{"product_id":"9781453234839","title":"The Jews: Story of a People","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eepic and stirring story” of 4,000 years of Judaism—told by a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author (\u003ci\u003eJewish Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From their nomadic beginnings and the rise of Moses to the kings David and Solomon through the Diaspora and the unthinkable horror of the Holocaust—and culminating in the founding of the state of Israel—this is the sweeping tale of the Jews. Howard Fast, author of the classic \u003ci\u003eSpartacus, \u003c\/i\u003edisplays his gift for compelling narrative throughout this eminently readable and well-researched saga.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In Fast’s telling, truth is stranger, and more inspiring, than fiction. “Here, I decided, was one of the most exciting and romantic adventures in all the history of mankind,” he explains in his introduction. “It had a continuity that spanned most of recorded history. It was filled with drama, passion, tragedy, and faith; and with all due reverence for the scholars, it pleaded for a storyteller to tell it as a story, indeed as the story of all stories.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fast’s accomplishment is required reading not only for lovers of great literature but also for anyone interested in the march of civilization. Barry Holtz, the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Schocken Guide to Jewish Books\u003c\/i\u003e hails \u003ci\u003eThe Jews \u003c\/i\u003eas “an exciting and pleasurable [introduction] to a four-thousand-year epic.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128738889968,"sku":"9781453234839","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453234839_p0.jpg?v=1763848846","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453234839","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}