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The setting is a comedy club in a small Israeli town. An audience that has come expecting an evening of amusement instead sees a comedian falling apart onstage - an act of disintegration, a man crumbling, as a matter of choice, before their eyes. They could get up and leave or boo and whistle and drive him from the stage, if they were not so drawn to glimpse his personal hell.

Brought to you by Penguin. An epic, deeply moving novel about the power of love and loving with courage - from the Man Booker International Prize-winning author of A Horse Walks into a Bar On a kibbutz in Israel in 2008, Gili is celebrating the ninetieth birthday of her grandmother Vera, the...

In Lion's Honey, award-winning writer David Grossman takes on one of the most vivid and controversial characters in the Bible. He revisits Samson's famous battle with the lion, his many women, and his betrayal by them all - including the only one he ever loved. Grossman gives us a provocative new take on the story and its climax - Samson's final act of death - when he brings down a temple on himself and 3,000 Philistines

Assaf è un sedicenne timido e impacciato; inseguendo un cane per le strade di Gerusalemme viene condotto in luoghi impensati, di fronte a inquietanti personaggi. Fino a incontrare Tamar, una ragazza solitaria e ribelle, fuggita da casa per salvare il fratello tossicodipendente. Il mistero e il fascino di Tamar catturano Assaf, che decide di andare fino in fondo, di "correre" con lei...

"Tuvia era mio nonno. Vera è mia nonna. Rafael, Rafi, mio padre, e Nina... Nina non c'è. Nina non è qui. È sempre stato questo il suo contributo particolare alla famiglia", annota Ghili nel suo quaderno. Ma per la festa dei novant'anni di Vera, Nina è tornata; ha preso tre aerei che dall'Artico l'hanno portata al kibbutz, tra l'euforia di sua madre, la rabbia di sua figlia Ghili, e la venerazione immutata di Rafi, l'uomo che ancora, nonostante tutto, quando la vede perde ogni difesa.

«Tuvya Bruk fue mi abuelo. Vera es mi abuela. Rafael, Rafi, Erre, es, como se sabe, mi padre, y Nina... Nina no está aquí. No está, Nina. Pero esa fue siempre su exclusivísima aportación a la familia», anota Guili, la narradora de La vida juega conmigo, en su cuaderno. Pero con motivo de la fiesta del noventa cumpleaños de Vera, Nina regresa: ha tomado tres aviones que la han llevado desde el Ártico hasta el kibutz para encontrarse con su madre, su hija Guili y la veneración intacta de Rafi, el hombre a quien, muy a su pesar, todavía le tiemblan las piernas en su presencia.

Capitalism is all around us, affecting almost everything we do and impacting our daily lives in myriad ways. This comprehensive collection takes an in-depth look at this all-pervasive economic system, examining its triumphs and disasters and revealing how it puts money and markets at the centre of our world.

"Counter Ambush: The Science Of Training For The Unexpected Defensive Shooting" is the most comprehensive book available to help people to train to survive a deadly surprise attack. Very few deadly encounters are ever seen coming. In fact, most attacks are actually more like an ambush, a complete surprise attack delivered with no warning.

From one of Israel’s most acclaimed writers comes a novel of extraordinary power about family life—the greatest human drama—and the cost of war. Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is on the verge of celebrating her son Ofer’s release from army service when he returns to the front for a...

הופעת סטֶנדאַפּ במרתף בנתניה הולכת ומשתבשת, מתפוררת לעיני הקהל. בין אם הערב נשמט מידיו של הסטֶנדאַפִּיסט, ובין אם תוכנן מראש להיות כזה – הקהל שבא לבלות ולצחוק נדהם לקבל הופעה מסוג אחר לגמרי. האנשים היו קמים ועוזבים, או מורידים את אמן־הסטנדאפ הוותיק מן הבמה בשריקות בוז, אלמלא נמשכו כבחבלי קסם להציץ לגיהינום של אחר.

INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE A remarkable novel of suffering, love, and healing—the story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told—from the internationally best-selling author of To the End of the Land “A...

