This book by Crowley is easy to understand. It is written for the beginning and intermediate student. Theres a chapter written for the beginner and another chapter for the intermediate. Aleister Crowley was a great yogi and magician. This book will tell you what yoga is really all about. This is a great book to start out with if you are interested in Yoga. Also Sir Crowley dismisses the misconceptions about yoga. Even if you only plann to learn the basics of yoga this is still a great book to get.

I'd like to briefly respond to gsibbery's negative review.

Gsibbery seems to have little understanding of Crowley and the law of Thelema--"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law." Yogaic Union and the Thelema are not contradictory in the slightest. "Do what thou wilt" does not mean do whatever your foolish human body desires; it means strive to discover and achieve your True Will, which can be likened to the "voice of god" within you (in religious terms). Yogaic Union with your body and with reality is essential for discovering your True Will and your holy purpose on this planet. No contradiction there.

Beware of people speaking hatefully of the "Great Beast"--it is all too likely that they are christians or narrowminded or both. Crowley was a genius--a flawed genius, sure, but a genius all the same. And besides that, he's entertaining as hell.

I would not recommend this book to anyone seeking an introduction to yoga. The way to learn yoga is to do it. Once you get comfortable doing it and youve read a few introductory books & would like to think more deeply about the philosophy behind yoga, then go ahead & read this book. But you might not enjoy it unless you are familiar with Crowley's works. I'd recommend "Cosmic Trigger" by Robert Anton Wilson as a good introduction to mad Uncle Aleister.

In Magick Book 4, Crowley gives a clear and concise commentary on the eight limbs of Raja Yoga. Here, Crowley delivers the message in lecture form (via the printed page)in his own style. Broken into two sections, Yoga for Yahoos and Yoga for Yellowbelly's, the first covering the first 4 steps (yama, niyama, asana and pranayama), while the latter exploring the altered states of pratyahara, dhyana, dharana, and samadhi. But these later chapters are not without Crowley's own interpretation through the Tree of Life and the Kabbalah. While he may expound seemingly on the latest trends in physics and mathematical formulas of the tetragrammaton, it might be well to keep in mind the states of the higher phases of yoga as they cannot be laid out in a clear objective language. This is the same reason mythology is told in a fantasy-like manner, because it is only understood in metaphorical language. Not to mention, if it was told in out everyday vernacular, it would lose its meaning as well as effect.

I don't expect great literature when I read a detective story, but it would be nice if the plot was at least remotely believable and the author had some facility with the English language. Unfortunately, neither is true here. I actually winced when reading portions of this book and finally found it too painful to continue. I am impressed with one thing: that an author of such mediocrity could get his work published.

For years, I associated Jon Land with cheesy yet fun adventure stories that featured bigger than life heroes (in particular, Blaine McCracken) battling James Bond-style villains bent on world conquest, usually aided by some superhuman henchmen. Yes, they were often silly, but they were also good entertainment.

Recently, however, Land has gotten more realistic and serious with his series of novels featuring Ben Kamal and Danielle Barea, a pair of detectives and star-crossed lovers (he's Palestinean, she's Israeli) who take on mysteries and conspiracies that often extend beyond the borders of their homes.

As is the case in most of this series, the two usually deal with separate mysteries that turn out to be linked. In this case, they must deal with the murders of several teenagers who attended the same school as well as the attempted murder of a philanthropic billionaire with a secret past. There are traces of Land's love of secret organizations and conspiracies, and it all comes together nicely.

Just because Land has become more serious does not mean he has gotten worse; in fact, there is a maturity in his writing that is an improvement. Nonetheless, I kind of miss the sillier Land and hope that some day McCracken returns.

Once again some top of the line entertainment from Jon Land. Palestinian American detective Ben Kamal and Israeli detective Danielle Barnea meet up again in this outstanding adventure. Holocaust survivors are being murdered. A labor camp escapee and New York billionaire loses a son to an assassin. High school students start mysteriously dying. This novel covers a lot of territory as most of it begins in the Middle East slowly spreading to Europe and ending in New York. Biological research as well as secrets of the holocaust are just a couple of the things involved in this top of the line adventure. Jon Land has created a vivid novel with colorful characters and locales, with surprises in store at every turn. Keep it up Jon, you're on my 'A' list.

Highly recommended.

