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The Desert and the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : Alexander Wallace
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364293027
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Desert and the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by Alexander Wallace and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Desert and the Holy Land Have not been to me. As is a landscape to a blind man's eye But oft in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din Of towns and cities, I have owed to them In hours of weariness, sensations sweet, Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart; And passing even into my purer mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Walks in the Holy Land

Author : Clement Hankey
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364258781
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Walks in the Holy Land written by Clement Hankey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Walks in the Holy Land: 1918-19 There's a long long trail goes Winding To the Land of my Dreams. It was all desert, but a desert Where the sand produced a healthy green scrub, and in spring grew myriads of ﬂowers. From Rafa to Gaza it was plainly only desert for lack of human energy to turn it into fields. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Kelman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330880708
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book The Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by John Kelman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Holy Land The secrets of satisfactory travel are mainly two - to have certain questions ready to ask; and to detach oneself from preconceptions, so as to find not what one expects, or desires to find, but what is there. These rules I endeavoured to follow while in the Holy Land. As to this book, I have tried to write it "with my eye on the object" - to describe things as they were seen, and to see them again while describing them. The extent to which this ideal has been reached, or missed, will be the measure of the book's success or failure. No attempt has been made to add anything original to the scientific knowledge of Palestine. For that task I am not qualified either by sufficient travel or by expert study of the subject. On the other hand, this is not merely an itinerary, or journal of experiences and adventures of the road. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Tour in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land, in the Years 1841-2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : H. P. Measor
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267776191
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book A Tour in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land, in the Years 1841-2 (Classic Reprint) written by H. P. Measor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Tour in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land, in the Years 1841-2 Starting for the Desert. - Suez. - Red Sea - Wilderness of Sinai. - Convent of Mount Sinai. - Akabah. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Desert and the Holy Land

Author : Alexander Wallace
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780371962947
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book The Desert and the Holy Land written by Alexander Wallace and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

Tent Life in the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : William Cowper Prime
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332757442
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Tent Life in the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by William Cowper Prime and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-07-23 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tent Life in the Holy Land I visited the sacred soil, as a pilgrim, seeking mine own pleasure. I went where it pleased me. I acted as it pleased me, yielding, with delicious license, to the whim of every passing hour. I prayed or I laughed; I knelt or I turned my back; I wept or I sang; and when I sang it was now a song of sinful humanity and now a grand old monkish hymn, to which my voice made the moonlit streets of Jerusalem ring.as I strolled along them, or which I sent oating over the holy waves of. Galilee. I have written my book even as I traveled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Lloyd Stephens
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265303467
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by John Lloyd Stephens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land The Aspect of the Mountains. Arab Graves. The Pacha and the Bedouins. The Value of Water. Perplexing Inscriptions Habits of the Arabs. Ethics of the Desert. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Vol. 2 of 2

Author : Alphonse de Lamartine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332615360
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Vol. 2 of 2 written by Alphonse de Lamartine and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Vol. 2 of 2: Comprising Recollections, Sketches, and Reflections, Made During a Tour in the East I passed the evening and night in the Desert of St. John, to take leave of our excellent Monks, whose remembrance will always accompany us. The recollection of virtues, humble, but perfect, remains in the soul like the perfumed odors of a temple. We left, with these good fathers, an alms, barely sufficient to indemnify them for the expenses we had occasioned them: the risks they had to run for us they reckoned as nothing: they entreated me to recommend them to the protection of the terrible Abougosh, whom I was to sec again at Jeremy. We set oft' before daybreak to avoid the importunities of the Bedouins of Bethlehem, of the Desert, and of St. John, who ceased not to follow, and even began to menace me. At eight in the morning we had crossed the high mountains crowned by the tombs of the Maccabees, and were seated under the fig trees of Jeremy, smoking our pipes, and taking coffee with Abougosh, his uncle, and his brothers. Abougosh lavished new marks of respect and kindness on me. He offered me a horse, which I refused, as I determined not to make him a present of any sort, lest it should be construed an acknowledgment of the tribute he commonly imposed on pilgrims-a tribute from which Ibrahim had released them. I placed the monks of St. John, of Bethlehem, and of Jerusalem, under his protection. I have since found that he really went and delivered them from the annoyances of the Bedouins of the Desert. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Visit to the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ida Pfeiffer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666960696
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book A Visit to the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by Ida Pfeiffer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Visit to the Holy Land In the generality of cases, however, the hardships, dangers, and difficulties of such a journey were sufficient to overthrow the bravest resolution and thus the wishes of the majority remained unfulfilled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Tent and Saddle Life in the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : David Van Horne
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260625427
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Tent and Saddle Life in the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by David Van Horne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tent and Saddle Life in the Holy Land Our chief interest in the Holy Land arises from its association with the Bible. The country once trodden by the patriarchs, judges, kings and prophets, and by the Saviour himself and the apostles, cannot fail to attract the attention of travellers and readers in each generation. Be sides this the face of the country is diversified, and the scenery of more than passing interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Desert and the Holy Land

