Religion
Strong As Death Is Love: The Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel, A Translation with Commentary
Paperback
An award-winning translation brings new immediacy to these beloved books of the Bible. Read them for the first time, again.
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 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 Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
Paperback
First time in paperback: “One of the most ambitious literary projects of this or any age.”—Adam Kirsch, New Republic