I was really turned off by the bias this anti-Zionist shows against his country, Israel. It comes through on almost every page. His off the cuff history is wrong and always anti-Israel. Besides that, this book is ponderous and reads like a column of his from the radical left Haaretz. I don't recommend this.

This book presents a highly interesting and somewhat personal account of one of the lesser-known tragedies of the last century. In "Sacred Landscape", Meron Benvenisti, the former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, recounts to us the story of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the lands that became Israel in 1948. The tone of the book is at times remorseful, for example as Benvenisti recalls how his own father took part in the mapping of the Negev - an exercise of claiming ownership to the land by giving it a Hebrew name. As we learn in later chapters, this mostly symbolic act of renaming the map is just the beginning of an organized policy to expel Palestinian natives and destroy the evidence in order to prevent their return. The book is very well-written, clear, and easy to read, which are rare traits for such a well-researched scholarly book. Many little-known facts are revealed, such as the working of Jewish intelligence agencies at the time and the accumulation of "Village Dossiers" on every Arab village. The research relies much on primary sources and recently de-classified Israeli documents, and is impeccably thorough. At the same time, Benvenisti never shies from presenting a human perspective to these events, recounting his own personal encounters with Arabs prior to 1948. The book also covers the period after Israel came into being, illuminating the reader on many widespread topics: how the evacuated Palestinian property was managed; what agencies and by what laws were it expropriated; the fate of the religious sites and the legal battles for their restoration, etc.

"Sacred Landscapes" is jam-packed with accurate information, information that is crucial for understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and is therefore worth every penny. There is much in here to satisfy every kind of reader: the detective story, the human story, the historical account, and a study of political machinations. Whatever one's background is, one cannot read this book without sharing its author's regret about the things that were lost forever beneath that sacred landscape.

This History of the Holy Land brings great insight into the present conflict in the Middle East. Mr. Benvenisti, the former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem was a child who traveled with his Zionist father to survey and map Palestine. His father was charged with a survey of all Arab villages, as well as mapping them with Hebrew names. When he grew up Benvenisti returned to these places and found them 500 of them demolished. He chronicles the conquest of Palestine. He documents how it happened that the Arabs were forced out of what is now the Israeli State. He talks about the "present but absent" technique of depriving villagers and farmers from returning to their land after the cessation of hostilities. And he writes about the persistant building of settlements on land confiscated from Palestinians -- and how the strategy of settlement building is meant to facilitate "facts" on the ground enabling the ultimate claim to all of Palestine for Israel.

This is a frustrating book to review. It is one of the worst-edited books I have read in a long time, yet it contains a wealth of intersting information. It is comprehensive and well-enough explained to interest a lay reader, but it is difficult to read beyond what is necessary given the dryness of the subject matter. First, the good: Israel presents almost a year-by-year discussion of Dutch politics, economics, and demographics. His presentation is highly detailed, generally offering his arguments first, then backing them up with substantial data. Israel has pulled together statistics of population growth, economic activity, and political positions in a wealth of tables. Finally, he defines his terms clearly, then uses them consistently. Now, the bad: This is one of the worst-edited books I can imagine. Israel's excessive use of commas in the most inappropriate places makes reading this work a chore. His meaning is obscured by the incorrect use of punctuation. In short, his editor should [have done a better editing job]. Second, the editing goes downhill toward the end of the book. Whereas the first 2/3 of the text clearly presents the major political events, then follows them with the appropriate economic, social, and demographic consequences, the latter part of the book reverses this presentation. This leaves the reader to infer major political events (like the French invasion of 1792-1794) from the discussion of demographics, economics, or social trends. A consequence of this decline in editing is that the explanation of why the Dutch republic declined is not presented clearly. If the reader pays close attention and has a good grounding in economics, he can understand what must have been going on behind the scenes. But the big story of the sudden decline of one of the major maritime powers in the world is not clearly told. Finally, Israel often uses text where a table would be more appropriate. He will take three pages to go through the voting record of each city in each province, rather than summarize the data in a table. The 1100 pages of the book could easily be reduced by several hundred without impacting the support of Israel's arguments and make the book much more readable in the process.

