Religion
Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun
Paperback
A wry account of the road from Harvard scholarship student to ordination as northern Thailand's first black Buddhist nun.
Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty
Paperback
“A delightfully original take on…the prospects for liberal democracy in the broader Islamic Middle East.”—Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal
Genesis: Translation and Commentary
Paperback
"[Here is] the Genesis for our generation and beyond."—Robert Fagles
The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
Hardback
A magnificent new volume in Robert Alter’s award-winning, landmark translation of and commentary on the Hebrew Bible.
The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel
Paperback
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999