“Our American Israel is masterful and deserves a larger audience.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesAn essential account of America’s most controversial alliance, and how that strong and divisive partnership plays out in our own time.In 1945, it was not inevitable that a global superpower emerging victorious from World War II would come to identify with a small state for Jewish refugees, refugees who at that time were still being turned away from ...

The United States has always imagined that its identity as a nation is insulated from violent interventions abroad, as if a line between domestic and foreign affairs could be neatly drawn. Yet this book argues that such a distinction, so obviously impracticable in our own global era, has been illusory at least since the war with Mexico in the mid-nineteenth century and the later wars against Spain, Cuba, and the Philippines. In this book, Amy Kaplan shows how U.S. imperialism--from "Manife...

An instant international bestseller when first published in 1895, Stephen Crane's fictional narrative recounts one soldier's experiences during the American Civil War (1860-1865). The Red Badge of Courage is a psychological portrait of fear. By turns gripping, lyrical, and deeply sensitive, the book chronicles the repercussions of war on the individual and collective psyche. Rather than describing battles and military campaigns, or settling the true cause of this devastating confl...

Louisville Ladies Do Lunch: A Collection of Favorite Luncheon Recipes from the Members of Louisville's Fifth Wheel Woman's Club is a reprint of a cookbook originally compiled and privately distributed in 1999 by the members of The Fifth Wheel Woman's Club of Louisville, Kentucky — an offshoot of the Welcome Wagon that brought women together through shared meals, bridge games, and community fundraising.The original edition was never commercially published. It was assembled and laid ...

Kirk James has used every line in this book. Some of them worked. Most of them worked better than they had any right to. At least one of them started something that three legal teams across two star systems still cannot fully explain. He regrets nothing.Lines That Work is the definitive romantic field guide from the smoothest pilot in the known galaxy — a velvet-suited, blue-haired charmer who spent years traversing the Drift, encountering new species, and rolling dice in the name ...

Harbinger of Terror is a psychological horror novel that descends into the places a woman has trained herself not to look. Natalie Marr, a Special Collections director at a midsize university, has reconnected with Declan Ashborne, a widowed attorney with a beautiful house and a life she is letting herself back into.But the city around them is counting bodies. A jogger on a quiet path. A woman walking home from a late shift. A man behind a bar. A pattern the detectives can feel befo...

What if your reflection was staring back at you... with a mind of its own?Fifteen-year-old Nadia Calder has always felt like she doesn't quite belong—until the day her bedroom mirror reveals itself as a portal to a magical realm. Suddenly thrust into Mirrathia, a world where shadows have substance and light can be woven like thread, Nadia discovers powers she never knew she possessed and a destiny she never asked for.In a land where mirrors serve as...

A Journey of Faith, Questions, and Coming HomeWhat happens when a lifelong spiritual seeker finally finds where she belongs?Amy N. Kaplan's touching memoir chronicles her decades-long quest to find her true religious home. Raised in a confusing mix of Christian denominations, Amy spent years searching through different churches and faiths, always feeling like she didn't quite fit anywhere.From childhood encounters with Jewish neighbors who shared ga...

Gray Love narrates stories about the most common themes – searching for and (perhaps) finding love. Forty-five men and women between ages 60 and 94 from diverse backgrounds talk about dating, starting or ending a relationship, embracing life alone or enjoying a partnered one. The longing for connection as old age encroaches is palpable here, with more and more senior singles searching online. Those who find new partners explore issues that most relationships encounter at any age, ...

Some wounds run too deep to heal completely, but Daphne Blackman has spent a lifetime trying.From an abusive childhood under her father's tyranny and her mother's neglect, to a violent marriage she barely escaped with her three children, Daphne has always sought control in a world determined to take it from her. Her meticulous spreadsheets and perfectly folded laundry can't protect her from life's chaos, but they help her feel safe—until they don't.When her...

Get ready for an exciting update to "Free Range Pigs" by Amy N. Kaplan! This new second edition of the beloved children's book, inspired by the timeless classic, The Three Little Pigs, is packed with even more adventure and creativity.Join three clever little pigs on a thrilling journey of discovery where every decision leads to a different outcome. Now, with an additional ending to explore, young readers have even more choices to shape th...

Dive into the enchanting world of "Free Range Bears" by Amy N Kaplan, where you become the illustrator of an imaginative twist on the classic tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this interactive adventure, every decision you make shapes the story. Will Goldilocks embark on mischievous antics, or will she learn vital lessons about respect and empathy? This captivating children's book invites young readers on an immersive choose-your-own-adventure journey that sparks creativity, foste...