Author : Alexander Wallace
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781341295652
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book The Desert and the Holy Land written by Alexander Wallace and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Camera Crusade Through the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : Dwight Lathrop Elmendorf
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484574808
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book A Camera Crusade Through the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by Dwight Lathrop Elmendorf and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Camera Crusade Through the Holy Land The wars carried on by the Christian nations of the West from the eleventh to the latter half of the thirteenth century for the conquest of Palestine were called Crusades, from the Portuguese word cruzado, that is, marked with the cross, because the warriors who followed the holy banner wore the sign of the cross. In 1901 I started for the Holy Land with my ever-faithful camera on my back, my only weapon, simply to journey through the land with a desire to see for myself places men tioned in the Bible, to study ancient customs which still remain, and if possible to understand the significance of many sentences in the Scriptures which were very obscure to me and to those who tried to teach me; in fact, my faith was wavering, I was in doubt, yet one verse in Matthew compelled me to go: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Wonder of War in the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332193953
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book The Wonder of War in the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by Francis Rolt-Wheeler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wonder of War in the Holy Land Three great faiths have been born in these lands, each of which holds millions of worshipers. No intelligent boy can ignore the fact that these three Faiths have changed the character of the world. Their history is full of interest and sur prise, and the peoples who believe them have been molded by them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, Etc (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Carne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330947982
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (479 download)

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Download or read book Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, Etc (Classic Reprint) written by John Carne and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, Etc The Publishers of this Work are most anxious that nothing on their part should be wanting, to render it worthy of the subjects they have undertaken to illustrate, and the consequent approbation of the Public. Deeply impressed, not only by the interest but by the sanctity which is attached to every memorial of The Holy Land - to its ancient and most sacred recollections, and to the prophesied contrasts of its existing condition - they have secured the literary co-operation of a gentleman whose name carries with it the assurance, that the task could not have been committed to talents more eminently fitted to do it justice; while, in the various departments of the Fine Arts, they have spared no efforts which liberality could suggest, to improve the effect of the written matter by pictorial representations of the highest class. It is impossible to estimate too highly the great advantages which this country is about to derive from the Manufacturing, Commercial, and Trading resources, scientific discoveries, and rapid intercourse of the East: the march of intellect and the flight of steam are advancing hand in hand into the heart of Asia; - even while this volume has been in progress, new facilities have been opened in various directions. At the conclusion of this volume, so liberally supported, the Publishers feel confident that the forthcoming ones will increase in interest and beauty; their Artist, now in Palestine, having lately taken a series of Views, the subjects of which have never been touched on before. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Travels in the East, Including a Journey in the Holy Land, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Alphonse De Lamartine
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483055421
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (554 download)

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Download or read book Travels in the East, Including a Journey in the Holy Land, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Alphonse De Lamartine and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Travels in the East, Including a Journey in the Holy Land, Vol. 1 The notes which I have here consented to give to the public have none of these merits. I yield them with regret; they are merely in the shape of recollections for myself, and were destined for that purpose alone. There is nothing of science, history, geography, or manners in them - the public was far from my thoughts when I wrote them - and how did I write them? Sometimes at noon, during the mid-day repose, under the shade of a palm-tree, or under the ruins of a monument in the desert more often in the evening beneath a tent, beaten by the wind and rain, by the light of a torch of resin; one day in the cell of a Maro nite convent on Lebanon another day amid the rolling of an Arab boat, or upon the deck of a brig, in the midst of the shouts of sailors, neighing of horses, interruptions and distractions of all sorts by land and sea; sometimes eight days without writing at all; at other times losing the scattered pages of an album, torn by jackals, or steeped in the brine of the sea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Memoir to Accompany the Map of the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)

Author : C. W. M. Van De Velde
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282713676
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Memoir to Accompany the Map of the Holy Land (Classic Reprint) written by C. W. M. Van De Velde and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoir to Accompany the Map of the Holy Land I_ had neglected to provide myself with Aneroid - barometers. Which I afterwards much regretted; for although there are long lists of altitudes taken by different travellers yet these measurements present such wide discrepancies that we should have felt glad for a comparison with observations of our own, in order to be more able to appreciate their respective value. Too many books are, when travelling anywhere, but especially in Palestine, a burthen. Ritter's Erdkunde, vol. XV XVI (vol. XVII had not appeared at that time) and Robinson's Biblical Researches I thought, however, indispensable and so they were packed in my porte manteaus with two or three other books on Palestine of secondary rank. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land

Author : Omer Friedlander
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0593242998
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land written by Omer Friedlander and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “a marvelous new voice” (Rebecca Makkai), these “extraordinarily imaginative” (Sigrid Nunez), “revelatory” (Nicole Krauss), “superb” (Kiran Desai) stories transcend borders as they render the intimate lives of people striving for connection. WINNER OF THE AJL JEWISH FICTION AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land announces the arrival of a natural-born storyteller of immense talent. Warm, poignant, delightfully whimsical, Omer Friedlander’s gorgeously immersive and imaginative stories take you to the narrow limestone alleyways of Jerusalem, the desolate beauty of the Negev Desert, and the sprawling orange groves of Jaffa, with characters that spring to vivid life. A divorced con artist and his daughter sell empty bottles of “holy air” to credulous tourists; a Lebanese Scheherazade enchants three young soldiers in a bombed-out Beirut radio station; a boy daringly “rooftops” at night, climbing steel cranes in scuffed sneakers even as he reimagines the bravery of a Polish-Jewish dancer during the Holocaust; an Israeli volunteer at a West Bank checkpoint mourns the death of her son, a soldier killed in Gaza. These stories render the intimate lives of people striving for connection. They are fairy tales turned on their head by the stakes of real life, where moments of fragile intimacy mix with comedy and notes of the absurd. Told in prose of astonishing vividness that also demonstrates remarkable control and restraint, they have a universal appeal to the heart.