Professor Israel's book is the first volume in what is clearly intended to be a new series of definitive texts, Oxford University Press's History of Early Modern Europe. The book is certainly superbly produced (albeit a bit short of maps), and is packed with information on a fascinating subject. No doubt the Dutch achievement in the seventeenth century was amazing - after rebelling from Spain the Dutch turned themselves into a world power,became the freest and most advanced society in Europe (although Dutch freedom had its limits, as Professor Israel makes clear) and produced a galaxy of stunning artists - Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals etc. All this based on nothing but hard work and daring, and founded on a country that Dutchmen made themselves - "God made the world, but the Dutch made Holland", as they say. So a great subject, a magnificent looking book, and a first rate scholar who really knows his stuff and who has published a number of excellent books. And yet, it doesn't quite get there...I don't agree with those who say that this book is in the same league as Simon Schama's. I am a historian, but found the book very hard going. I think one problem was the author's obsessive focus on the internal rivalries of the Dutch provinces and towns. By the time the states of Friesland and the States of Zeeland and the States of Holland and the States-General had all fallen out with themselves yet again for the umpteenth time my eyes were starting to glaze over...I'm sure it's very important to understanding Dutch history but I felt the material on internal rivalries and jealousies needed to be shortened and the issues clarified for the non-specialist. As well as being overburdened with material on internal politics other aspects of the Dutch achievement were covered very sketchily. I was surprised for such a large book to have so little on the Dutch seaborne empire - Israel is mainly interested in the VOC as a factor in Dutch internal politics. There is one chapter on the overseas empire but it is not very detailed and Israel is clearly not especially interested in it. As a citizan of a country named, after all, after a Dutch province and whose first European discoverer was a Dutchman I was disappointed to see so little on the DUtch in North America, Brazil, Ceylon, South Africa and the East Indies. The book is essentially a detailed internal political history of the Seven Provinces in 1100 pages. I also would have liked to know more about art and literature. Perhaps the book basically reflects a tendency in modern European historical writing to focus on internal politics and European affairs and to minimise and downplay the European overseas empires. For a great world seapower like the Netherlands this seems very limiting. Older works on the Dutch empire by C R Boxer and others still remain essential reading.

The best historybook I have ever read with no doubt. I think in a small 1300 pages I never learned so much about my own history than I learned in the 2 weeks I spend to read this book. By now I have read it 3 times and if only have time I would pick ip up and read it again and again till I can dream whats in there. The 17th & 18th century is with no doubt one of the most interesting parts in the history of the world. Strangely it was my own country that played the most important role in this very interesting time.

And so many Dutch that earn the right to be named here, so many founders of our nations. Perhaps to them this is the most honarable a man could ever do to them, since they are all named in the book and how !!! I think about John Van Oldenbarnevelt, Hugo De Groot, John & Cornelius De Witt, Micheal De Ruyter, Rembrandt Van Rijn and last but not least Spinoza !!

An amazing achievement that will set out to be THE standard work about the Republic for years to come.

I have read the Dutch version, and that one is a really special one, seperated in 2 books, hardcover !! And everty page printed on photopaper, beautifully released !!! So when you are Dutch you can beter go to a local bookstore to get the Dutch version, since its simply more beautifull, although the price (about $ 130,- is another thing that can keep you away from it.) is worth it every penny !! You will not be regreted.

For non Dutch people, when you want to come over and tour our little nice country, be sure to read this book from beginning till end and back. It will tell you everything you ever need to know to understand our culture & history.

Hi i refuse to give this book a worthy so called star. it doesn't deserve it. you'll want to sell the book before you even finish it. before you buy it check at your local library first. it is a book i took out of my collection and trashed it. it wasn't worth my time and i'm sure it won't be worth yours either. it was just about judith going to all these guys. personally it reminds me of someone from where i came from. don't fall for the book it's not worth anyones time. Thank You.

In post World War II Palestine, Judith is dead and her son Zayde inherits something from each of his three fathers. Moshe, the first of the three fathers, hires Judith to care for his two children when his own wife dies in a tragic accident. Globerman, the cattle dealer and the second of the three fathers , falls in love with Judith when he comes to do business with Moshe. Sheinfeld, a canary breeder and the third father, believes he has a relationship with Judith when, in fact, he doesn't. Who the fathers are and the extent of their relationships to Judith and Zayde are revealed as the story is told.

Shalev is most magnificent when he describes the pioneers of Israel as individual characters. They are colorful, quirky, and strong. Again in this book, the author uses the splendor of animals and nature to create a rich, complex story. It may seem confusing at the onset, but all pieces fall into place in the end and the vivid imagery lingers long after the book is closed.

