Segal: 192 books

A diverse collection of essays on the cycle of Jewish holy days. Each explores the interplay between the Torah and its interpretations by diverse types of personalities, ideologies and historical events. Written from a non-dogmatic perspective by an expert in Judaism, the essays were originally newspaper...

Entre las voces y arengas de los jefes, el estruendo de los carros de guerra atropellando por la llanura de Ilion, el centellante choque de las armas y el ensordecedor griterío de los guerreros, la Ilíada nos invita a entrar en la edad de bronce de la mano de Homero. En palabras del helenista C....

How do managers and leaders know what to do when they are caught off guard or taken by surprise? How do they create when they do not know what to do next? These are challenges of an organizational world of existential uncertainty; one where the future does not conform to but challenges our expectations...

"A unique window into human behavior and development." —Steven Pinker The riveting story of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and improbably reunited as adults, a dream case for exploring nature and nurture. Accidental Brothers tells the unique story of two sets...

The Statue of Liberty had been blown up by a knapsack loaded with C-4. Richard Jamesons retirement goals were to be a stay-at-home dad with his beloved Nassir and his wife, Marty. After saving the life of the president of the United States, he needed a long vacation from being on the job. His plans...

Polo in the Snow Richard Segal Once upon a time, there was a friendship between Johnny and Mano. Once upon another time, there was a brief rivalry for Johnny's attention, between Chloe and Rachel. Johnny and Chloe have children of their own now, still bedded down safely in Queens, though a little...

What happens if a Saturday afternoon begins like Thomas Hardy and ends like the evening of Silly Talks, with Erich Segal in between? A chance meeting on the street leads to a quick drink and then another with spouses, partners and fast friends, fervent discussions about topics of the day and life...

Die Wahrheit ist irgendwo da draußen …Was können wir wissen? Was sollen wir tun? Was dürfen wir hoffen? Große Fragen, die schon so manchen in die Arme der Philosophen oder – schlimmer noch – der Religion getrieben haben. Stephen H. Segal zeigt, dass es auch anders geht: Die wirklich wichtigen...

For any young child (or pig), there are few things more excruciating, more traumatic, more torturous than bathtime. And this little pig is putting his hoof down. No. More. BATHS. But how can he possibly accomplish this? Well, by being someone else, of course. After all, everyone knows that pirates,...

That?s it. I?m leaving. Tonight. Forever. What child hasn?t wanted to pack up his worldly belongings and run away to teach his parents a lesson? That?s just what this pig plans to do! But when he, and his helpful mother, consider what those worldly belongings involve?tent, sleeping bag, clothes,...

Following are stories of a lifetime of seeing, doing and reacting to what is Sometimes I feel like cryingbut most often I am laughing Its been a pretty good ride and I dont want to stop the worldI dont want to get off. -marge t.k. segal

In the more than twenty-five years that I have been married, I have cooked nearly 10,000 dinners. Eating out is something done infrequently in our household. We do not eat “fast food,” and there are few restaurants that satisfy our family requirements for speedy service, quality food, and reasonable...

This book, by two of the most distinguished figures in fertility and reproduction research, answers all the most common questions about menaupause and andropause, and hormone resupplement therapy (HRT) for menopausal women. It offers explanations of all aspects of this subject, presenting balanced...

Empathy is a widely used term, but it is also difficult to define. In recent years, the field of cognitive neuroscience has made impressive strides in identifying neural networks in the brain related to or triggered by empathy. Still, what exactly do we mean when we say that someone has—or lacks—empathy?...