זוכה פרס ספיר לספרות לשנת 2001. 'מישהו לרוץ אתו' הוא סיפור מתח, וחיפוש, ואהבה. אסף, נער ביישן וגמלוני בן שש-עשרה, נעקר משגרת-יומו כשהוא נשלח למשימה חסרת-סיכוי: לאתר את הבעלים של כלב גדול ופרוע שנמצא משוטט ברחובות ירושלים – והוא זה שיריץ כבסחרחורת את העלילה של אסף בספר. כך מגיע אסף לאנשים ולמקומות שבאמצעותם נגלה לו, כמו בפאזל, סיפור מופלא השואב אותו לתוכו – סיפורה של תמר, נערה בודדה וסוערת, שנלכדה בסבך של עולם אפל ומסוכן, ונאבקת בו באומץ. לתמר תוכנית-הצלה נועזת, כמעט מטורפת, ולאסף הנדהם והמוקסם אין ברירה אלא להילכד איתה בסיפור שלה, לרוץ איתה עוד לפני שהוא פוגש אותה ממש. 

Rotem está echada en una cama. A su lado, su hija Nili se empeña en leerle la novela que ha escrito describiendo la relación entre ellas. En esos folios Nili vuelca el odio hacia su madre, que no es más, ni menos, que un cúmulo de celos por lo que la madre ha representado, por su forma de ser mujer, por su manera de soportar lo que viniera gracias a una estabilidad interior que ganó gobernando su cuerpo con el ejercicio físico y la meditación.

Ein erschütterndes Familiendrama um Verrat, Liebe und Vergebung - vom preisgekrönten Autor David Grossman. Drei Frauen - Vera, ihre Tochter Nina und ihre Enkelin Gili - kämpfen mit einem alten Familiengeheimnis, das erst nach einem halben Jahrhundert gelüftet wird. An Veras 90. Geburtstag, der im Kibbuz groß gefeiert wird, beschließt Gili, einen Film über ihre Großmutter zu drehen und mit ihr und Nina nach Kroatien, auf die frühere Gefängnisinsel Goli Otok zu reisen. Dort soll Vera ihre Lebensgeschichte endlich einmal vollständig erzählen.

Searing essays from International Booker Prize-winning Israeli author and long-time peace activist David Grossman carry us up to and through the cataclysm of Oct 7th and what followed We know David Grossman's voice of ringing moral clarity from way back: since the late 1980s and The Yellow Wind...

Si può essere vecchi a 12 anni? La madre di David pensa di sì, visto che suo figlio non ama la compagnia dei coetanei, preferisce leggere piuttosto che andare alle feste e si è scelto per amico il signor Rosenthal, anziano ospite di una casa di riposo. Ma David è solo un ragazzo riflessivo e sensibile che esplora un universo pieno di sorprese: quello del passato, perduto per sempre e per sempre vivo nel cuore, nella mente e nelle azioni degli uomini.

Usando las palabras como anclas para no caer en la locura, David Grossman, Man Booker International Prize 2017, ha querido cerrar una historia que empezó con La vida entera y nos lleva a lugares donde solo el genio de un gran escritor puede llegar.

La anécdota es simple: Elisheva, la esposa de Shaul, se ausenta de casa cada tarde para ir a nadar, o eso es lo que ella dice, pero su marido imagina cosas bien distintas: ve a su esposa con otro hombre, nota sus caricias, oye sus palabras, sabe -como todos los seres celosos creen saber- que con ese hombre Elisheva se atreverá a juegos que nunca ha experimentado con él.

We live in a troubled society, and those maintaining order and justice are some of the most overworked, unappreciated, and underpaid. The nature of their jobs is stressful both personally and relationally. Bulletproof Marriage is a 90-day devotional that applies biblical principles to support and strengthen the marriages of military members, law enforcement officers, and first responders. Each day includes a Bible verse, an inspirational reading, quick tips, action steps for both husband and wife, and a prayer.

Learn the basic pillars of Ayn Rand’s philosophy in any easy to access format. It’s also a simple, digestible way to brush up on the basics of objectivism and find ways to apply these principles toward building your best life.