The Blue Mountain4 reviews Meir Shalev Canongate Books, 2002 endearing writing from an accomplished story-teller + Lyrical... completing enchanting + My favorite Israeli book by my favorite Israeli writer + A totally absorbing story!             In the Land of Israel (Harvest in Translation)12 reviews Amos Oz Harvest Books, 1993 A small collective portrait of Israel in the 1980's + "The major barricade is the one that divides the Jews from the Israelis..." + Travel Literature in a Tiny State + Mythbuster + 20 years old and still remarkable and fresh             1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel2 reviews Mitchell Geoffrey Bard, Moshe Schwartz, ... Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 A top pick for any who would learn about the nation without facing a daunting background packed with too much detail + Great, concise view of the real Israel The story of Israel from its roots to modern times provide essential facts about the politics, evolution, and contributions of the nation, describing the important influences on the country's growth and offering an easily-accessible, working knowledge of Israel and her peoples in contrast to ...             Coming Together, Coming Apart: A Memoir of Heartbreak and Promise in Israel10 reviews Daniel Gordis Wiley, 2006 Beautifully Written and Provocative + Very realistic and honest + Reflections of a family during the Terror War and Gaza Expulsion. + A must read for any zionist + the title is what's inside the book             What Israel Means to Me: By 80 Prominent Writers, Performers, Scholars, Politicians, and Journalists6 reviews Alan Dershowitz Wiley, 2007 I would give this book five stars simply on the basis of its main idea + "Israel has become a symbol of the world's wilingness to let the Jewish people live" + Wonderful tour of Israel from so many different perspectives. + The Litmus Test             From Beirut to Jerusalem179 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Anchor, 1990 Understanding The Middle East + From Beirut to Jerusalem Review + From Beruit To Jerusalem + From Beruit to Jerusalem + Amazing evaluation             The Source: A Novel143 reviews James A. Michener Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 Another great + The Source + A Sweeping (Fictional) History of the Holy Land + James Michener's book "The Source" + Three religions, one source             Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad11 reviews Gordon Thomas St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 A plot that's too good to be fiction + Scary + Great insight into the dark world of espionage + Gideon's Spies             A Tale of Love and Darkness33 reviews Amos Oz Harvest Books, 2005 A beautiful and moving memoir + Memoirs are made of this + The Eternal Jewish Mother + history and biography + Superior Autobiography             A History Of Israel And The Holy Land1 review Continum, 2005 An amazing magic trick This book is pretty much an official Zionist version of the history of the area as one will find. It has a forward by one of the high ranking members of the zionist brigrade - Shimon Peres. Several things surprised me about the book : 1) How much of the history of this land seems to be taken ...             The Case for Israel164 reviews Alan Dershowitz Wiley, 2004 Very convincing! I have just finished reading "The Case for Israel" which is authored by none other than the noted jurist Mr. Alan Dershowitz. Mr. Dershowitz presents some of the more serious accusations and criticisms leveled against Israel and presents rather compelling evidence to refute such baseless and ...             Israel A Spiritual Travel Guide: A Companion For The Modern Jewish Pilgrim7 reviews Lawrence A. Hoffman Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005 A Guide for a Sacred Journey + Great Israel Trip Companion + Made my trip! + Use Fodors for the hotel & body, and this for the spirit             His Brother's Keeper: Israel and Diaspora Jewry in the Twenty-first Century2 reviews Yossi Beilin Schocken, 2000 Yossi Beilin IS his Brother's Keeper, A GREAT thing I think many reviews, here and elsewhere, are devolving into right wing vs. left wing. A book should be judged by its content, its wording and phrasing, its rhythms. A book is not an election and we who love to read are not giving stars based on our politics, or we should not, in my opinion. There ...             O Jerusalem!33 reviews Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre Simon & Schuster, 2007 Riveting work + This book doesn't need a review! + Excellent History + Brilliant + Great historical integrity, readable style             Home to Stay: One American Family's Chronicle of Miracles and Struggles in Contemporary Israel8 reviews Daniel Gordis Three Rivers Press, 2003 MUST READ! + Highly readable, personable, and informative + Excellent and with extreme passion and love + Why exchange security and prosperity to live in Israel + A moving account of difficult times             Still Life with Bombers: Israel in the Age of Terrorism13 reviews David Horovitz Knopf, 2004 Incredible eye opener! + Phenominal look at the current situation + Shows how Israelis are coping with terror + A survey of life in Israel since 2000             Exodus159 reviews Leon Uris Bantam, 1983 two books stands above others + A story for the millenium + Birth of the Modern Jewish State + Rebirth of a nation             Poems of Jerusalem and Love Poems (Sheep Meadow Poetry)5 reviews Yehuda Amichai Sheep Meadow, 1992 do you remember the taste of heartbreak? you will. + Beautiful, life affirming, profound + A secular psalm in Jerusalem + lovely + One of those voices you should stop and listen to             Real Jews: Secular Versus Ultra-Orthodox: The Struggle for Jewish Identity in Israel17 reviews Noah Efron Basic Books, 2003 fascinating + A rarity in honesty, balance and thorough research + An honest account + important to read in order to understand the tensions + Two Gentile Thumbs Up             1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel2 reviews Mitchell Geoffrey Bard, Moshe Schwartz, ... Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 A top pick for any who would learn about the nation without facing a daunting background packed with too much detail + Great, concise view of the real Israel The story of Israel from its roots to modern times provide essential facts about the politics, evolution, and contributions of the nation, describing the important influences on the country's growth and offering an easily-accessible, working knowledge of Israel and her peoples in contrast to ...