

The life and times of a uniquely American testament

Who Really Wrote the Bible Who Really Wrote the Bible: The Story of the Scribes William M. Schniedewind

A groundbreaking new account of the writing of the Hebrew Bible

Disasters of Biblical Proportions Disasters of Biblical Proportions: The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the World Steven Weitzman

How people have reimagined the story of the ten plagues of Egypt, from antiquity to our own era of relentless catastrophe

A History of the Muslim World A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity Michael A. Cook

A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Mu岣mmad to the birth of the modern era

American Maccabee American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews Andrew Porwancher

A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their lives鈥攁nd his legacy

Animals, Robots, Gods Animals, Robots, Gods: Adventures in the Moral Imagination Webb Keane

A mind-expanding exploration of the ethical bonds we share with the nonhuman

What to Expect When You're Dead What to Expect When You're Dead: An Ancient Tour of Death and the Afterlife Robert Garland

An entertaining and enlightening book about how ancient peoples dealt with death鈥攁nd what we might learn from them

Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History Craig Perry

A new global history of the slave trade, the lives of enslaved people, and the role of slavery in the formation of Jewish and Arab-Islamic culture in the medieval Middle East

Hebrew Orientalism Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine Mostafa Hussein

How Jewish writers in late Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine used Arabo-Islamic culture to advance the goals of Zionism

The Jewish South The Jewish South: An American History Shari Rabin

A panoramic history of the Jewish American South, from European colonization to today

India India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent Audrey Truschke

A dazzling new history of the Indian subcontinent and its diverse peoples in global context鈥攆rom antiquity to today

How to Be Caring How to Be Caring: An Ancient Guide to a Compassionate Life Shantideva

A vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monk

How to Be Grateful How to Be Grateful: An Aztec Guide to the Art of Gratitude Pablo of Texcoco

A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks鈥攖o our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors

How to Cope How to Cope: An Ancient Guide to Enduring Hardship Boethius

A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius鈥檚 Consolation of Philosophy鈥攁 moving classic about facing life鈥檚 worst events with courage and hope

How to Feel How to Feel: An Ancient Guide to Minding Our Emotions The Buddha

A new translation of the Buddha鈥檚 teachings on mindfulness鈥攁nd how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions

How to Lose Yourself How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go The Buddha

Inviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusion鈥攁nd why giving it up can free us from suffering

The Divine Economy The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People Paul Seabright

Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award

A novel economic interpretation of how religions have become so powerful in the modern world

Failures of Forgiveness Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better Myisha Cherry

Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world

The 5 Questions for Ethical Decisions The 5 Questions for Ethical Decisions: How to Succeed Without Selling Your Soul David W. Miller

A practical guide for professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and college students who want to achieve personal success without compromising their morals