I won't add to the description of the book, I just want to add my praise. This is the 3rd novel I have read of Shalev's and he is a great Israeli writer. Up there with Yehoshua who I also enjoy and respect tremendously. Try Shalev's other books, Blue Mountain and Esau, and Yehoshua too - especially Mr. Mani, the Late Divorce and the Lovers! Beautifully written and great stories.

There is nothing objective about this book. The author subscribes to one-sided, conspiratorial views on events in the Middle East. According to author, the failure to achieve peace in the Middle East only has to do with some behind the scenes machinations by "Zionist Lobby", This is the same old, recycled garbage continuously put forth in the Middle East by the Arabs and in the West by the likes of various radicals - from National Alliance to Noam Chomsky and Co.

The author completely ignores the facts of constant war and terrorism that's been imposed by the Arabs on Israel from its very day of inception. The author also ignores the refusal by most Arab world to recognize the right of Israel to exist. The author refuses to admit that it is the Arabs' militant, intolerant attitude towards Israel that is at least partially responsible for the continuation of this conflict and not the other way around.

Christison's book on how the Palestinians have virtually been ignored by the United States throughout the Arab-Israeli conflict is a first-rate analysis of American foreign policy at its worst. She details the ways in which each president has been oblivious to the existence of a rich Palestinian culture and history. It is amazing how even the presidents we associate with being supportive of the Palestinian cause (Jimmy Carter) still suffered, to a certain degree, from this cross-cultural ignorance.

Perceptions of Palestine is highly effective in forcing the reader to sit back and reflect on their own views. It made me question to validity and objectivity of the information I receive every day on the middle east. I highly recommend this book as there are not many out there with such a unique and important argument.

This is a very clear treatment of the basic difficulty that has accompanied the Arab-Israeli conflict all the way through--the fixed mindset that gives 'conventional wisdom' free reign, to the point that efforts of diplomats are inhibited, a factor visible in the latest failure, the Oslo Peace process. Thus the notion that Palestinian claims are 'artificially and mischievously inspired' is hard to shake, as is the perception that the only issue in the conflict is an unreasonable Arab refusal to accept Israel's right to exist. The work is a useful guide to the whole history of the conflict, and ends by finding Clinton, so close to a real breakthrough, still caught in all the basic misperceptions.

I thoroughly enjoyed Netanyahu's review of Israeli history. He started with God's promise to Abraham and ended with the Persian Gulf War. I appreciated a native Israeli's perspective and insight instead of biased Western press. I'd like everyone in the White House to read it, hopefully it would change some policies!

