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Jerusalem: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore Publisher Comments Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today’s clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Jerusalem :one city, three faiths by Karen Armstrong Publisher Comments With 8 pages of color photographs and 82 illustrations in text.... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem (11 Edition) by James Carroll Publisher Comments “Provocative . . . the book brims with splendid insights.” — Los Angeles Times Jerusalem: the ancient City on a Hill, a place central to three major religions, a transcendent fantasy that ignites religious fervor unlike anywhere... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount by Gershom Gorenberg Publisher Comments The new millennium dawned quietly, defying modern-day prophets of apocalypse. Yet for countless believers around the globe -- Christians, Jews and Muslims -- anticipation that the world is about to end burns more intensely than ever. God's kingdom is... (read more) Your price: $16.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Battle for Jerusalem by Mordechai Gur Publisher Comments Lt. General Mordechai Gur, who played a major role in Israel's military operations since statehood, has vividly written an unforgettable account of the events surrounding the critical Battle for Jerusalem during the 1967 Six Day War. General Gur's fast... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem (11 Edition) by James Carroll Publisher Comments Praise for Jerusalem, Jerusalem "What a remarkable book! I was blown away by the breadth and depth of it. Another hugely important book from James Carroll, right there with Constantines Sword." — Reza Aslan, author of No god but God "A gripping... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Child in Jerusalem (Middle East Studies) by Felicity Ashbee Book News Annotation Ashbee was six years old when her family sailed from England to Palestine at the beginning of the British mandate, and remembers her experiences and observations as an adjunct member of the colonial establishment. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City by Dore Gold Publisher Comments In his revealing new book, bestselling author and former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold explains why the battle for Jerusalem is intensifying. Gold shows why only Israel can preserve its holy places for Christians, Jews, and even... (read more) List Price $13.56 Your price: $12.03 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths by Karen Armstrong Publisher Comments "SPLENDID . . . Eminently sane and patient . . . Essential reading for Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike." --The Washington Post Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Views of Jerusalem and the Holy Land by Steven Brooke Publisher Comments Like Rizzoli's Views of Rome, Views of Jerusalem and the Holy Land juxtaposes contemporary photographs with engraving and watercolors of corresponding earlier views, extending the tradition of the vedutisti to accommodate the qualities of the... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Negotiating Jerusalem by Jerome M. Segal Publisher Comments An in-depth examination of how Jerusalem is seen by both Palestinians and Israeli-Jews, this book is a landmark study of the potential for successfully negotiating the Jerusalem question. It sheds important light on the question "what is Jerusalem?" By... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $32.33 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Short History of Jerusalem by Abraham E Millgram Publisher Comments An analysis of not only the sources of the city's sacredness, but also the differences in the way each of the faith communities -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- perceive this sacredness.... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Golden Jerusalem by Menashe Har-El Publisher Comments Jerusalem is a holy and magical city. It was the Golden Jerusalem of King David and the wise King Solomon, the Golden Jerusalem of Jesus and the cradle of Christianity, as well as Islam's third holiest site. Har-El demonstrates the dynamic... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $8.87 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount by Gershom Gorenberg Publisher Comments In this provocative work, seasoned journalist Gershom Gorenberg portrays a deadly mix of religious extremism, violence, and Mideast politics, as expressed in the struggle for the sacred center of Jerusalem. Known to Jews and Christians as the Temple... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Golden Jerusalem by Menashe Har-el Publisher Comments Jerusalem is a holy and magical city. It was the Golden Jerusalem of King David and the wise King Solomon, the Golden Jerusalem of Jesus and the cradle of Christianity, as well as Islam's third holiest site. Har-El demonstrates the dynamic... (read more) Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century by Martin Gilbert Publisher Comments Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century "The twentieth century has often been a bloody one for Jerusalem. But it has also been a century of creativity and satisfaction, exuberant life, determination, civic achievement, and perpetual hope." ... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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City of Stone: The Hidden History of Jerusalem by Meron Benvenisti Publisher Comments Jerusalem is more than a holy city built of stone. Domain of Muslims, Jews, and Christians, Jerusalem is a perpetual contest, and its shrines, housing projects, and bulldozers compete in a scramble for possession. Now one of Jerusalem's most... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $23.92 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Forbidden Other by Adrianne Allison Synopsis THE FORBIDDEN OTHER chronicles three visits to Jerusalem over fifteen years. It is written by a half-blood Jew raised Christian who converts to Islam in the Jewish State. Readers travel vicariously to the least known of the Palestinian territories... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $17.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Jerusalem: City of Longing by Simon Goldhill Publisher Comments Jerusalem is the site of some of the most famous religious monuments in the world, from the Dome of the Rock to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the Western Wall of the Temple. Since the nineteenth century, the city has been a premier tourist... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City by Dore Gold Synopsis In his revealing new book, bestselling author and former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold explains why the battle for Jerusalem is intensifying. Gold shows why only Israel can preserve its holy places for Christians, Jews, and even... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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