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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2013-05-14
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN
- 9781616202781
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1616202785
ISBN-13
9781616202781
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160155920
Product Key Features
Book Title
Aleppo Codex : in Pursuit of One of the World's Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Eastern, Biblical Studies / General, Middle East / General, Jewish
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, True Crime, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
Booklist's Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books A superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller.- The Wall Street Journal Friedman's clear writing and dogged pursuit of some otherwise overlooked assumptions read more like a detective novel than history . . . Friedman has written an important account in accessible, gripping prose.- The Christian Science Monitor A thrilling, step-by-step quest to discover what really happened to Judaism's most important book . . . Many of [ The Aleppo Codex 's] most astute and well-earned revelations are also its biggest surprises. -The Boston Globe The Aleppo Codex builds to a moral crescendo more impressive than the climactic fight scene in any thriller. -Salon Friedman creates a riveting story, one that the reader will have a hard time putting down.- The Advocate Thrilling . . . a real-life National Treasure that reads like fantastical fiction. -CultureMob [Friedman] opened a treasure box of history, mystery, conspiracy, and convolutions that would do any biblical thriller proud . . . Friedman has done a remarkable job-finding sources and digging through archives-of getting the Crown's fascinating story out of the shadows and into the light. In the process, he's become the latest in the long line of the Crown's protectors.- Booklist, starred review Sharply etched . . . A carefully paced narrative of purloined Judaica. -Kirkus Reviews Friedman's account of how the Codex was taken from Syria in the 1940s, later to resurface in Jerusalem, although no longer, Booklist's Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books "A superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller."-- The Wall Street Journal "Friedman's clear writing and dogged pursuit of some otherwise overlooked assumptions read more like a detective novel than history . . . Friedman has written an important account in accessible, gripping prose."-- The Christian Science Monitor "A thrilling, step-by-step quest to discover what really happened to Judaism's most important book . . . Many of [ The Aleppo Codex 's] most astute and well-earned revelations are also its biggest surprises." --The Boston Globe "The Aleppo Codex builds to a moral crescendo more impressive than the climactic fight scene in any thriller." --Salon "Friedman creates a riveting story, one that the reader will have a hard time putting down."-- The Advocate "Thrilling . . . a real-life National Treasure that reads like fantastical fiction." --CultureMob "[Friedman] opened a treasure box of history, mystery, conspiracy, and convolutions that would do any biblical thriller proud . . . Friedman has done a remarkable job--finding sources and digging through archives--of getting the Crown's fascinating story out of the shadows and into the light. In the process, he's become the latest in the long line of the Crown's protectors."-- Booklist, starred review "Sharply etched . . . A carefully paced narrative of purloined Judaica." --Kirkus Reviews "Friedman's account of how the Codex was taken from Syria in the 1940s, later to resurface in Jerusalem, although no longer, Bookliste(tm)s Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books eoeA superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller.ee" The Wall Street Journal eoeFriedmane(tm)s clear writing and dogged pursuit of some otherwise overlooked assumptions read more like a detective novel than history . . . Friedman has written an important account in accessible, gripping prose.ee" The Christian Science Monitor eoeA thrilling, step-by-step quest to discover what really happened to Judaisme(tm)s most important book . . . Many of [ The Aleppo Codex e(tm)s] most astute and well-earned revelations are also its biggest surprises.e e"The Boston Globe eoeThe Aleppo Codex builds to a moral crescendo more impressive than the climactic fight scene in any thriller.e e"Salon eoeFriedman creates a riveting story, one that the reader will have a hard time putting down.ee" The Advocate eoeThrilling . . . a real-life National Treasure that reads like fantastical fiction.e e"CultureMob eoe[Friedman] opened a treasure box of history, mystery, conspiracy, and convolutions that would do any biblical thriller proud . . . Friedman has done a remarkable jobe"finding sources and digging through archivese"of getting the Crowne(tm)s fascinating story out of the shadows and into the light. In the process, hee(tm)s become the latest in the long line of the Crowne(tm)s protectors.ee" Booklist, starred review eoeSharply etched . . . A carefully paced narrative of purloined Judaica.e e"Kirkus Reviews eoeFriedmane(tm)s account of how the Codex was taken from Syria in the 1940s, later to resurface in Jerusalem, although no longer, One of Booklist 's Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books "[A] brilliant non-fiction thriller about an ancient copy of the Torah. Highly recommended." --Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist "[A] fascinating story. Don't miss it."