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Apprentice in Budapest: Memories of a World That Is No More

Apprentice in Budapest: Memories of a World That Is No More

Raphael Patai

This frank autobiography covers the first twenty-two years of the life of Raphael Patai, famous anthropologist and biblical scholar.
The Jewish Alchemists: A History and Source Book

The Jewish Alchemists: A History and Source Book

Raphael Patai

In this monumental work, Raphael Patai, acclaimed author of Hebrew Myths (with Robert Graves) and The Hebrew Goddess, opens up an entirely new field in cultural history by tracing Jewish alchemy from antiquity to the nineteenth century.
The Children of Noah: Jewish Seafaring in Ancient Times

The Children of Noah: Jewish Seafaring in Ancient Times

Raphael Patai

Patai weaves together Biblical stories, Talmudic lore, and Midrash literature to bring alive the world of these ancient mariners. "This work is altogether a masterpiece of substance and style.
The Myth of the Jewish Race

The Myth of the Jewish Race

Raphael Patai

First published in 1975.
The Hebrew Goddess

The Hebrew Goddess

Raphael Patai

A revised edition containing new chapters on the Shekhina.
Journeyman in Jerusalem: Memories and Letters, 1933-1947

Journeyman in Jerusalem: Memories and Letters, 1933-1947

Raphael Patai

This volume is an invaluable record of this era and of the early life of its author, who was to become one of the most respected Jewish scholars of the twentieth century.
The Jewish Mind

The Jewish Mind

Raphael Patai

Goldman calls the book "a brilliant and absorbing survery of everything poured into the Jewish mind over the millennia.
Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions

Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions

Raphael Patai

This multicultural reference work on Jewish folklore, legends, customs, and other elements of folklife is the first of its kind.
The Jews of Hungary: History, Culture, Psychology

The Jews of Hungary: History, Culture, Psychology

Raphael Patai

... the Hungarian National Széchenyi Library of Budapest; the Library of Congress of Washington, D.C.; the Jewish Division of the New York Public Library, and especially Leonard S. Gold, Norman Gechlik, Claire Dienstag, Roberta Saltzman ...
The Messiah Texts: Jewish Legends of Three Thousand Years

The Messiah Texts: Jewish Legends of Three Thousand Years

Raphael Patai

Following a detailed introduction to the world of messianic ideology and its significance in Jewish history, The Messiah Texts traces the progress of the messianic legend from its biblical beginnings to contemporary expressions.
A History of the Book in America: Volume 5: The Enduring ...

A History of the Book in America: Volume 5: The Enduring ...

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Both Matthew J. Raphael and Robert Thomsen note that the cofounders' origins in rural Vermont made communication easy for them. Their common “language was Vermontese,” Raphael points out. See Matthew J. Raphael, Bill W. and Mr.
Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism, Fourth Edition

Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism, Fourth Edition

Ken Siri

H 23 THE THYROID-AUTISM CONNECTION: THE ROLE OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS by Dr.RaphaelKellman Raphael Kellman, MD Dr. Raphael Kellman is a graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is an internist and a ...
Island Stories: Unravelling Britain

Island Stories: Unravelling Britain

Raphael Samuel

This sequel to the widely acclaimed THEATRES OF MEMORY is as passionate, unexpected and enjoyable as its predecessor. Raphael Samuel, who died in 1996, was an Oxford history tutor and founding editor of HISTORY WORKSHOP JOURNAL.
Islamikaze: Manifestations of Islamic Martyrology

Islamikaze: Manifestations of Islamic Martyrology

Raphael Israeli

Raphael Israeli's overview of Islamic martyrology focuses upon the situation that has developed worldwide since the World Trade Centre was destroyed.
Bill W. and Mr. Wilson: The Legend and Life of A. A.'s Cofounder

Bill W. and Mr. Wilson: The Legend and Life of A. A.'s Cofounder

Matthew J. Raphael

In this book, Matthew J. Raphael, himself a member of AA (and writing under a pseudonym, in accordance with the code of AA), presents both the legendary Bill W. and the private Mr Wilson, who tried to live apart from his own celebrity.
Fit or Fiction:

Fit or Fiction:

Ritika Agarwal

The Huffington Post. Last modified on December 1, 2015. http:// Raphael Kellman . www.huffingtonpost.com/ author/dr-raphael-kellman “The Benefits of a Low Carb Diet: Dr. How Does Atkins Work?” Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Last visited on June ...
Notes Illustrating the Military Geography of the United ...

Notes Illustrating the Military Geography of the United ...

Raphael P. Thian

Raphael P. Thian John M. Carroll. thisnew edition nonetheless comes asa welcome contribution to the source materials of the Army's history. Organization isnot aparticularly exciting subject, butthe Civil War and theIndian hostilities of the  ...
The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the ...

The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the ...

Trysh Travis

17. Sandage, Born Losers, 2. 18. The most thoughtful of the various Bill Wilson biographies is Matthew J. Raphael's Bill W. and Mr. Wilson. See also Cheever, My Name is Bill; Hartigan, Bill W.; and Thomsen, Bill W. 19. Raphael, Bill W., 61, ...
Het microbendieet: snel en blijvend afvallen

Het microbendieet: snel en blijvend afvallen

Raphael Kellman

Alenkele jarenishet onderwerp 'microbioom' een hottopic in de wetenschap, maarin ditboek van Raphael Kellman worden wetenschappelijke inzichten nu ook begrijpelijk vertaald voor de niet- wetenschappelijke lezer. Daarnaast levert  ...
Jewish Emancipation Reconsidered: The French and German Models

Jewish Emancipation Reconsidered: The French and German Models

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Freddy Raphael, 'L'Etranger' de Georg Simmel', in Patrick Watier (ed.), Georg Simmel: La sociologie et I'experience du monde moderm; Paris 1 986, pp. 265- 278. Raphael writes, "As a stranger, the Jew participates in different symbolic ...
The First American Revolution: Before Lexington and Concord

The First American Revolution: Before Lexington and Concord

Ray Raphael

According to the traditional telling, the American Revolution began with “the shot heard round the world.” Now in paperback, Ray Raphael’s The First American Revolution uses the wide-angle lens of a people’s historian to tell a ...
Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California

Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California

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Sam Yorty, interview with Raphael Sonenshein and Alan L. SaltZstein,1986; analysis of city council files for individual commissioners, Los Angeles City Archives; Tom Bradley, interview with Raphael Sonenshein, 29 November 1988; Los ...
New Perspectives on Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments

New Perspectives on Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments

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Raphael, D.D. and A.L. Macfie (1976a), 'Introduction' to The Theory of Moral Sentiments, in D.D. Raphael and A.L. Macfie (eds) (1976), corrected version, Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith, Vol. I, Oxford: Oxford ...
The Chemistry of Anilines

The Chemistry of Anilines

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The understanding of functional groups is key for the understanding of all organic chemistry. In the tradition of the Patai Series, this volume treats all aspects of this functional group.

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