The haunting poetry of Oz's] prose and the stunning logic of his testimony make a potent mixture." -- "Washington Post Book World"
Amos Oz was one of the first voices of conscience to advocate for a two-state solution. As a founding member of the Peace Now movement, Oz has spent over thirty-fi[...]

The internationally acclaimed Israeli introduces a unique new collection of short stories wherein he is a character who fields angry phone calls from his characters complaining about how they are portrayed in the book. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.[...]

Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history.
It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the forties and fiftie[...]

If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again. When a cyclone hits Kansas, Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are whisked away to the magical land of Oz. Al[...]

Dorothy lives in Kansas, USA, but one day a cyclone blows her and her house to a strange country called Oz. There, Dorothy makes friends with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. But she wants to go home to Kansas. Only one person can help her, and that is the country's famous Wizard.[...]

Published at the dawn of the twentieth century, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) immediately captivated children and adult readers alike. This new edition is the only one to include many of W.W. Denslow's original illustrations. The Introduction considers both the famous MGM film version and recent[...]

One day, a storm takes Dorothy and her little dog Toto to the Land of Oz. There, they meet a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion. Dorothy likes her new friends, but she wants to go home. "You must go to see the Wizard of Oz," said the Good Witch. "He will help you." Ladybird Readers is a series of trad[...]

From Braille Without Borders and Unite for Sight, to Geekcorps and PeaceWorks, humanitarian groups are working worldwide largely in undeveloped countries to better the lives of the residents. Whether they are empowering people with schools for the blind, prosthetic limbs, the devices to understand a[...]

The ability to create a stunning black and white image remains one of photography's greatest and most aspirational skills. Being able to "see" in black and white is an enviable capability, and a well-crafted black and white photograph remains the finest of the fine arts. Master photographer Vincent [...]