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9788474909852, titled "Los elegidos / The Chosen" | Italian edition edition (Ediciones Encuentro Sa, June 10, 2009), cover price $35.95
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Product Description: Based on the author's own experiences in Korea, this is a story about three people brought together by chance in the midst of the horror of the Korean War.
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9780679411956 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, May 1, 1992, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: While fleeing from their village, a Korean peasant farmer and his wife take in a wounded boy, an act of love that gives birth to an odd, unlikely family
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9780449001127 | Fawcett Books, August 1, 1997, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: "Potok writes powerfully about the suffering of innocent people caught in the cross-fire of a war they cannot begin to understand.
9780449221389 | Reprint edition (Fawcett Books, January 1, 1994), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: While fleeing from their village, a Korean peasant farmer and his wife take in a wounded boy, an act of love that gives birth to an odd, unlikely family
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9780606313421 | Demco Media, September 30, 1993, cover price $15.65 | About this edition: While fleeing from their village, a Korean peasant farmer and his wife take in a wounded boy, an act of love that gives birth to an odd, unlikely family
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9781439557174 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 4, 2008), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Based on the author's own experiences in Korea, this is a story about three people brought together by chance in the midst of the horror of the Korean War.
9780785728436 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.55 | About this edition: Based on the author's own experiences in Korea, this is a story about three people brought together by chance in the midst of the horror of the Korean War.
9781417640331 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 1993, cover price $17.25 | About this edition: While fleeing from their village, a Korean peasant farmer and his wife take in a wounded boy, an act of love that gives birth to an odd, unlikely family
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Product Description: "A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly."THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERYoung Reuven Malter is unsure of himself and his place in life. An unconventional scholar, he struggles for recognition from his teachers...read more
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9780783802565 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, September 1, 1998), cover price $27.95 | About this edition: "A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly.
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9781400095414 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, November 8, 2005), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Two young men--student rabbi Reuven Malter and his old friend, Danny Saunders, who has abandoned his Hasidic traditions to become a psychologist--question the 'orthodoxy' of values and religion in a world cut off from their Hasidic traditions.
9780449001165 | Fawcett Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: "A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly.
9780449209103 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, April 1, 1990), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Two young men question the 'orthodoxy' of values and religion in a world cut off from their Hasidic traditions
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9780606311854 | Demco Media, August 30, 2004, cover price $23.40 | About this edition: "A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly.
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9781435294004 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 29, 2008), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: "A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly.
9780808587729 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.75 | About this edition: Two young men question the 'orthodoxy' of values and religion in a world cut off from their Hasidic traditions
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9780394461373 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, April 1, 1972, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The novelist records the anguish and triumps of a young painter as he emerges into the great world of art and rejects all else
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9781400031047 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, March 1, 2003), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The novelist records the anguish and triumphs of a young painter as he emerges into the great world of art and rejects all else.
9780449911686 | Reissue edition (Ballantine Books, August 1, 1996), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: The novelist records the anguish and triumphs of a young painter as he emerges into the great world of art and rejects all else.
9780449207147 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, May 1, 1990), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: The novelist records the anguish and triumps of a young painter as he emerges into the great world of art and rejects all else
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9780613675703 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2000, cover price $26.90 | About this edition: The novelist records the anguish and triumphs of a young painter as he emerges into the great world of art and rejects all else.
9780808598633 | Bt Bound, October 1, 1999, cover price $23.45 | About this edition: The novelist records the anguish and triumps of a young painter as he emerges into the great world of art and rejects all else
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9781586635046 | Spark Pub Group, October 1, 2003, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Get your "A" in gear!
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9780789308047 | Universe Pub, October 1, 2002, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Depicts the Jewish religion through photographs and essays of modern-day rabbis, each revealing background stories and the journeys taken to become a rabbi.
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9780375410710 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 2001, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Ilana Davita Dinn, a 'listener,' records the lives of three very different Jewish men--'The Ark Builder,' 'The War Doctor,' and 'The Trope Teacher.
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9780345439987 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, August 1, 2002), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Ilana Davita Dinn, a 'listener,' records the lives of three very different Jewish men--'The Ark Builder,' 'The War Doctor,' and 'The Trope Teacher.
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9781574534597 | Unabridged edition (Audio Literature, November 1, 2001), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of Hanukkah stories written by renowned Jewish authors.
