Orenstein’s searing account of his experience as a young man in Germany, Russia, and ultimately, in a concentration camp, has been called, “An adventure…almost novelesque in the extraordinary succession of miracles which enable the young man to remain among the living so as to eventually tell his story forty years later with Voltaire-esque ferocity and often sheer and invigorating joy.”–Claude Lanzmann

Orenstein’s ingenuity and indefatigable vitality in the face of the horrors of the Holocaust enabled him to save himself and his family from execution by playing a role in the greatest trick ever pulled on the Nazis. Orenstein and his brothers were part of a fake Commando formed by German SS officers who wanted to avoid fighting at the Russian front. The new edition of I Shall Live contains new evidence about this false Commando-letters signed to and from Himmler himself.

About the Author: Henry Orenstein

ISBN: 978-0-8253-0597-9
$15.95 Paperback
Memoir
336  pages 6 x 9

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With The Living Reed, Ms. Buck has created a story of Korea in transition to the modern world through her characters. The sweep of history and the excitement of great events provide only part of the book’s power: The story is of a closely knit family dedicated to the salvation of their homeland, the preservation of their culture, and a move into the modern world from the archaic ways of the past. Korea, the golden pawn in the midst of the past. Korea, the golden pawn in the midst of centuries of struggle between China, Russia, and Japan, is finally on the brink of becoming independent.

All major public events and characters are authentic—from the assassination plots early in the book to the landing of American troops at the end. The Living Reed is compelled by the vivid detail of a remarkable people and culture, the unveiling of three love stories, and Buck’s affinity for her subject.

Praise for The Living Reed

About the Author: Pearl S. Buck

ISBN: 978-1-55921-022-5
480 pages
$14.95

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Praise for The Mother

“Mrs Buck has never done better work than this. By a great gift of intuition she has entered into the mind, heart and spirit of the Chinese peasant woman and revealed the permanent values of life…” – Times Literary Supplement

“The Mother has an architectural unity and a driving simplicity and strength to a degree more marked than in and of Mrs Buck’s previous work. That simplicity and strength has almost an elemental quality. And not only that; it has been Mrs Buck’s achievement that she has rendered this life of a people alien from ourselves in terms of universal human values…” – The New York Times

About the Author: Pearl S. Buck

ISBN: 978-1-55921-022-5
480 pages
$12.95

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Extensively researched and elegantly crafted, The Jewel of Medina evokes the beauty and harsh realities of life in an age long past, during a time of war, enlightenment, and upheaval. At once a love story, a history lesson, and a coming-of-age tale, The Jewel of Medina introduces readers to the turmoil that surrounded the birth of the Islamic faith through the eyes of a truly unforgettable heroine.

“Sherry Jones does an extraordinary service to Islam in popularizing – and humanizing – a Muslim heroine. It’s the kind of history that I never learned in my mosque or madressa. As a faithful, feminist Muslim, I say ‘mashallah’ for this riveting novel.” – Irshad Manji, Director, Moral Courage Project, New York University

“Enthralling from its first sand-swept pages, The Jewel of Medina is a story at once modern in its telling and ancient in its wisdom. A’isha’s blossoming into a woman of passion and fortitude in the midst of the birth of Islam captures the imagination as well as the heart.” – Marsha Mehran, author of Rosewater and Soda Bread

About the Author: Sherry Jones
Find the Author on the web: www.authorsherryjones.com

ISBN: 978-0-8253-0518-4
$24.95 Hardcover
Historical Fiction
432 pages 6×9

ISBN: 978-0-8253-0519-1
$9.99 E-book

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