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1177 B.C. : The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
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A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians. The thriving economy and cultures of the late... continue
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A Horse Walks Into a Bar by David Grossman EN
IsraelDescription:
"A stand-up comedian recalls some of his darkest moments and traumatic memories from childhood on stage in front of a live audience."--
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A Possibility of Violence by D.A. Mishani EN
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Haunted by the past and his own limitations, Israeli Detective Avraham Avraham must stop a criminal ruthless enough to target children in this evocative and gripping tale of mystery and psychological suspense that is the follow-up to The Missing File, the acclaimed first novel in D. A. Mishani's literary crime series that was shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger Award. An explosive device is found in a suitcase near a daycare center in a quiet suburb of Tel Aviv. A few hours later, a threat is received: the suitcase was only the beginning. Inspector Avraham Avraham, back in Israel afte... continue
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A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz EN
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Discover Amos Oz’s most iconic work in this extraordinary memoir that is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation *OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE* ‘A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant’ Simon Schama Amos Oz's remarkable, moving story takes us on a seductive journey through his childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s and into a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. Caught between them is one small boy with the weigh... continue
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A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict by Ilan Pappe EN
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A short primer unravelling the Israel–Palestine conflict from the nineteenth century to today The devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the Israel–Palestine conflict didn’t start on 7 October. It didn’t start in 1967 either, when Israel occupied the West Bank, or in 1948 when the state of Israel was declared. It started in 1882, when the first Zionist settlers arrived in what was then Ottoman Palestine. Ilan Pappe untangles the history of two peoples, now sharing one land. Going back to the founding fathers of Zionism, Pappe expertly takes us thro... continue
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Adjusting Sights by Haim Sabato EN
EgyptDescription:
This book brings us inside the deepest thoughts, fears and feelings of a yeshiva student turned soldier.
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All Russians Love Birch Trees by Olga Grjasnova EN
Country: Asia / 
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
An award-winning debut novel about a quirky immigrant’s journey through a multicultural, post-nationalist landscape Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house except to compare gas prices. Masha has nearly completed her studies to become an interpreter, when suddenly Elias is hospitalized after a serious soccer injury and dies, forcing her to q... continue
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Amor by Maayan Eitan ES
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A young prostitute walks through a nocturnal city with imprecise boundaries, perhaps Tel Aviv. She calls herself Libby, "my heart" in Hebrew. She gets in and out of cars with laconic drivers and shares moments of humor and sisterhood with other sex workers. Her life is like a dream that happens to another person, a sum of violence and a form of freedom in which one cannot be free. The narrative debut of Israeli Maayan Eitan, which caused a huge stir when it was published in her country, has been hailed as a rare masterpiece. In short and hallucinatory chapters of high literary voltage, Amor na... continue
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When the King & Queen of Badulina first entered his restaurant in India, author Gabi Nitzan could not have guessed that his life - like the lives of hundreds of thousands of people all over the world - will change forever. Badulina is a tiny kingdom in Europe where everybody is raised on the belief that there is one single choice to be made in life, no matter the situation: Either you react like a victim - or you react like a King or a Queen.In a Journey that spreads over the Himalayas, Tel-Aviv, Egypt and Mexico Nitzan learns why the royal couple isn`t married, goes on a Dragon Hunt with the ... continue
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