Israel Is Real -- Rich Cohen

<p>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i> EDITORS' CHOICE <p/>A <i>SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE</i> BESTSELLER <p/>In AD 70, when the Second Temple was destroyed, a handful of visionaries saved Judaism by reinventing it, taking what had been a national religion and turning it into an idea. Whenever a Jew studied--wherever he was--he would be in the holy city, and his faith preserved. But in our own time, Zionists have turned the book back into a temple, and unlike an idea, a temple can be destroyed. With exuberance, humor, and real scholarship, Rich Cohen's <i>Israel is Real </i>offers a serious attempt by a gifted storyteller to enliven and elucidate Jewish religious, cultural, and political history . . . A powerful narrative (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>).</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Rich Cohen<br><b>Publisher:</b> St. Martins Press-3PL<br><b>Published:</b> 06/22/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 400<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.80lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.10d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780312429768<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Rich Cohen i</b>s the author of <i>Sweet and Low </i>(FSG, 2006), <i>Tough Jews</i>, <i>The Avengers</i>, <i>The Record Men</i>, and the memoir <i>Lake Effect</i>. His work has appeared in many major publications, and he is a contributing editor at <i>Rolling Stone</i>. He lives with his family in Connecticut.</p><p></p>