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Cooperstown Confidential

Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

By: Zev Chafets

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Cooperstown Confidential

Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

By: Zev Chafets

If baseball is America's national religion, then the Hall of Fame is its High Church. Being named among its 286 inductees makes you the closest thing our country has to an undisputed hero - even a secular saint. But the men in the Hall of Fame are no angels. Among their number are gamblers, drunks, race-baiters, at least one murderer, and perhaps the greatest collection of bona fide characters ever to be dignified by an honor of any kind. This is the book the Hall of Fame deserves. Along with the story of the institution comes a smart, irreverent discussion of some of the great barstool questions of all time (Why did Jim Bunning make the Hall but not Mickey Lolich? How much is it worth to a player's autograph-signing career to get in? Did Ty Cobb really kill somebody?) and a fresh look at some of the Hall's most and least admirable characters. Taken in all, it amounts to a shadow history of America's Game, shown through the prism of its most sacred spot. Written with a deep love of the game and a hardened skeptic's eye, this is a book to incite both passionate conversation and a fresh appreciation of baseball as a mirror and catalyst for our nation's culture.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608191095

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A Match Made in Heaven

American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance

By: Zev Chafets

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A Match Made in Heaven

American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance

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Over the course of an extraordinary year, Zev Chafets—former New York Daily News columnist and onetime director of the Israeli government press office—traveled the world to explore the improbable confluence of Jews and evangelicals. He spent quality time with Jerry Falwell, visited Jewish cadets at West Point, attended the world's biggest Christian retail show, embarked on a road trip with the rabbi with the largest gentile following since Jesus, journeyed to the Holy Land with a band of repentant Christian pilgrims, and broke bread with George W. Bush and five hundred fellow Jewish Republicans. A Match Made in Heaven is the penetrating, engaging, and often hilarious narrative of Chafets's determined quest to get to the root of a very serious question: Why do evangelicals support Israel so strongly? Equal parts history, comedy, travelogue, and political tract, it is a smart and adventurous odyssey along a rapidly changing religious and political border.

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Harper Perennial

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0060890592

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Rush Limbaugh

An Army of One

By: Zev Chafets

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Rush Limbaugh

An Army of One

By: Zev Chafets

NATIONAL BESTSELLER! The bestselling biography of America’s Anchorman by the journalist who knew him best "Chafets has seen more of the pundit's personal world than any other journalist." -The Washington Post People tend to remember the moment they first heard The Rush Limbaugh Show on the radio. For Zev Chafets, it was in a car in Detroit. The braggadocio, the outrageous satire, the slaughtering of liberal sacred cows performed with the verve of a rock and roll DJ-it seemed fresh, funny, and completely subversive. "They're never going to let this guy stay on the air," he thought. Almost two decades later Chafets met Rush and they spent hours together talking on the record about politics, sports, music, show business, religion, and modern American history. Rush opened his home and his world, introducing Chafets to his family, his closest friends, even his psychologist. What has emerged after months of correspondence revealing Rush Limbaugh's thoughts, fears, and ambitions, is a uniquely personal look at the man who was not only the most popular voice on the radio, but also one of the most influential figures in the conservative movement.

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1595230815

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Rush Limbaugh

An Army of One

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An Army of One

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The Bridge Builder

The Life and Continuing Legacy of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

By: Zev Chafets

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The Bridge Builder

The Life and Continuing Legacy of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

By: Zev Chafets

The amazing story of Yechiel Eckstein, a Chicago-based orthodox rabbi who founded the world’s largest philanthropic organization of Evangelical Christians in support of Israel. When the Anti-Defamation League sent a young Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein to Chicago to foster interfaith relations in the late 1970’s, he was surprised to see how responsive Christian evangelicals were to the cause of supporting and defending Israel. Eckstein founded The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1983 to promote cross-cultural understanding and build broad support for Israel, Soviet Jewry, and other shared concerns. The Fellowship has grown and thrived over the last three decades, raising more than $1.1 billion, and is one of the largest 50 NGOs in America today. American Christians have become one of Israel’s most reliable sources of financial and moral support. Few people realize that Eckstein and The Fellowship have done an unprecedented good deed in bridging an ancient cultural gap. Renowned journalist Zev Chafets explores Eckstein’s role in this important interfaith evolution, showing how an American rabbi made major progress in promoting dialogue, cooperation, and mutual respect in the face of harsh and unrelenting opposition.

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0698137817

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Roger Ailes

Off Camera

By: Zev Chafets

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Roger Ailes

Off Camera

By: Zev Chafets

A national bestseller offering an inside look at the founder and former head of Fox News Roger Ailes is the quintessential man behind the curtain. He more or less invented modern political consulting and helped Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush win their races for the White House. Then he reinvented himself as a master of cable television, first as the head of CNBC and, since 1996, as the creator and leader of Fox News, the most influential news network in the country. To liberals, Ailes is an evil genius who helped polarize the country by breaking the mainstream media’s long monopoly on what constitutes news. To conservatives, he’s a champion of free speech and fair reporting whose values and view of America reflect their own. But no one doubts that Ailes has transformed journalism. Barack Obama once called him “the most powerful man in America”— and given that Fox News has changed the way millions understand the world, it may be true. Yet for all that fame and infamy, very few people know the real person behind the headlines. Journalist Zev Chafets received unprecedented access to Ailes and his family, friends, and Fox News colleagues. The result is a candid, compelling portrait of a fascinating man. We see Ailes in action at Fox News and hear him reflect on personal matters he has never before discussed publicly. And we discover the heart of his sometimes surprising political beliefs: his profane piety and his unwavering belief in the values of his small-town Ohio boyhood. Ailes loves to fight, but he is a happy warrior who has somehow managed to charm and befriend many of the people he has defeated in political campaigns and television wars. Barbara Walters, Rachel Maddow, Jesse Jackson, the Kennedy clan— all are unexpected Ailes fans. Chafets also gives us an unprecedented look at the inner workings of Fox News and explores Ailes’s relationships with Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Megyn Kelly, Neil Cavuto, Chris Wallace, and the other stars he has nurtured. Ultimately, Ailes is neither villain nor hero but a man full of contradictions and surprises. As Chafets writes, “What will he do next? What stokes his competitive fires and occasional rages? How to reconcile his acts of exceptional loyalty and private generosity (even to rivals) with his impulse to present himself to the world as a ruthless leg breaker? What makes Roger run—and where, if anywhere, is the finish line? As Ailes himself might say: I report, you decide.”

