Cohen: 1795 books
by Leslie Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
This is the classic tale of boy meets girl: Girl…goes home with someone else.
Meet Eve. She’s a dreamer, a feeler, a careening well of sensitivities who can’t quite keep her feet on the ground, or steer clear of trouble. She’s a laugher, a crier, a quirky and quick-witted bleeding-heart-worrier.
Meet...
Not just a mirror. Looking for the political theatre today
Performing Urgency 1
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
Der englischsprachige Band Not Just a Mirror setzt sich mit grundlegenden Fragen des politischen Theaters in der Gegenwart auseinander und stellt künstlerisch-politische Strategien und Praktiken von Theatermachern aus aller Welt vor - u. a. Chto Delat, Milo Rau, Kretakör, Faustin Linyekula, Public...
Jewish Ethical Values
A Sourcebook of Classic Texts and Their Practical Uses for Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
With insightful commentary, passion and expertise, Rabbis Sherwin and Cohen guide us through selections from classic Jewish ethical literature, offering clear explanations of the historic context of each writing and thoughtful applications of their wisdom on the problems we grapple with today.
Israeli Holocaust Research
Birth and Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
An exploration of the development of Holocaust research in Israel, this book ranges from the consolidation of Holocaust research as an academic subject in the late 1940s to the establishment of Yad Vashem and beyond.
Research on the story of historiography is often a work on books, on the "final...
by David Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
The “gripping” true story of the founder of psychoanalysis—and how he made it out of Austria after the Nazi takeover (The Independent).
Sigmund Freud was not a practicing Jew, but that made no difference to the Nazis as they burned his books in the early 1930s. Goebbels and Himmler wanted...
by Susan Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
The Salvation Army is a byword for philanthropy and charitable work, with its brass bands and uniformed officers indelible parts of the fabric of British life – yet many may not be aware of the real extent of its work and influence. This is the story of how Reverend William Booth's East London Christian...
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts for Holidays
Festive Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
Have You Ever Had Writer's Block? Do You Want a Book That Could Keep It Away for Good? Writing prompts are questions and hypothetical situations that are able to cure writer's block instantly. This book gives you exactly one thousand idea-generating prompts that focus on most memorable...
by Andrew Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
In his 2 terms as prime minister, from 1963–1968, Lester B. Pearson oversaw the revamping of Canada through the introduction of Medicare, the Canada Pension Plan, the Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, the Auto Pact, and the new Maple Leaf flag. Pearson came to power after an impressive...
Jobs with Justice
25 Years, 25 Voices
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Through a series of interviews and essays, this compendium gives voice to the community, labor, immigrant, student, and faith activists that have built Jobs with Justice (JwJ). The book speaks on both the core principles of the organization for workers’ rights and the experiences since its founding...
Israel Is Real
An Obsessive Quest to Understand the Jewish Nation and Its History
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
A SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER
In AD 70, when the Second Temple was destroyed, a handful of visionaries saved Judaism by reinventing it, taking what had been a national religion and turning it into an idea. Whenever a Jew studied—wherever...
While Canada Slept
How We Lost Our Place in the World
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2011
For how much longer can Canada expect to get a free ride?
With 9/11 and the international “war on terrorism,” the time has come to ask some hard questions. Should we continue to starve our military, reduce our humanitarian assistance, dilute our diplomacy, and absent ourselves from global...
by Tim Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
The post-Apartheid era shows fascinating echoes of the era after the Boer War: Afrikaners learning that they can win by 'losing', the trade-off between vengeance and forbearance, and a worrying trajectory towards nationalism. Efforts to reconcile 'the nation' are treacherous and demand trade-offs....
Becoming Ottomans
Sephardi Jews and Imperial Citizenship in the Modern Era
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
The Ottoman-Jewish story has long been told as a romance between Jews and the empire. The prevailing view is that Ottoman Jews were protected and privileged by imperial policies and in return offered their unflagging devotion to the imperial government over many centuries. In this book, Julia Phillips...
Normal at Any Cost
Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest toManipulate Height
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2009
A fascinating story of medical experimentation, parental love, and the extreme measures taken to make children fit within ?the norm.?
Most people rarely think about their height beyond a little wishing and hoping. But for the parents of children who are ridiculed by their peers for being extraordinarily...