Wise Men and Their Tales:

New York: Schocken Books, 2003. First edition, first printing (full number line). Large octavo in light brown multicolored DJ, xxvii, 337 pages; 25 cm. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, top-rear corner extremely mildly bumped, extremely faintly sunned DJ spine, very mild rubbing to DJ edges, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(-) DJ. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805241736

Signed by author. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Religion, Hasidim -- Legends. Contents: Ishmael and Hagar --; Lot's wife --; Aaron and his problem of innocence --; Miriam the prophetess and her melancholy fate --; Nadab and Abihu: a story of fire and silence --; Esau and Jethro: gentiles in the Bible --; Gideon, a judge who is special --; Samson: the weakness of a hero --; Saul and his lost kingdom --; Samuel and the quest for mercy --; Isaiah, a prince of prophets --; Hoshea: the strangest of all prophets --; Rabbi Tarfon's humility --; Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi --; Abbaye and Rava: the greatness of dialogue --; Converts in the Talmud --; Talmudic sketches --; Zanz and Sadigur --; The world of the Shtetl. The Nobel laureate shares his insights into a broad spectrum of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis, including Sarah, the mother of Isaac, Samson, Isaiah, and Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai, describing how their experiences, triumphs and tragedies, teachings, and faith can transform our own lives.