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by: Benjamin Blech See Larger Image List Price: $18.95 Our Price: $12.89 You Save: $6.06 (32%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $7.90 Third Party New Price: $10.90 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 909.04924 EAN: 9781592572403 ISBN: 1592572405 Label: Alpha Manufacturer: Alpha Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: July 06, 2004 Publisher: Alpha Release Date: August 03, 2004 Sales Rank: 72602 Studio: Alpha Related Items: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism, 2nd Edition (The Complete Idiot's Guide) The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Talmud The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hebrew Scripture Judaism for Dummies Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History see more Editorial Review: Product Description: One of our most popular religion and history titles-updated and revised. This guide contains a complete, authoritative account of the Jewish people-including profiles of Biblical and political leaders-and focuses on understanding the Jewish influence on American and world culture, offering insights into the Yiddish and Hebrew languages, theater, art, literature, comedy, film, television, and more. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - I Love this Book If your looking for a overview of Jewish history in one sitting, this is your book. Easy to read, well thought out and really only the core information. After reading this one I realized I am still a dummy. Rating: - This Idiot's review of an Idiot's Book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture is a must read for anyone who is even remotely interested in the Jewish culture or knows a Jewish person. This books takes you into the history and culture of Jewish people. It explores what it really means to be Jewish, why we are who we are, and how you can better understand us. The language of the book is easy to understand which is expected of an Idiot's guide. It wouldn't be an Idiot's Guide if it requires a PhD. If a person ... Read More Rating: - Only OK I did not find this book to be as comprehensive as I would have liked. For instance, the only holidays he really explains are Purim, Hanukkah, and Yom Ha-Shoah. He mentions Yom Kippur only in passing; considering it is the most important Jewish holiday, I think merited much more explanation. There was no mention of Rosh Hashanah. I did find the coincidences of tragedy falling on Tisha B'Av interesting -- I definitely did not know that so many devastating events, from the destruction of both Temples ... Read More Rating: - Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture I found this book a very simplistic, condescending work. Rating: - Incredible Book! As a High School student, I mostly feel I get more then enough lessons of History a week, though it does give me a chance to catch up on sleep. I picked up this book in order to help me write a Paper, and didn't stop reading it till the end even though I didn't need all of it. Written with humor and wit, this book conveys the essence of the Jewish People and enables you to look at it both objectivly and subjectively. The book gives you the reasons for every historical event and not just the sequence ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Jewish - World - History - Subjects - Books - General Jewish - World - History - Subjects - Books - General AAS Social Sciences - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - General Social Sciences - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - General AAS Judaism - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - History of Religion