In the wake of the 9-11 attacks, it's clear that the Western democracies have something to fear from Middle Eastern terrorism. Unfortunately, the democracies were content to ignore indications elsewhere in the world that the century-old policy of being nice to terrorists would fail. In this book, Benjamin Netanyau uses his powers of persuasion to insure that the Western world understands Israel's position with regard to the Arab countries and its often misunderstood position among the Western alliances. The former prime minister pulls no punches in tracing the history of Israel and the Arab countries. The result is fascinating, fact-filled reading, removed from the litany of clichés generally employed in describing tensions in the region.
Israel never was much appreciated in "Palestine", not since the Romans crushed and expelled them in the year 73 BCE. It was the Romans, says the author, who gave the name 'Palestine' to the areas inhabited by Jew and Arab in the ancient world. The name was a corruption of the word 'Philistine', and was stamped upon the Jews after they were vanquished to extinguish their Hebrew identity. The vanquished Jews, dispersed to the ends of the earth and persecuted to near extinction, yearned always for a return to their ancient homeland. When the Zionist movement accelerated in the early part of the 20th century, the Arabs began a reign of terror which extends into the present and can be witnessed on the nightly news with the bombing of pizza parlors, bat mitzvahs, public markets , shopping malls, and other civilian targets. Yet in one of the most surprising reversals in history, it is the Arabs who are the subject of the world's sympathy. It is the success of the Arab propaganda campaign that Netanyahu attempts to counter in this hard-hitting book.
The PLO can hijack and bomb airliners (Entebbe, an unsuccessful high jacking where the author's brother was killed) and even whole countries (Lebanon) and yet the world continues to speak in cliché of "Israeli aggression" , the "occupied territories", and the "brutality of the Israeli military". The Israelis were widely condemned for "aggression" against Iraq when they bombed and destroyed Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor in 1981, well before Saddam invaded Kuwait and engaged in war against the US In spite of current US worries, no retractions have yet been issued for these condemnations, though all the Western world breathes a sigh of relief until the next time Saddam has nuclear resources at his disposal, probably soon. The sum total of the "brutal Israeli bombing attack" on Saddam's reactor? One dead. Sum total of lives that might have been saved by destroying Iraq's reactor? Unknown, but Saddam used poison gas against the Kurds so go figure. After the US rescued Kuwait, that country expelled thousands of Palestinian Arabs who were living there. Did anyone complain of "Kuwaiti brutality" or speak of a separate Palestinian state in Kuwait for those Palestinians? For that matter, Palestinian-Arabs already have their own country: Jordan. The PLO actually is asking for two Palestinian states, says Netanyahu.
The book is full of facts which the West doesn't bother about in exerting pressure upon Israel. Offered a separate Palestinian state in 1948, the Palestinian Arabs said "no" just as Arafat and the PLO said "no" to a recent generous Israeli offer which would have gotten 95 percent of the West Bank and Gaza for a Palestinian-Arab state.
Does it bother anyone that several Arab nations were established by the same United Nations which assisted Israel? Does it bother anyone that the Arabs would not fight for their own liberation during the first world war and left all the fighting and dying to the Jews, the British and the US? Does it bother anyone that the Arab Grand Mufti of Jerusalem went to Hitler and Goebbels offering assistance in destroying the Jews? That even while Jews were being systematically murdered in Europe, the Arabs terrorized the British and other powers in the region in the hope of stopping Jews from saving themselves by retreating to the Jewish National Homeland?
And what about the tiny country itself? With only five million Israelis, approximately one million of whom are Arabs with Israeli citizenship, why does the very existence of this country threaten its gargantuan Arab neighbors? And while Israel confers citizenship on its Arab population, why is it against the law for Jews to live in Arabia, or Jordan? And why does the West condemn apartheid unless it occurs in the Middle East? Apparently there is very little to bother anyone, unless it involves the Jews acting in their own defense in the present struggle to survive three wars, continuous aggressions, terror bombings, and though Netanyahu scarcely mentions it, anti-Semitism.
Yet for all that, Netanyahu understands how intricately the dream of Israel is tied into the fortunes of the western democracies and moderate Arabs. Israel itself is the only democracy in the region, surrounded by an Arab world of autocrats, dictators, despots, and terrorists. Netanyahu praises Arab moderates and statesmen throughout the book and urges further resistance to the destructive undertow of Islamic fundamentalism and terror. Sadat of Egypt saw the wisdom of peace with Israel. He was assassinated by Moslem extremists. The presidents of Lebanon, and the former ruler of Jordan were also assassinated. The chain of political murder and religious assassinations extends throughout the course of Arab history, from Muslim beginnings in the 7th century. Indeed, the Prophet Mohammed is said to have beheaded nine hundred Jewish males who resisted conversion to Islam.
This book is a challenge to one's thinking. It's voluminous and illuminating, one of the best things I've read about the region. Netanyahu is a brilliant historian and an informed political leader. This is an important book, a bright light in the dark night of terror descended upon the world.

FINALLY A BOOK ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT WHICH IS BASED ON FACTS AND NOT MYTHS . A REAL EYE OPENER . TO THOSE WHO WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE MIDDLE EAST ITS A MUST READ .

Compared with some of Wouk's earlier books THE HOPE is definitely not as good as his other efforts written in an epic style such as THE WINDS OF WAR or WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. It also is not as gripping as EXODUS by Leon Uris but I still recommend THE HOPE to anyone who loves Israel and its history.

To be honest this was not the novel, I excepted to read. I was hoping there was (not to sound shallow) a little more "action." But it turned, out to be more of a humanistic and political look at the underpinnings of Israeli's fight for independence. And I must admit, I did enjoy the story and learned alot about the Israeli people in the process. I am neither pro-Arab nor pro-Israeli, but I do have a new found sympathy and respect for the Israeli people after reading this novel. Yes, I know the history of Israel, but I feel as though I now have names and faces to put to that history. I'm can honestly say I'm proud of the Jews who fought their hearts out, while the non-Jewish world quietly hoped they failed. It is sad to say that it took 3 wars, just to get some respect from the Americans. They're some of the strongest people I know, and being the only democracy in the Middle East,I'm glad there on our side.

