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.
Re-enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West
Paperback
The colorful tale of the successful flowering of an obscure, ancient Eastern sect in the modern world.
The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town
Paperback
One of the most dramatic explorations of a German town in the grip of anti-Semitic passion ever written.
Unfinished People: Eastern European Jews Encounter America
Paperback
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, a seminal work of history on immigrant Jewish life in early twentieth-century New York.
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