Winner, 2010 Association for Jewish Studies Jordan Schnitzer Book Award 2011 Honorable Mention for the American Sociological Association Culture Section's Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book Since 1999 hundreds of thousands of young American Jews have visited Israel on an all-expense-paid 10-day pilgrimage-tour known as Birthright Israel. The most elaborate of the state-supported homeland tours that are cropping up all over the world, this tour seeks to foster in the American Jewish diaspora a li...
The Three Brothers; Or, the Travels and Adventures of Sir Anthony, Sir Robert, & Sir Thomas ...
by Sir Anthony Sherley
Insight Guides Pocket Turkey (Travel Guide with Free eBook) (Insight Pocket Guides)
Insight Guides Pocket Guide TurkeyTravel made easy. Ask local experts.The definitive pocket-sized travel guide, now with free app and eBook.Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is an ideal on-the-move guide for exploring Turkey. From top tourist attractions like Aspendos, the Blue Mosque and Nemrut Dagi, to cultural gems, including Hagia Sophia, one of the wonders of the world, the irresistible travertine terraces of Pamukkale and the g...
What happens when a 23-year-old English lad, in search of freedom and a new way of life, turns up on an Israeli kibbutz First published in 1999, Beer and Bagels for Breakfast recounts John Carson's hilarious first brushes with communal culture on a kibbutz, situated just miles away from the Gaza Strip. Along with a host of international volunteers, he encounters security scares, hard work and romance, with frequent detours to the pub. Follow John's adventures - and misadventures - by taking a p...
Where Angels Travel There's Laughter and Trouble
by Christine Bruce
Guia de Conversacion Espanol-Armenio y vocabulario tematico de 3000 palabras
by Andrey Taranov
Gallipoli was a First World War tragedy, a side show that had ambitious hopes to end the war early. Despite the immense gallantry displayed by those fighting, from the beginning, this grand scale 1915 operation was plagued with mismanagement; failure in high places that betrayed the heroism in the field. Though a noble disaster with casualties of over half a million, those who visit Gallipoli today owe it to those who served and died a conscious effort to see beyond the heartbreak and futility,...
This volume in the award-winning Eyewitness series shows Egypt as it has never been shown before. Explore the pyramids with 3-D cutaways, choose what to eat from a visual menu, and plan your Nile cruise.
Widely acclaimed as the most comprehensive guide to Jordan's extraordinary historic cities and sites, the new edition has been thoroughly updated. Written by enthusiastic experts with much local knowledge, this Blue Guide is full of detailed practical advice on hotels, restaurants, and places of interest on and off the beaten track.