This epic work by Herman Wouk takes place in Israel from the 1948 War of Independence to the 1967 Six Day War .Both remarkable testaments to the strength of the Jewish people and The State of Israel
We meet real characters who played a key role in the history of Israel such as David Ben-Gurion,Moshe Dayan,,Rafael Eitan,Yitzhac Rabin,Ariel Sharon and other great leaders
Against this backdrop we read about the lives of several men and women who are the key characters in the story:
Zev Barak-Viennese Jew who becomes an Israeli General and military attache to Washington
His strong and long suffering wife Nakhama
Yael Luria-ambitious and energetic blonde beauty
The mercurial paratroop commander -Don Kishote
The good hearted and religious Shayna Matisdorff
Sam Pasternak-the cynical Mossad supersleuth
Benny Luria the solid and committed Airforce commander
And Emily Cunningham-the intelligent and mysterious daughter of a CIA bigwig
The history of Israel during this period is traced in fascinating detail but the personal interactions do tend to be overplayed a little
Nevertheless the message remains loud and clear about the remarkable beleaguered and tiny State of Israel who continues to survive against overwhelming odds and the immoral machinations of the international establishment

Hello, I wanted to say that I read this book after I read The Signs, by Canyon Adams. I have to tell you all that Canyon Adams did a much better job at detailing the identity of Israel and helping the reader understand how it has become the United States and Europe. If you have money to burn, buy this book. If you have money enough for only one book on this topic, buy that book by Canyon Adams because it says more and will actually help you see the whole picture onca and for all.

I purchased this book as part of a fire sale from Eddie Chumney. I didn't really expect much from this book, to be honest. Happily, I was wrong. There have been quite a few authors in the past that dealt with the twelve tribes of Israel. Most of them work on identifying what happened to the Ten Lost Tribes throughout history. However, Batya takes a different approach. She is more concerned with what are the Scriptural truths relevant to Israelite identity and how those truths directly impact the Believer. She does a really nice job of showing how the Abrahamic blessings tie in with the curses written in the Torah and what happened to the two kingdoms as well as what the prophets wrote. She also provides a clear look at Hosea and the usage of his prophecies concerning both houses of Israel by Peter and Paul. This book is a must-read by both "Gentile" Christians and Jews.

Either you're Israel, or you're not! God has one "called out assembly" from the giving of the Torah, to the giving of the reNewed Covenant. Batya Wootten does an outstanding job of showing the Father's heart by identifying Israel and clearly stating their role in God's end time plan. You'll never look at Scripture the same! The Bible becomes a new book.. understandable and personal. Read this book to finally learn who you are, and how you fit into God's end time plan of restoration.

RE: AUDIO CASSETTE VERSION. I don't demand Clancy action from a "LeCarre thriller" but this novel is peopled with soul-less characters waiting...and waiting.... Each seems to have been allocated one bold action then, having exhausted the quota, spends the remainer of the story speaking in trailing-off sentences. After slogging through all this slow motion until you want to slap them silly, the sins-of-the-fathers dark secret payoff has long since lost any impact. The two readers of the audio version only add to the tedium with the female contributing an unconvincing German accent.

I bought this novel mostly because of the title. Luckily the title only barely hints at the contents. Though this book does contain what one reviewer called "revisionist history", it isn't meant as a history text. It is meant as a thriller that gives you pause to consider moral issues.

Neil Gordon's "Sacrifice of Isaac" is a compelling story which had me bound to the text until I finished it. In fact I had taken Gordon's novel along with me on the train to read while traveling to the Indiana Dunes from Chicago and once there found myself sitting on my grandmother's headstone in the Furnessville Cemetery inorder to finish reading a riveting chapter. A suspenseful narration that on occassion might make a reader stop to think about the world as we too often see it or have been taught how to preceive our own cultural environments juxtaposed to so many others.

The book discussion group of Temple Israel in Miller Beach (Gary, Indiana) also chose Gordon's first novel as their summer reading selection, and I've sent copies of "The Sacrifice of Isaac" now available in paperback to friends, and they have all become fans of Neil Gordon's writing too.