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Hired as a promising young historian, he soon becomes a leading expert on Nazi methods of extermination, guiding tours through the death camps. The job becomes a mission, and then a dangerous obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith great perspicuity and the bitterest black humour, \u003cem\u003eThe Memory Monster\u003c\/em\u003e confronts difficult questions that are all too relevant to Israel and the world today: How do we process human brutality? What makes us choose sides in conflict? 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His father, Israel's self-appointed king, has abolished the Supreme Court. The Torah is the law of the land, and only people of the Jewish faith are allowed in. When war breaks out and an angel of God begins to torment Jonathan, warning him of his father's sacrilege, the foundations of the young priest's faith—and then his world—begin to give way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the prestigious Bernstein Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Third Temple\u003c\/i\u003e plunges readers into a tempest of fanaticism, betrayal, and destruction. Where does the power of man end and the power of God begin? The answer presented here, as dystopian as it is grounded in history and biblical scripture, raises both theological and political questions, and offers an increasingly realistic vision of the future of the Middle East. With chilling resonance, this vivid novel from one of Israel's leading authors sounds an unforgettable warning amidst rising extremism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487663603948,"sku":"9781632063892","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f3bf3ffee2b730680af9b83edd889f52.jpg?v=1775770935"},{"product_id":"victorious-by-yishai-sarid-9781632063120","title":"Victorious","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Memory Monster\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of 2020, comes a gripping examination of the complexities of military service as experienced by Abigail, a psychologist who becomes implicated in the dilemmas soldiers encounter both on and off the battlefield.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tenacious narrator of Yishai Sarid's \u003cem\u003eVictorious\u003c\/em\u003e is Abigail, a military psychologist and single mother who has spent her career in the Israeli Army. A leading expert in the psychology of combat, Abigail helps soldiers negotiate the trauma of war while instructing commanders on best practices for killing with resilience and efficacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs her son Shauli approaches the age for military service, Abigail becomes increasingly involved in the lives of the army's Chief of Staff and those of her patients, and the lines between her personal beliefs and her profession begin to blur. Meanwhile, Abigail's deeply moral father, a clinical psychologist himself, openly condemns her choice to aid Israel's military machine. Yet for Abigail, it's a patriotic duty. 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