-- Daily Herald "Weaving a millennium of Arab Jewish history with several versions of how the codex came to Israel, Friedman details a mystery story full of ambiguity and obfuscation, particularly by certain individuals connected to the Ben-Zvi Institute in Jerusalem. Think of this book as a real-life version of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose ." -- Jewish Herald-Voice "The story of the Aleppo Codex's survival, which Friedman recounts in almost cinematic detail, is as unlikely as it is astonishing . . . Friedman's writing shines most when he resurrects a time and a place now vanished . . . We read The Aleppo Codex expecting to be educated about a book lost, but we are captivated by a world lost instead."-- Haaretz "Stirring . . . Friedman rightly sees the Codex as a valuable document and does diligent research to learn what happened to it, especially to the missing pages. What and how he discovers reads like an intriguing mystery story that rivets the attention of readers who become eager to learn the outcome . . . He has ably brought to our attention a little-known episode in Jewish history that is eminently worth of our high regard." -- The Jewish Post Opinion " An incredible story that involves greed, subterfuge, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of the ancient Hebrew Bible manuscript, the Aleppo Codex, in creating a national identity. " -- Utne Reader "Three cheers for Matti Friedman, . . . who in his first book got his teeth into a terrific story and investigated and reported it as thoroughly as possible . . . A highly readable, deeply engaging, balanced and nuanced pursuit of the facts . . . Friedman does an exemplary job of hacking his way through the various thickets that surround the Aleppo Codex." -- The Jerusalem Report "The Aleppo Codex is one of the books that is a struggle to classify. It is a great thriller, a fascinating piece of history, a captivating human drama and a beautiful study of religion and politics which will appeal to atheists and the apolitical alike." -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Brisbane "Friedman tell his story in a knowledgeable succession of centuries, of scenarios, of human figures . . . Friedman follows the trail of the [Codex] pages like a bloodhound." --La Stampa (Italy) "Friedman creates a riveting story, one that the reader will have a hard time putting down." -- The Advocate "An engrossing read if you like history or mystery--both are in abundance here." -- A Garden Carried in the Pocket "Friedman's painstaking investigation of just what happened to the Aleppo codex--and when--is a fascinating account of the role of sacred relics in creating a national identity, and also of the lure of old and treasured objects." -- Maclean's "A superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller." -- The Wall Street Journal "With a journalist's nose for truth and a writer's passion for eloquence, Friedman, Booklist 's Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books "A superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller."-- The Wall Street Journal "Friedman's clear writing and dogged pursuit of some otherwise overlooked assumptions read more like a detective novel than history . . . Friedman has written an important account in accessible, gripping prose."-- The Christian Science Monitor "A thrilling, step-by-step quest to discover what really happened to Judaism's most important book . . . Many of [ The Aleppo Codex 's] most astute and well-earned revelations are also its biggest surprises." --The Boston Globe "The Aleppo Codex builds to a moral crescendo more impressive than the climactic fight scene in any thriller." --Salon "Friedman creates a riveting story, one that the reader will have a hard time putting down."-- The Advocate "Thrilling . . . a real-life National Treasure that reads like fantastical fiction." --CultureMob "[Friedman] opened a treasure box of history, mystery, conspiracy, and convolutions that would do any biblical thriller proud . . . Friedman has done a remarkable job--finding sources and digging through archives--of getting the Crown's fascinating story out of the shadows and into the light. In the process, he's become the latest in the long line of the Crown's protectors."-- Booklist, starred review "Sharply etched . . . A carefully paced narrative of purloined Judaica." --Kirkus Reviews "Friedman's account of how the Codex was taken from Syria in the 1940s, later to resurface in Jerusalem, although no longer, One of Booklist 's Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books "[A] brilliant non-fiction thriller about an ancient copy of the Torah. Highly recommended." --Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist "[A] fascinating story. Don't miss it."