false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226504732m/42697.jpg 42697 23 A boy who was saved. A man who would set his people free. An ancient people have been made into slaves, forced into a life of endless servitude and labour. The King has ordered that all their male children be slaughtered to make sure it stays that way. But one boy, Moses, survives, hidden in a basket on a riverbank. He will rise up to demand that the King lets his people go, bringing plagues of blood, fire and locusts in his wake until, against all the odds, he leads the Israelites to a new world... --------------- A sweeping historical novel of the events and characters surrounding the reestablishment of the nation of Israel in Palestine. --alibris.com 804397 book 1958 Exodus (Penguin Epics) total:3965|5:1679|4:1508|3:638|2:114|1:26| 3965 16595 4869 363 2 8 false false Sat Jan 12 03:27:37 -0800 2008 Tue May 27 15:17:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 12 17:55:59 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 08:13:03 -0700 2009 10 more...]]> 5 4 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Mar 06 19:20:52 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 20:03:07 -0800 2008 Among the top five books I have ever read, and also one of the most important.

A poignant and beautifully-told story that shares a painful struggle in Jewish history - one of the many that goes untalked about in modern history classes. This book should be mandatory reading in all...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Feb 19 22:27:57 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 23:47:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Dec 03 18:47:53 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 18:50:54 -0800 2007
Fantastic way to learn more about the Jewish history as a whole and the Jewish National Movement specifically. Plus, it has a really great love story!

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I have always felt a personal connection to this book because my mom got my name, Jordana, after the sister of the main character, Ari Ben Cannan, ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 03 11:18:29 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 11:46:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Feb 11 11:01:34 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 11:16:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Apr 17 17:21:50 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 17:28:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 09:18:54 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 14:06:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 11:01:02 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 20:35:00 -0700 2009
Exodus is about the Jewish plight out of Cyprus to Palestine and building upon the holy land. More specifically it is about survival in German concentration camps, the evacuation of 300 children from a Cyprus on ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 11:18:23 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 06:06:22 -0800 2009 Exodus is best compared to Exodus. A historical account very much in the vein of its namesake. By which I mean it is over-inclusive, over-long, and makes no attempt at balance. This zeal in itself is not a bad thing, but we mustn't be tempted to treat it as an accurate historical account. Most conce...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Aug 21 17:50:19 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 08 12:54:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 15:53:53 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 15:57:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Aug 31 05:59:12 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 06:28:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Thu Jul 26 19:32:32 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 19:36:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 26 19:41:07 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:47:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=42697