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The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists?
Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world--many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom--why don't we see terrorist...
Palestinians and Israelis: A Short History of Conflict
Newly updated, this accessible history explores the origins and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What are the origins of the Israeli Palestinian conflict? Why has it proved so intractable, and...
Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
Beneath the histories of religious traditions - from biblical wars to crusading ventures and great acts of martyrdom - violence has lurked as a shadowy presence. Images of death have...
Dancing on Thin Ice: Travails of a Russian Dissenter
In this memoir, replete with Jewish humor and sardonic Russian irony, exiled Russian journalist and human rights advocate Arkady Polishchuk (b. 1930) colorfully narrates his evolution as a dissenter and...
What We're Scared Of
Evie and Lottie are twin sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Evie's sharp and funny. Lottie's a day-dreamer. Evie's the fighter, Lottie's the peace-maker. What they do have in...