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2) Habibi
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.
3) The last man
Author
Publisher
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
David Hall, an American engineer, travels to Israel to investigate the story about the Jewish revolt against Rome that took place at a fortress called Masada in 70 AD, and is shadowed by an Israeli archaeologist, Judith Ressner, but Hall's efforts cause him to become a target for Israeli security forces intent on protecting Masada.
4) First light
Author
Series
A.D. chronicles volume 1
Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Go back in time to first-century Jerusalem. It's a dark time in the world's holiest and most turbulent city. Walk with Peniel, the blind beggar who longs for rescue from his suffering. Peek into the lives of Susannah and Manaen, two lovers separated by overwhelming odds. And meet an unusual healer who ignites a spark of controversy in the fire of hatred, deceit, and betrayal that is always burning in this ancient city. This first book in the A.D....
Author
Series
Zion Covenant volume 4
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Leah and Shimon Feldstein finally reach the Promised Land. They enter their new life under the shadow of the Western Wall, only to find that a longer, more sinister shadow is casting its darkness over the Holy Land. Will they ever find true peace, a resting place for their spirits? Or will their time in Jerusalem be only a brief interlude in the ongoing struggle for a homeland?
6) Dead heat
Author
Series
Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
In the latest Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy thrillerbilled as the finale of the seriesterrorists attack the U.S., vaporizing a large chunk of Washington, D.C.; destroying CIA headquarters; and turning Times Square into rubble. The president is presumed dead, and the shaken vice president is trying to restore order. Naturally, he calls on one man: Jon Bennett, the presidential advisor whos already seen more than his fair share...
7) Return to me
Author
Series
Restoration chronicles volume 1
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After years in exile, Iddo and his grandson Zechariah follow God's leading home to Jerusalem, where they struggle to rebuild their lives and God's temple--bringing to life the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah"--
Author
Series
Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy thrillers volume 2
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"Osama bin Laden is dead. Saddam Hussein is buried. Baghdad lies in ruins. Now the eyes of the world are on Jerusalem as Jon Bennett - a Wall Street strategist turned senior White House adviser - his beautiful CIA partner Erin McCoy, and the U.S. secretary of state arrive in the Middle East to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat." "On the table: a dramatic and potentially historic Arab-Israeli peace plan, of which Bennett is the chief architect....
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Jewish and Christian terrorists unite in a scheme to blow up Islamic mosques on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The plot is discovered by Christopher Lucas, a Jewish-Catholic journalist from the U.S. writing a book on religious passions. He has a romance with an Arab nightclub dancer.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Two brothers are admitted to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital with horrific injuries. Their mother, a young American, devoutly recites Psalms at the bedside, refusing to answer any questions. Brought in to investigate, Detective Bina Tzedek follows a winding path that takes her through Jerusalem's Old City, kabbalists, mystical ancient texts, and terrifying cult rituals, until she finally uncovers the shocking truth.
11) Promised land
Author
Series
Chosen people novels volume 2
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Despite their Israeli citizenship, Hana and Daud cannot safely return to their homeland because a dangerous terrorist ring is threatening Daud. Hana is perfectly fine remaining in the United States, working for a law firm in Atlanta, especially when she learns she’s pregnant. But Daud can’t shake the draw to return home to Israel, even if it makes him a walking target. Hana is helping her boss plan a huge Middle East summit in Atlanta when Jakob...
Author
Series
Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 12
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Amelia and Emerson follow an expedition searching for the vanished treasures of the Temple in Jerusalem. Besides suspecting the leader of the expedition of inept excavation practices, they believe him to be secretly working for German intelligence.
14) The key to Zion
Author
Series
Zion chronicles volume 5
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
The Zion Chronicles series covers the events surrounding Israel's statehood in 1948. Each book vividly portrays the intense struggle of the Jewish people in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the forces, within and without, which engulf the Middle East in conflict and controversy even today. Will there ever be peace in Zion? The Jewish people wonder as they stream into the British Mandate of Palestine after the devastation of World War II. What has...
16) Necropolis
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
An author attends a conference featuring a series of extraordinary life stories, where the story of formerly troubled evangelical pastor Josâe Maturana captures his imagination and causes him to seek answers when Maturana is later found dead.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Years after photographer William Harrington participates in a 1920s project to redesign Jerusalem with British parks against a backdrop of growing nationalist unrest, his revelations about long-buried secrets transform the life of his former employer's daughter." --
18) Tenth stone
Author
Series
A.D. chronicles volume 10
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In this tenth book in the A.D. Chronicles series, the Thoenes tell the parable of the Prodigal Son in a dramatic and memorable fashion. Includes historical maps and a discussion guide for individual or group study.
Author
Publisher
WestBow Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
FBI agents Brady Moore and Alicia Wager are accustomed to grisly crimes like the so-called Pelletier Killings. But when the pair uncovers ancient prophecies that link the victims, the wrath of the killers turns on them. Reeling from a series of attempts on their lives, they follow a scant trail of evidence that leads them to Luco Scaramuzzi, the charismatic Italian ambassador to Israel-a man of near limitless power and incalculable wealth. A devoted...
Author
Series
Zion legacy volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
In the days following the formation of the new State of Israel, Moshe Sachar finds himself trapped in enemy territory, hoping to reach the soldiers still fighting for the Old City and to be by his wife's side as she delivers their first child.