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false <![CDATA[The Promise]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166479789m/11499.jpg 11499 16 Reuven Malter lives in Brooklyn, he’s in love, and he’s studying to be a rabbi. He also keeps challenging the strict interpretations of his teachers, and if he keeps it up, his dream of becoming a rabbi may die. One day, worried about a disturbed, unhappy boy named Michael, Reuven takes him sailing and cloud-watching. Reuven also introduces him to an old friend, Danny Saunders–now a psychologist with a growing reputation. Reconnected by their shared concern for Michael, Reuven and Danny each learns what it is to take on life–whether sacred truths or a troubled child–according to his own lights, not just established authority. In a passionate, energetic narrative, The Promise brilliantly dramatizes what it is to master and use knowledge to make one’s own way in the world 2954242 1969 The Promise total:2494|5:719|4:1159|3:541|2:65|1:10| 2494 9994 3146 187 5 6 false false Thu Oct 23 16:44:24 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 09:47:04 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 16:44:24 -0700 2008
This book explains everything. And it has the potential to change a great deal.

I cannot recommend highly enough.]]> 5 3 false false Mon Aug 25 09:31:06 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 06 11:57:27 -0800 2007 Mon Aug 25 09:31:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Dec 09 17:31:25 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 17:43:27 -0800 2007 The Chosen, one of my favorites from American lit back in high school. A recent reread has shown me how timeless this work really is.

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I honestly felt like I shortchanged "The Promise." Wh...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 12 16:09:14 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 16:09:14 -0800 2008 This novel is set in the 50s, in the era of Joseph McCarthy, but it deals with another area of reactionary thought. It's about the Orthodox Jewish community in NYC, and how it is changed by the concentration camp survivors who make their way there after WWII.

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But anyway the book got better and proved to be interesting. The "Mic...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 16 20:12:16 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 21:33:17 -0800 2009 The same reviewer also stated that they cou...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 19:01:28 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 11:49:34 -0800 2009 But well worth the struggle. An amazing book. I did not think "The Chosen" needed a sequel but, having read this, I am convinced it was very necessary. Mr. Potok's story-telling style of explaining Hebrew culture in 3 diffe...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 16:46:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 17:24:57 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 12:22:11 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 12:54:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Thu Aug 13 11:19:55 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:57:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 19:01:56 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:42:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 00:54:19 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 01:26:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 18 20:47:34 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 21:00:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 15:39:42 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 10:06:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 21:45:09 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 21:57:16 -0700 2009
I didn't like the Fre...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 10:50:32 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 10:50:32 -0800 2009
It does seem that Reuven's...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 17:41:54 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 17:44:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 06:31:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 06:33:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=11499