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    The Gift of Respon­si­bil­i­ty: The Promise of Dia­logue Among Chris­tians, Jews, and Muslims
    Lewis S. Mudge
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    Per­fect Rig­or: A Genius and the Math­e­mat­i­cal Break­through of the Century
    Masha Gessen
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    Tor­ture Is a Moral Issue: Chris­tians, Jews, Mus­lims and Peo­ple of Con­science Speak Out
    George Hunsinger, ed.
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    Mod­ern Jew­ish Lit­er­a­tures: Inter­sec­tions and Boundaries
    Sheila E. Jelen, Michael P. Kramer, and L. Scott Lerner, eds.
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    Some­times I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations
    Jill Kargman
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    Mr. Fun­ny Pants
    Michael Showalter
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    Get­ting to the Heart of Inter­faith: The Eye-Open­ing, Hope-Filled Friend­ship of a Pas­tor, a Rab­bi and a Sheikh
    Pastor Don Mackenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Sheikh Jamal Rahman
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    Do One Nice Thing: Lit­tle Things You Can Do To Make The World A Lot Nicer
    Debbie Tenzer
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    Devo­tion: A Memoir
    Dani Shapiro
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    Why The Drey­fus Affair Matters
    Louis Begley
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    Every­thing is God: The Rad­i­cal Path of Non­d­ual Judaism
    Jay Michael­son
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    Eat­ing Animals
    Jonathan Safran Foer
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    Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mys­tic, Poet
    Seth Rogov­oy
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    Richard D. Solomon and Elaine C. Solomon
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    Con­quer­ing Fear: Liv­ing Bold­ly in an Uncer­tain World
    Harold S. Kushner
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