-- Daily Herald "Weaving a millennium of Arab Jewish history with several versions of how the codex came to Israel, Friedman details a mystery story full of ambiguity and obfuscation, particularly by certain individuals connected to the Ben-Zvi Institute in Jerusalem. Think of this book as a real-life version of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose ." -- Jewish Herald-Voice "The story of the Aleppo Codex's survival, which Friedman recounts in almost cinematic detail, is as unlikely as it is astonishing . . . Friedman's writing shines most when he resurrects a time and a place now vanished . . . We read The Aleppo Codex expecting to be educated about a book lost, but we are captivated by a world lost instead."-- Haaretz "Stirring . . . Friedman rightly sees the Codex as a valuable document and does diligent research to learn what happened to it, especially to the missing pages. What and how he discovers reads like an intriguing mystery story that rivets the attention of readers who become eager to learn the outcome . . . He has ably brought to our attention a little-known episode in Jewish history that is eminently worth of our high regard." -- The Jewish Post & Opinion " An incredible story that involves greed, subterfuge, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of the ancient Hebrew Bible manuscript, the Aleppo Codex, in creating a national identity. " -- Utne Reader "Three cheers for Matti Friedman, . . . who in his first book got his teeth into a terrific story and investigated and reported it as thoroughly as possible . . . A highly readable, deeply engaging, balanced and nuanced pursuit of the facts . . . Friedman does an exemplary job of hacking his way through the various thickets that surround the Aleppo Codex." -- The Jerusalem Report "The Aleppo Codex is one of the books that is a struggle to classify. It is a great thriller, a fascinating piece of history, a captivating human drama and a beautiful study of religion and politics which will appeal to atheists and the apolitical alike." -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Brisbane "Friedman tell his story in a knowledgeable succession of centuries, of scenarios, of human figures . . . Friedman follows the trail of the [Codex] pages like a bloodhound." --La Stampa (Italy) "Friedman creates a riveting story, one that the reader will have a hard time putting down." -- The Advocate "An engrossing read if you like history or mystery--both are in abundance here." -- A Garden Carried in the Pocket "Friedman's painstaking investigation of just what happened to the Aleppo codex--and when--is a fascinating account of the role of sacred relics in creating a national identity, and also of the lure of old and treasured objects." -- Maclean's "A superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller." -- The Wall Street Journal "With a journalist's nose for truth and a writer's passion for eloquence, Friedman
Dewey Decimal
221.440956913
Synopsis
"A brilliant non-fiction thriller about an ancient copy of the Torah. Highly recommended." --Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and by the 1940s it was housed in a dark grotto in Aleppo, Syria, and had become known around the world as the Aleppo Codex. Journalist Matti Friedman's true-life detective story traces how this precious manuscript was smuggled from its hiding place in Syria into the newly founded state of Israel and how and why many of its most sacred and valuable pages went missing. It's a tale that involves grizzled secret agents, pious clergymen, shrewd antiquities collectors, and highly placed national figures who, as it turns out, would do anything to get their hands on an ancient, decaying book. What it reveals are uncomfortable truths about greed, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of historical treasures in creating a national identity., Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and by the 1940s it was housed in a dark grotto in Aleppo, Syria, and had become known around the world as the Aleppo Codex. Journalist Matti Friedman's true-life detective story traces how this precious manuscript was smuggled from its hiding place in Syria into the newly founded state of Israel and how and why many of its most sacred and valuable pages went missing. It's a tale that involves grizzled secret agents, pious clergymen, shrewd antiquities collectors, and highly placed national figures who, as it turns out, would do anything to get their hands on an ancient, decaying book. What it reveals are uncomfortable truths about greed, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of historical treasures in creating a national identity.
LC Classification Number
BS715.5.A43
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- a***n (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (96)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.