Popular Hebrew Books, Fall 2006

Adam ba-tsel; ha-mashber ba-Mizrah ha-Tikhon
Halevy, Efraim
The author has served as head of the Mossad for almost four decades. In this work he examines many aspects of the political situation in the Middle East, including the “ road map,” the radical Islamic terror, September 11 and the terror attacks in Madrid and London. Translated from English, original title: “Man in the shadows.”

Ahot ketanah
Oren, Ram
This is the author’s sixteenth best seller. A breathtaking suspense novel opening a window on the ultra religious world in Israel.
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Ahuvi, oyvi
Oren, Ram
The story of two successful young women lawyers, revealing troubling phenomena in Israeli society, namely, the relation between wealth and domination, intrigues and love stories.

Be-ahavah, Natalyah
Almog, Ruth
This novel is the correspondence of Natalia, a brilliant artist, with her two closest friends, her married lover and her best female friend. The letters deal with essential topics such as self-fulfillment, desire, creativity, family life, etc
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Be-'et barzel: shirat meha'ah 'Ivrit, 1984-2004

This protest poetry deals with the Israeli conquest of the Gaza strip and the West Bank, a topic that has influenced all areas of life in Israel including its poetry; edited by Tal Nitsan. Vocalized.
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Be-tokh ha-bunker shel Hitler: 14 ha-yamim ha-aharonim
Fest, Joachim C.
This is the story of last 14 days of Hitler and his henchmen before the definitive collapse of the Third Reich; translated from the German..
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Devash arayot: sipur Shimshon
Grossman, David
A deeply human and touching saga of the tragic life of the biblical figure Shimshon; his fight for love and recognition and acceptance of his fate ending with his murderous suicide.
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ha-Ne'deret mi-Nahal Tsin
Kaniuk, Yoram
This novel brilliantly examines the absurdity of Israeli reality.
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ha-Olam hu-shatuah
Friedman, Thomas L.
“The World Is Flat” is dealing with globalization, its successes and discontents. Thomas Friedman is a well-known, respected journalist. Translated from English.

ha-Rofe ha-tov
Galgut, Damon
A young doctor is part of a team working in a remote and deserted hospital in South Africa. The place is taken over by violent gangs, and even after the end of Apartheid there is no escape of the painful and complicated history of that country.
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Havat ha-alamot
Lapid, Shulamit
A breathtaking novel relating the story of the Jewish population in Palestine at the beginning of the twentieth century through the destinies of individual persons, their past revolt and their desire to impact the future.
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Heshbon patuah: mediniyut ha-hisulim shel Yisra'el be'ikvot tevah ha-sporta'im be-Minkhen
Klein, Aaron J.
With a sharp and clear style and paying attention to all the details the author explains why the Munich murder of the Israeli athletes was a decisive event in the development of international terror. Translated from English, original title: "Striking back."
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Ke-'af'ape shahar
Sabato, hayim
The touching story of four friends from Jerusalem is immersed in the atmosphere of this city, the streets, houses and smells of its neighborhoods.
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Ke-of ha-hol: Shim'on Peres - ha-biyografyah
Bar -Zohar, Michael
The biography of Shimon Peres; the title is the name of a legendary bird symbolizing in the Jewish tradition the one who never despairs or loses hope in spite of all difficulties.
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Mahazir ha-halomot
Baram, Nir
An epic novel combining imagination and reality as well as many dimensions of the Israeli existence: the Zionist dream versus the frenzy of capitalism, love and its torments, death, time and forgetfulness.

Menahem Begin, deyokano shel manhig - biyografyah
Grosbard, Ofer
In this biography the author talks about the most important stages in the life of Begin, from his youth in Poland, the underground movement in Palestine, the leadership of the Likud party and the state of Israel in 1977 and his retirement after the war with Lebanon.

Peragim adumim
Alai, 1959-
A complicated political allegory relating to Tibet before the Chinese conquest, translated from Chinese; published in English as: "Red poppies."

Rahamim
Shalev, Michal
The acclaimed story of a colorful and exotic family saga covering three religions, three continents and 700 centuries. Lively characters interact through complicated relations of love, desire and pain.

Yonah ve-na'ar
Shalev, Meir
This sixth novel by Shalev is a beautiful story of a love affair between two young people in charge of postal pigeons during Israel’s Independence war. It is a captivating story about the desire to wander as well as a return home.
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Zeman Hamas
Mishal, Shaul
An essential work about the Hamas movement that has recently won the parliamentary elections. Various aspects of this movement are analyzed, resulting in a new approach to Hamas. Avraham Sela is the coauthor of this book.
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