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9780816139514, titled "Davita's Harp" | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, December 1, 1985), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The daughter of a nonbelieving Jewish mother and a nonbelieving gentile father--dedicated Communists both--Davita Chandal, growing up as the world suffers through the Spanish Civil War and World War II, turns to Judaism for consolation and spiritual sustenance
9780394542904, titled "Davita's Harp" | Alfred a Knopf Inc, February 1, 1985, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The daughter of a nonbelieving Jewish mother and a nonbelieving gentile father--dedicated Communists both--Davita Chandal, growing up as the world suffers through the Spanish Civil War and World War II, turns to Judaism for consolation and spiritual sustenance
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9780449911839, titled "Davita's Harp" | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, August 1, 1996), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The daughter of a nonbelieving Jewish mother and a nonbelieving gentile father--dedicated Communists both--Davita Chandal, growing up as the world suffers through the Spanish Civil War and World War II, turns to Judaism for consolation and spiritual sustenance
9780449207758, titled "Davita's Harp" | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, July 1, 1990), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: The daughter of a nonbelieving Jewish mother and a nonbelieving gentile father--dedicated Communists both--Davita Chandal, growing up as the world suffers through the Spanish Civil War and World War II, turns to Judaism for consolation and spiritual sustenance
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9780613185493, titled "Davita's Harp" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: The daughter of a nonbelieving Jewish mother and a nonbelieving gentile father--dedicated Communists both--Davita Chandal, growing up as the world suffers through the Spanish Civil War and World War II, turns to Judaism for consolation and spiritual sustenance
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Product Description: One of America's most popular Jewish writers, Chaim Potok (b. 1929) is the author of such novels as The Chosen (1967), The Promise (1969), The Book of Lights (1981), and Davita's Harp (1985). Each of his novels explores the tension between tradition and modernity, and the clash between Jewish culture and contemporary Western civilization, which he calls "core-to-core culture confrontation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781578063451 | Univ Pr of Mississippi, August 1, 2001, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: One of America's most popular Jewish writers, Chaim Potok (b.
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9788474906271 | Ediciones Encuentro Sa, June 28, 2001, cover price $39.95
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The world famous musician describes his decades-long love affair with the world of music, and the violin in particular, his friendships with such notable colleagues as Leonard Bernstein and Pablo Casals, his ideas and beliefs about art and life, and his dedicated work with younger musicians. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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9780679451303 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 1999, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: The world famous violinist describes his decades-long love affair with the world of music, his friendships with such notable colleagues as Leonard Bernstein and Pablo Casals, his ideas and beliefs about art and life, and his dedicated work with younger musicians
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9780306810060 | Da Capo Pr, January 2, 2001, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: The world-famous violinist describes his decades-long love affair with the world of music, his friendships with notable colleagues, his ideas and beliefs about art and life, and his dedicated work with younger musicians.
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9780786229789, titled "Zebra and Other Stories" | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, December 1, 2000), cover price $20.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories about six different young people who each experience a life-changing event.
9780679854401, titled "Zebra and Other Stories" | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1998, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A collection of stories about six different young people who each experience a life-changing event
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9780375806865, titled "Zebra: And Other Stories" | Reprint edition (Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 2000), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A collection of stories about six different young people who each experience a life-changing event.
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780736644952 | Unabridged edition (Books on Tape, June 1, 1999), cover price $24.00
Library:
9780679954408, titled "Zebra and Other Stories" | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1998, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A collection of stories about six different young people who each experience a life-changing event
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9780606198301, titled "Zebra and Other Stories" | Demco Media, October 1, 2000, cover price $12.97 | About this edition: A collection of stories about six different young people who each experience a life-changing event.
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9780613302029, titled "Zebra and Other Stories" | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $13.15 | About this edition: A collection of stories about six different young people who each experience a life-changing event.
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9780394499604 | Random House Inc, October 1, 1975, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Famous Biblical scholar David Lurie recalls his education, the origins of his determined pursuit of the truth, and his personal and spiritual beginnings as they evolved against the backdrop of immigrant Jewish family life, Depression, World War, and Holocaust
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9780449001134 | Ballantine Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: David Lurie learns that all beginnings are hard.
9780449209110 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, April 1, 1989), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: David Lurie learns that all beginnings are hard.
