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The Dream of Zion: The Story of the First Zionist Congress
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Product Description: The Dream of Zion tells the story of the Jewish political effort to restore their ancient nation. At the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in August 1897 Theodor Herzl convened a remarkable meeting that founded what became the World Zionist Organization, defined the political goals of the movement, adopted a national anthem, created the legal and financial instruments that would lead to statehood, and ushered the reentry of the Jewish people into political history...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9781442254664 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, January 14, 2016, cover price $36.00 | About this edition: The Dream of Zion tells the story of the Jewish political effort to restore their ancient nation.

Converts to Judaism: Stories from Biblical Times to Today
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Product Description: From the biblical story of Ruth to the star conversion of Elizabeth Taylor, Converts to Judaism tells the stories of people who have converted to Judaism throughout history. The book introduces readers to origins of Judaism and shares the first conversion stories of the people who helped the early Jewish faith grow...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9781442234673 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, January 14, 2015, cover price $37.00 | About this edition: From the biblical story of Ruth to the star conversion of Elizabeth Taylor, Converts to Judaism tells the stories of people who have converted to Judaism throughout history.

Paperback:

9780373970773, titled "Beach House 7" | Reissue edition (Harlequin Books, July 1, 1988), cover price $4.50 | also contains Beach House 7

The Basic Beliefs of Judaism: A Twenty-first-century Guide to a Timeless Tradition
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Product Description: One of the oldest monotheistic religions known to humankind, Judaism has withstood the tests of time. So what exactly are the tenets of this ancient faith that have been passed down over the millennia, and how do they apply to our lives in the 21st century? The Basic Beliefs of Judaism gives an updated overview of the belief system on which the Jewish faith is based...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780765709691 | Jason Aronson Inc, August 22, 2013, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: One of the oldest monotheistic religions known to humankind, Judaism has withstood the tests of time.

American Jewish Films: The Search for Identity
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By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780786469628 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, April 22, 2013, cover price $40.00

The Land of Eighteen Dreams
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Product Description: The Land of Eighteen Dreams is an episodic novel made up of chronologically-connected stories, each of which is self-contained. All are in the form of a narrative by Lily Siegel, who uses each incident to describe her relationship with her grandfather, Benjamin Kagan...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9781614348726 | Booklocker.Com Inc, January 31, 2012, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The Land of Eighteen Dreams is an episodic novel made up of chronologically-connected stories, each of which is self-contained.

George Burns: An American Life
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By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780786458493 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, October 5, 2011, cover price $35.00

Political Folk Music in America from It's Origins to Bob Dylan
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Many American folk singers have tried to leave their world a better place by writing songs of social protest. Musicians like Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez sang with fierce moral voices to transform what they saw as an uncaring society. But the personal tales of these guitar-toting idealists were often more tangled than the comparatively pure vision their art would suggest. Many singers produced work in the midst of personal failure and deeply troubled relationships, and under the influence of radical ideas and organizations. This provocative work examines both the long tradition of folk music in its American political context and the lives of those troubadours who wrote its most enduring songs.
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780786448623, titled "Political Folk Music in America from Its Origins to Bob Dylan" | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, February 1, 2010, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Many American folk singers have tried to leave their world a better place by writing songs of social protest.

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9780786456017, titled "Political Folk Music in America from Its Origins to Bob Dylan" | McFarland & Co, July 20, 2010, cover price $24.99

Polysomnography
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Product Description: Topics include: The History of Polysomnography and Sleep Technology, Generating a Signal: Biopotentials, Amplifiers and Filters, Recording sleep; Electrodes, 10/20 Recording system and sleep system specifications, Staging sleep, Respiratory monitoring equipment and detection of respiratory events, Differentiating Nocturnal Movements; Leg movements, Parasomnias and Seizures, Cardiac monitoring during sleep, Determination of Sleepiness – MWT & MSLT, Pediatric Polysomnography, PSG features of medical and psychiatric disorders and their treatments, Artifacts and Troubleshooting, Portable Monitoring, PAP titration, The Future of Sleep and Circadian Testin...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein (editor) and Douglas B. Kirsch, M. D. (editor)
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9781437712735, titled "Polysomnography: An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics" | W B Saunders Co, September 9, 2009, cover price $94.00 | About this edition: Topics include: The History of Polysomnography and Sleep Technology, Generating a Signal: Biopotentials, Amplifiers and Filters, Recording sleep; Electrodes, 10/20 Recording system and sleep system specifications, Staging sleep, Respiratory monitoring equipment and detection of respiratory events, Differentiating Nocturnal Movements; Leg movements, Parasomnias and Seizures, Cardiac monitoring during sleep, Determination of Sleepiness – MWT & MSLT, Pediatric Polysomnography, PSG features of medical and psychiatric disorders and their treatments, Artifacts and Troubleshooting, Portable Monitoring, PAP titration, The Future of Sleep and Circadian Testing

At the Edge of a Dream: The Story of Jewish Immigrants on New York's Lower East Side, 1880-1920
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Product Description: This beautiful book tells the nostalgic tale of how millions of Jewish immigrants entered America through the portal of the Lower East Side. There in New York City they struggled and ultimately flourished in a neighborhood that was the center of Jewish work, family, and culture...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780787986223 | Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, August 17, 2007, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: This beautiful book tells the nostalgic tale of how millions of Jewish immigrants entered America through the portal of the Lower East Side.

