**A TIME BEST BOOK OF 2025: "A completely true look at America’s infatuation with aliens at the turn of the 20th century that feels like it could be science fiction . . . The Martians is not only a captivating look at recent history, but also a poignant cautionary tale, offering hard-to-ignore parallels between the alien enthusiasts of the Gilded Age and the conspiracy theorists of today."A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWinner of the 2026 Colorad...

The true tale of an edenic Rocky Mountain town and what transpired when a predatory species returned to its ancestral home.When, in the late 1980s, residents of Boulder, Colorado, suddenly began to see mountain lions in their yards, it became clear that the cats had repopulated the land after decades of persecution. Here, in a riveting environmental fable that recalls Peter Benchley's thriller Jaws, journalist David Baron traces the history of the mountain lion and chronicles Bould...

In "The History of the Ten 'Lost' Tribes: Anglo-Israelism Examined," David Baron critically investigates the origins, beliefs, and sociopolitical implications of Anglo-Israelism, a doctrine asserting a genealogical link between the Anglo-Saxon peoples and the biblical Israelites. Through a meticulous scholarly approach, Baron combines historical research and religious analysis, dissecting the claims of those who assert that the so-called lost tribes were not lost but rather transformed int...

In "The History of the Ten 'Lost' Tribes: Anglo-Israelism Examined," David Baron delves into the complex narratives surrounding the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, critically evaluating the Anglo-Israelism movement that emerged in the 19th century. Baron employs a rigorous historiographical approach, blending meticulous research with theological inquiry to uncover the implications of claiming a direct lineage between these tribes and contemporary English-speaking peoples. Through an exploration...

"The History of the Ten 'Lost' Tribes: Anglo-Israelism Examined" by David Baron delves into the intriguing narrative surrounding the ten tribes of Israel that were said to have been lost after the Assyrian conquest. Baron meticulously examines the claims of Anglo-Israelism, a belief that identifies the Anglo-Saxon peoples as the descendants of these tribes. Through a critical lens, he explores historical, biblical, and archaeological evidence, providing readers with a comprehensive underst...

The Ancient Scriptures and the Modern Jew is a sustained work of biblical exposition and apologetic, arguing that the Hebrew Scriptures retain a living prophetic authority for Jewish readers in the modern age. Baron reads the Tanakh through a messianic Christian lens, combining close citation, historical reflection, and polemical engagement with rabbinic and modern skeptical interpretations. Its style is earnest, exegetical, and missionary, situated within late nineteenth- and early twenti...

In "The Ancient Scriptures and the Modern Jew," David Baron meticulously examines the interplay between ancient Jewish texts and contemporary Jewish life. With a distinctive blend of scholarly rigor and accessible prose, Baron delves into the hermeneutic challenges faced by modern Jews in interpreting the Scriptures, emphasizing the dynamic relationship between tradition and modernity. His analysis not only focuses on textual exegesis but also addresses broader themes of identity, faith, a...

In The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes: Anglo-Israelism Examined, David Baron offers a concise but rigorous refutation of the theory that the peoples of Britain and related nations descend from Israel's exiled northern tribes. Written as biblical apologetic and historical polemic, the work combines close scriptural exegesis with criticism of speculative ethnology, placing it within the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century debates over prophecy, identity, and imperial theology. Bar...

In Part I. I have dealt with Anglo-Israel assertions and claims, and the arguments by which they are supported; in Part II., which is constructive in its character, and in which the greater part of my original "Letter to an Inquirer" will be found embodied, I have tried briefly to trace the true history of the supposed Lost Tribes; and in Part III., which is altogether new, I have further analysed some of the scriptural "proofs" of a separate fate and destiny of the Ten Tribes from that of...

A few words of explanation are needed by way of preface to this little book. More than twenty years ago, being often appealed to by friends for my judgment on Anglo-Israelism, or to answer questions which were addressed to me on this subject, I finally, after making myself acquainted with the positions and arguments by which the theory is supported, drew up a statement in the form of "A Letter to an Inquirer." This "Letter," somewhat amplified, was printed in the form of an appendix in my ...

Solve your programming woes in Unity with practical design propositionsKey FeaturesGain a comprehensive overview of Unity engine architecture and coding modelBuild a complete racing game using software design patterns and understand how to implement them in UnityDownload the source code of the complete prototype demonstrating each of the software patterns usedBook DescriptionThis book is written for every game developer ready...

Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science WritingWinner of the AIP Science Communication AwardAn Amazon Best Book of the Year (Science)A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Book of the YearFinalist for the Colorado Book Award (Nonfiction)Booklist Editors’ Choice (Science & Technology)Featuring a new afterword priming readers for the total solar eclipse of 2024, this “essential” (BBC) account br...