BOOKS 2024

This tiny but evil pest has been at the bloody forefront of human history for years: it changed the landscape of civilization, determined the fate of empires and nations, decided wars, toppled entire armies and mighty empires - and along the way, wiped out almost half of humanity.

'Impure Deeds' is a story about summer gatherings, almost scandalous, spending time on the beaches and at dance parties and about unfulfilled love, the kind that tortures the soul inside. 'Amdo Mio' tells the story of a young teacher, who is Pasolini, who is torn between a compulsive sexual attraction to the young people of the area and his mission to instill the love of poetry in the children of his village.

'A Single Man' was ahead of its time, and when it was published in 1964, many were shocked by the frank, sympathetic and touching depiction of the life of an older gay man. The book, which Isherwood himself considered the best of his books, is recognized today as a classic poetic masterpiece about life as an outsider in society.

The Grand Babylon Hotel, considered the best in Europe, hosts the best of high society and the aristocracy, royal families and the world's rich in the shadow of its roof, and within its walls are buzzing with mystery plots, silent staff members and a host of adventures and discoveries

Jamie Conklin wants to be a normal kid: do well in school, excel in sports and be accepted. But Jamie is no ordinary child, because he was born with the ability to see the dead. And they also talk to him, even when he doesn't really want to talk to them.

The book by Roxy Nafusi, an emotional health coach, known in the world press as the "Self-Summoning Guru", is an essential, concise and practical guide in seven steps, which aims to teach us to summon the things we want to ourselves. Nafosi tells the story of her many patients, and also her own story, a journey to eliminate self-destruction, fear and doubt, on the way to realization and our inner truth.

The groundbreaking education method developed by the Italian Maria Montessori has earned her many followers around the world and in Israel - mainly because she looks at the world through the child's point of view. The Montessori method advocates the development of the child's independence, respects and encourages his natural choices and helps him realize his full potential.

Three nuns suddenly win a small fortune. Twenty thousand pounds. It's not an amount that will save the situation, but it makes it possible to repair the roof of the monastery. It's not an amount that will change their lives, but now they can go on a trip to Italy. There, they believe, the solution is hidden and suddenly life is full of possibilities and hope and adventures.

How low can you go, and at what age? Zohra is already 40 years old. Her highlight this year: a divorce battle centered on a dog (the winner: the one who doesn't accept him). She also doesn't have a real profession - she runs a used book store, and who even buys books these days? She doesn't have a relationship either, and why would she have one? She is in free decline and only the devil knows what awaits her below.

Ruth Netzer presents in this book the articles and actions of Carl Gustav Jung, one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century, during World War II. Again and again it was argued against him that his conduct was pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic, but the subject is loaded with prejudice and ignorance, and the metaphorical vagueness of his style also caused a misunderstanding of his words.

A novel about awakening. One that was forced on his heroine against her will. Daniela must get up and shake her life. Here she is happily married, here she is sick, here comes the love of her youth, literally out of nowhere, and for one moment - everything is so alive and refined. Now she has to go back to playing, has to go back to love, has to live.

Hagi Ehrlich, one of Ethiopia's leading historians, and who raised generations of Orientalists in Israel, describes the adventures of his research from the beginning of the journey in the 1960s to the present day. Ehrlich spans his life between the campuses of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Addis Ababa, London and the USA and describes his work as a fascinating collecting adventure, as a writing experience with heavy responsibility, and the impact of his research on the people of action. In this, fundamental chapters in the history of Ethiopia are discussed