The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night's Sleep
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By Lawrence J. Epstein and Steven Mardon
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9780071467438 | 1 edition (McGraw-Hill, October 2, 2006), cover price $16.95

Mixed Nuts: America's Love Affair With Comedy Teams : From Burns And Allen To Belushi And Aykroyd
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Product Description: Nothing is needed more in troubled times than a friend to laugh with - or two friends to laugh at. The great American comedy teams were there for us during the rough years of the twentieth century and, as we head into a turbulent new era, they've made a surprising resurgence...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780786275236 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, April 20, 2005), cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Nothing is needed more in troubled times than a friend to laugh with - or two friends to laugh at.

Mixed Nuts: America's Love Affair with Comedy Teams from Burns and Allen to Belushi and Aykroyd
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Looks at the careers of a variety of comedy teams, including Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, the Marx Brothers, and Burns and Allen.
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9781586481902 | Public Affairs, October 12, 2004, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Looks at the careers of a variety of comedy teams, including Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, the Marx Brothers, and Burns and Allen.

The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America
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Argues that Jewish comedy is tinged by bitter encounters with anti-Semitism, a desire to be accepted, and concern for a culture disappearing at the same time it draws on a long tradition of Jewish humor.
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9781891620713 | Public Affairs, October 1, 2001, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Argues that Jewish comedy is tinged by bitter encounters with anti-Semitism, a desire to be accepted, and concern for a culture disappearing at the same time it draws on a long tradition of Jewish humor.

Paperback:

9781586481629 | Public Affairs, December 17, 2002, cover price $18.95
9789990047448 | Perseus Books Group, December 1, 2002, cover price $0.02

The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians
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Product Description: From vaudeville to the movies to television, this title concerns the complete history of how Jewish comedians transformed American entertainment. Even an incomplete listing of names makes the point: the Marx Brothers, Jack Benny, Fanny Brice, George Burns, Milton Berle, Jackie Mason, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Brooks, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Andy Kaufman, Richard Belzer, Jerry Seinfeld...read more
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9781903985465 | Public Affairs, September 26, 2002, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: From vaudeville to the movies to television, this title concerns the complete history of how Jewish comedians transformed American entertainment.

Questions and Answers on Conversion to Judaism
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Product Description: The easy-to-read format invites readers to explore some of the most sensitive and troubling questions about becoming part of the Jewish community. Plenty of inspirational anecdotes and true stories about converts illustrate the vibrant and exciting spiritual path of conversion and highlight the topics explored with real-life examples...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780765759962 | Jason Aronson Inc, June 1, 1998, cover price $43.99 | About this edition: The easy-to-read format invites readers to explore some of the most sensitive and troubling questions about becoming part of the Jewish community.

A Treasury Of Jewish Anecdotes
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Product Description: A collection of humorous, sentimental and instructive stories about both prominent and relatively unknown Jewish personalities from biblical times to the present. The anecdotes were selected to reveal characteristics of Jewish life and Jewish history...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780876688908 | Jason Aronson Inc, October 1, 1989, cover price $85.00

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9781568215136 | Jason Aronson Inc, October 1, 1995, cover price $51.99 | About this edition: A collection of humorous, sentimental and instructive stories about both prominent and relatively unknown Jewish personalities from biblical times to the present.

Readings on Conversion to Judaism: Readings on Conversion to Judaism
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Product Description: In his third book about the conversion to Judaism, Lawrence J. Epstein collects essays and memoirs that frame the debate around conversion. These essays cover a wide-range of topics to sharpen the focus around the many disputes about conversion to Judaism, such as appropriate motivations, requirements for conversion, and who may legitimately conduct a conversion...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein (editor)
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9781568214177 | Jason Aronson Inc, August 1, 1995, cover price $45.99 | About this edition: In his third book about the conversion to Judaism, Lawrence J.

Conversion to Judaism: A Guidebook
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By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9781568211282 | Jason Aronson Inc, July 1, 1994, cover price $51.99

Countertransference: The Therapist's Contribution to the Therapeutic Situation
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The contributors to this volume share a common perception that countertransference can serve as a powerful tool within psychoanalytic treatment. However, this shared conviction does not provide a solution, and reflections on the difficult questions that are generated are provided here. (view table of contents)
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780876686621 | Jason Aronson Inc, November 30, 1990, cover price $62.99 | About this edition: The contributors to this volume share a common perception that countertransference can serve as a powerful tool within psychoanalytic treatment.

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9781568210094 | Jason Aronson Inc, June 1, 1993, cover price $81.99

A Treasury of Jewish Inspirational Stories
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Product Description: When we speak of God reaching out to humans, it is called revelation, and the human response to revelation is inspiration. A Treasury of Jewish Inspirational Stories is meant to move the head and the heart to appreciate, as author Lawrence J...read more
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780876685969 | Jason Aronson Inc, February 1, 1993, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: When we speak of God reaching out to humans, it is called revelation, and the human response to revelation is inspiration.

Zion's Call: Christian Contributions to the Origins and Development of Israel
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Product Description: Traces the chronological development of Christian efforts to establish a nation for Jews. Emphasizes the relationship between these Christians and the Zionist movement.
By Lawrence J. Epstein
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9780819141866 | Univ Pr of Amer, October 1, 1984, cover price $48.99 | About this edition: Traces the chronological development of Christian efforts to establish a nation for Jews.

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