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1101608269

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Remembering Who We Are

A Treasury of Conservative Commencement Addresses

By: Zev Chafets

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Remembering Who We Are

A Treasury of Conservative Commencement Addresses

By: Zev Chafets

The perfect gift for graduates – thirty commencement addresses about liberty, patriotism, tradition, and other conservative themes that are rarely heard on campus. The college graduation speech has become another casualty of our age of political correctness. Historically, universities are supposed to be strongholds of tolerance, where any idea can be discussed--and tested rigorously to see if it has merit. Students should benefit from free expression and diversity of opinions, about current events and eternal questions alike. But today, certain positions are considered too controversial for the fragile ears of liberal students, and for administrators who usually surrender to their demands. It’s no longer unusual when a U.S. Senator like Ted Cruz, a pioneering neurosurgeon like Ben Carson, a Supreme Court Justice like Antonin Scalia, or a human rights advocate like Ayaan Hirsi Ali faces protests, disrespectful shouting, or petitions to have his or her invitation revoked. Fortunately, Remembering Who We Are collects the commencement wisdom of a wide range of thinkers who are willing to challenge the liberal consensus on campus. Editor Zev Chafets has brought together a diverse group of speakers from many walks of life, from playwright David Mamet to Ambassador Ryan Crocker, from Governor Bobby Jindal to humorist PJ O’Rourke. For example, you’ll find in these pages: • “Do Your Best to Be Your Best” by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas • “Gridlock, An American Achievement” by columnist George F. Will • “We Have Something Wonderful” by novelist Marilynne Robinson • “The Art of the Entrepreneur” by business leader Mort Zuckerman • “Restore and Remake Our Country” by historian Victor Davis Hanson Too many students now enter the real world after being taught that patriotism is misguided, that religious faith is for the foolish, and that free enterprise is unfair. The eloquent speeches in this collection will help them grasp the truth – that America is flawed but fundamentally good; that faith can have intellectual depth; that capitalism is the world’s greatest force for fighting poverty; and much more.

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0698406273

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Cooperstown Confidential

Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Roger Ailes

Off Camera

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Off Camera

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The Bridge Builder

The Life and Continuing Legacy of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

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The Life and Continuing Legacy of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

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The Project

By: Zeʼev Chafets,Zev Chafets,Zeev Chafets

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The Project

By: Zeʼev Chafets,Zev Chafets,Zeev Chafets

When the prime minister of Israel refuses to support the first Jewish president of the United States upon his re-election, an investigative journalist attempts to find out why and uncovers a devastating secret.--

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0783882076

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Inherit the Mob

By: Zev Chafets

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Inherit the Mob

By: Zev Chafets

A dazzling and comic crime novel of a Jewish reporter who receives a bequest he can't refuse. William, the hottest foreign correspondent in the business, gets a new career when his favorite uncle dies and leaves him the entire Mafia. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

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Fawcett

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0449221660

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9780449221662

Remembering Who We Are

A Treasury of Conservative Commencement Addresses

By: Zev Chafets

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A Treasury of Conservative Commencement Addresses

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The Project

By: Zeʼev Chafets,Zev Chafets,Zeev Chafets

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The Project

By: Zeʼev Chafets,Zev Chafets,Zeev Chafets

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The Project

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The Project

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It's 10 years after the Gulf War and Speaker of the House Dewey Goldberg has been sworn in as President of the United States following the accidental deaths of his predecessors. But he soon discovers that Israeli Prime Minister Elihu Barzel may be backing a fundamentalist opponent. Concerned, he dispatches his journalist-friend Charlie Walker to investigate. What Walker discovers is a plan code-named "The Project"--a plan so compelling that it not only jeopardizes the president's chances for reelection, but also the delicate balance of world power.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446605425

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9780446605427

Hang Time

By: Zev Chafets

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Hang Time

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When three basketball superstars are kidnapped by terrorists, the U.S. and the Muslim world become locked in a confrontation that threatens to escalate into World War III

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0446604119

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9780446604116

Chofetz Chaim

The Concepts and Laws of Proper Speech as Formulated by Sefer Chofetz Chaim

By: Michoel Rothschild,Shimon Finkelman,Yehudah Zev Segal,Israel Meir (ha-Kohen)

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Chofetz Chaim

The Concepts and Laws of Proper Speech as Formulated by Sefer Chofetz Chaim

By: Michoel Rothschild,Shimon Finkelman,Yehudah Zev Segal,Israel Meir (ha-Kohen)

He is as alive today as he was when his masterpiece on the laws of speech first appeared. The Chofetz Chaim's influence continues to grow, as thousands upon thousands adopt his message that the tongue can be a priceless tool or a lethal wea

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1578195918

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