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    The Ear­ly Ori­gins of ​“Live Long and Prosper”

    Ear­li­er this week, Richard Michel­son wrote about fol­low­ing his own advice for aspir­ing authors and the encour­age­ment he received in pen­ning Fas­ci­nat­ing,…
    Richard Michel­son
    September 8, 2016
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    Max Baer and Bar­ney Ross: Jew­ish Heroes of Boxing
    Jeffrey Sussman
    Essay

    Do What Scares You

    Ear­li­er this week, Richard Michel­son wrote about fol­low­ing his own advice for aspir­ing authors in pen­ning Fas­ci­nat­ing, a children’s biog­ra­phy of Leonard…
    Richard Michel­son
    September 7, 2016
    Essay

    Every­one Has a Sto­ry to Tell — Just Remem­ber to Write It Down

    With his new book Fas­ci­nat­ing, a children’s biog­ra­phy of Leonard Nimoy, com­ing out this week, author Richard Michel­son is guest blog­ging for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil…
    Richard Michel­son
    September 6, 2016
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    Chil­dren’s
    Fas­ci­nat­ing: The Life of Leonard Nimoy
    Richard Michelson; Edel Rodriguez, illus.
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    A His­to­ry of the Grand­par­ents I Nev­er Had
    Ivan Jablonka; Jane Kuntz, trans.
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    Ben­jamin Netanyahu: Lead­ing the Way For Israel
    Elisa Silverman
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    Bar­bra Streisand: Redefin­ing Beau­ty, Fem­i­nin­i­ty, and Power
    Neal Gabler
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    Women Who Broke The Rules: Judy Blume: Are You There Read­er? It’s Me, Judy!
    Kathleen Krull; David Leonard, illus.
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    Anne Frank: Hero­ic Diarist of the Holocaust
    Hope Lourie Killcoyne
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    The Man That Got Away: The Life and Songs of Harold Arlen
    Walter Rimler
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    Cursed Lega­cy: The Trag­ic Life of Klaus Mann
    Frederic Spotts
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    Louis D. Bran­deis: Amer­i­can Prophet
    Jeffrey Rosen
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    God­fa­ther of the Music Busi­ness: Mor­ris Levy
    Richard Carlin
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    Bel­low’s People
    David Mikics
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    Louise Nevel­son: Light and Shadow
    Lau­rie Wilson
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