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9780394588674 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 1996, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the stormy lives of a Jewish father and son in the Soviet Union, profiling Solomon Slepak, an old-guard Bolshevik, and his son Voldya, a 'refusenik' persecuted and imprisoned for trying to leave the Soviet Union
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9780449912409 | Ballantine Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the stormy lives of a Jewish father and son in the Soviet Union, profiling Solomon Slepak, an old-guard Bolshevik, and his son Voldya, a 'refusenik' persecuted and imprisoned for trying to leave the Soviet Union
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9780394520315 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 1981, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: In his confusion about his life and times, Gershon Loran reveals the uncertainty, fear, and rage of the generation of Jewish men and women who came of age following World War II
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9780449245699 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, February 1, 1997), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Gershon Loran, a quiet rabinical student, is troubled by the dark reality around him.
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9780827603318 | Jewish Pubn Society, May 1, 1996, cover price $360.00 | About this edition: Written by four outstanding Torah scholars, the JPS Torah Commentary series represents a fusion of the best of the old and new.
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Product Description: Rabbi Steinberg's portrayal of Elisha ben Abuyah, a talmudic rabbi who repudiates Judaism and turns to Greek philosophy in search of a rational basis for faith.
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9789990811353 | Behrman House, March 1, 1996, cover price $0.02 | About this edition: Rabbi Steinberg's portrayal of Elisha ben Abuyah, a talmudic rabbi who repudiates Judaism and turns to Greek philosophy in search of a rational basis for faith.
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Wanting to be a pilot but unable to overcome his fear of heights, Brian is terrified when his uncle gives him a ride in a glider plane for his birthday, but once he is in the air, he forgets everything but how much fun he is having.
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9780679860211 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 1995, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: A flight lesson aboard Uncle Conor's plane helps ten-year-old Brian overcome his fear of heights.
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9780679960218 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 1995, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Wanting to be a pilot but unable to overcome his fear of heights, Brian is terrified when his uncle gives him a ride in a glider plane for his birthday, but once he is in the air, he forgets everything but how much fun he is having.
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9780679840107 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, September 1, 1993, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Jason is upset that he has to move for the third time in five years, but he gains comfort from his favorite tree and from the gift of a young tree that he can take with him to his new home
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9780679940104 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, September 1, 1993, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Jason is upset that he has to move for the third time in five years, but he gains comfort from his favorite tree and from the gift of a young tree that he can take with him to his new home
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9780140153699 | New edition (Penguin USA, March 26, 1992), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: This is the sequel to "My Name is Asher Lev".
9780449001158 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, July 1, 1991), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: "Rivals anything Chaim Potok has ever produced.
9780449219782 | Reprint edition (Crest, July 1, 1991), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: When the death of a beloved uncle brings him back to his native Brooklyn after two decades, painter Asher Lev is plunged into a conflict between the culture into which he was born and the life that he has forged for himself
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9780394501109, titled "Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews" | Random House Inc, November 1, 1978, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Based upon the Bible, archaeological notebooks, and the writings of scribes, this work chronicles the six thousand years of Jewish history from Sumer, through medieval Christendom, to modern secular societies
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9780449215821, titled "Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews" | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, May 1, 1990), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Based upon the Bible, archaeological notebooks, and the writings of scribes, this work chronicles the six thousand years of Jewish history from Sumer, through medieval Christendom, to modern secular societies
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9780394572123 | Random House Inc, April 1, 1990, cover price $4.98 | About this edition: When the death of a beloved uncle brings him back to his native Brooklyn after two decades, painter Asher Lev is plunged into a conflict between the culture into which he was born and the life that he has forged for himself
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9780847807789 | Rizzoli Intl Pubns, December 1, 1986, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Gathers paintings by the modern French artist, discusses his themes and technique, and briefly describes his childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris
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9780140030945 | New edition (Gardners Books, July 26, 1973), cover price $15.75 | also contains The Chosen | About this edition: Out of a Baseball game that nearly became a religious war, two Jewish Boys become friends.
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9780606004695 | Demco Media, June 1, 1990, cover price $15.65 | also contains The Chosen | About this edition: A baseball injury precipitates a friendship between two boys from Hasidic and Zionist families
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9781439509456 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 26, 2008), cover price $16.99 | also contains The Chosen | About this edition: "Anyone who finds it is finding a jewel.
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