"Richly nuanced and beautiful. . . . An immersive and magical tale of loneliness, love, and finding hope.” (Buzzfeed)“A layered novel of many complex characters…To keep their worlds safe, Chava and Ahmad must access both their greatest supernatural powers and their deepest human impulses.” (Historical Novels Review)In this enthralling historical epic, set in New York City and the Middle East in the years leading to World War I— the ...

“An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker’s storytelling skills dazzle." —Entertainment WeeklyA marvelous and absorbing debut historical fantasy novel about a chance meeting between two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York.Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay by a disgraced rabbi knowledgeable in the ways of dark Kabbalistic magic. She serves as the wife to a Polish merchant who...

"Wecker is a marvelous storyteller.”—USA Today“An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker’s storytelling skills dazzle.”— Entertainment WeeklyThe long-awaited final installment in the award-winning, bestselling Golem and the Jinni trilogy.At the beginning of The Hidden Palace, the second book in Helene Wecker’s Golem and Jinni trilogy, Ahmad the jinni travels to...

Much to her mother’s dismay, spirited Anne Fletcher spent her youth seeking her father’s approval by hunting and riding. More comfortable in breeches than ball gowns, Anne sees the freedoms she once enjoyed slowly taken from her in the name of fashioning her into an eligible young lady. When her parents try to force her into marriage, Anne makes a desperate attempt to salvage her last vestige of independence. If she is to marry, she will do so on her own terms.Anne strikes a deal: ...

Christoph Lewis Friedman and Timothy Patrick "Redbone" Obrador are partners pushing a black and white for LAPD in South-Central's 77th Street Division. Friedman has nearly twenty years on the job and is worn down by his once beloved department becoming a failed bureaucracy. Redbone is still brimming with youthful exuberance but sees policing as nothing more than a means to an end. They are quietly living out their lives one shift at a time in a world of hookers, gangsters, scandalous Comma...

Using Traditional Texts to Create a Personal Connection with Hashem Tefillah is thus meant to be a deep personal, emotional and spiritual experience. Rav Soloveitchik writes (Reflections of the Rav, vol. 1, 1979, p. 74): "This being so, how can such an experience be prescribed and controlled by the Halacha, which seeks to impose precise regulatory controls governing time and manner? How can the Halacha be reconciled with spontaneous emotionality?... The answer is that the norm creates the ...

Even casual acquaintances of the Bible know that the Truth shall set you free, but in the pursuit of that Truth in higher education--particularly in Christian or Jewish seminaries--there are often many casualties suffered along the way. What happens when faculty and students at religious academies butt heads with senior staff or dare to question dogmas or sacred cows that the institution cherishes? Consider No Evil examines seminaries affiliated with two faith traditions--Christian and Jew...

Settle in by the fireside and savor stories of unexpected romance, second chances, and lifelong love. Featuring four novellas from some of your favorite authors, this historical Christmas romance collection is sure to capture your heart.Memories of Christmas by Chalon Linton—Judith Benson despises Christmas and has no interest in the festivities of London Society. But when she catches the attention of a handsome viscount, her holiday hum...

Brody's Human Pharmacology is a well-established and much-loved textbook that guides students of medicine, pharmacology and other health professions through pharmacology from both basic and clinical perspectives. What can be a very difficult and complex topic is divided into easily digestible chapters, each of which is clearly structured from a therapeutic overview to mechanisms of action, relationships to clinical responses, pharmacokinetics, pharmacovigilance, new developments, and clini...

The concept of environmental security, drawing on the widely understood notion of international strategic interdependence (in facing, for example, threats of nuclear war or economic collapse) is gaining currency as a way of thinking about international environmental management.In 1989, the Institute for World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Marine Policy Center of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution instituted a joint project to exami...

Focusing on the essential aspects of pharmacology you need to know, Brody's Human Pharmacology, 6th Edition, keeps you fully up to date with all that's new in the field. Streamlined content, a new organizational approach, and thoroughly updated information ensure your grasp of key concepts and prepare you for exams. Nearly 500 full-color illustrations explain important processes, while color-coded boxes for major drugs, therapeutic overviews, clinical problems, and trade names reinforce yo...

Learn time-tested, research-proven practices that generate creativity and innovation, helping you and/or your organization get a leg-up on the competition.Creativity is not random. There are reproducible tools and tactics that can help you think smarter and more creatively. Doug Hall and David Wecker work with executives, entrepreneurs, kids, teachers—and everyone who hungers for more wisdom, creativity, and personal growth—to invent ideas for solving problems 52 w...