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1. Joining the Sisterhood: Young Jewish Women Write Their Lives (Suny Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture) Tobin Belzer (Editor), Julie Pelc (Editor)	At least 1 of the contributors lives in SF List Price: $18.95 Amazon.com Price: $13.27 You Save: $5.68 (20%) Availability: Usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback: 224 pages (October 2003)
2. The Final Solution : A Story of Detection Michael Chabon	Reviewed in NY Times Paperback Row, Dec. 18 Winner of the 2005 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction List Price: $12.95 Amazon.com Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 160 pages (November 1, 2005)
3.McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales Michael Chabon (Introduction)	Author lives in Berkeley and writes both adult and children books List Price: $13.95 Amazon.com price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 480 pages (March 2003)
4. Michael Chabon Books	Here is a link to books by Michael Chabon including both adult and childrens books.
5. Risen from the Ashes : Tales of a Musical Messenger Hans Cohn	Reviewed in the J., Mar. 24. Cantor Cohn retired from Temple Beth Jacob after more then 30 years of service. List Price: $24.95 Amazon.com Price: $24.95 You Save: $0.00 (00%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 222 pages (December 28, 2005) added 3/24/26
6.The Jew Within: Self, Family, and Community in America Arnold M. Eisen, Steven M. Cohen	Writer is a Kol Emeth member, Stanford professor and Chancellor Designate of the Jewish Theological Seminary. List Price: $27.95 Amazon.com price: $19.57 You Save: $8.38 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 242 pages (November 2000)
7. Arnold Eisen Books	Here is a link to books by Arnold Eisen.
8. Just One Esther Gerstenfeld Erman	Writer is a Kol Emeth member. Reviewed in the Jewish Bulletin, May 9 List Price: $22.00 Amazon.com Price: $22.00 You Save: $0.00 (0%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 297 pages (March 4, 2003)
9.Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics Joel H. Ferziger	Writer was a Kol Emeth member until his death. List Price: $54.95 Amazon.com price: $54.95 You Save: $0.00 (0%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 400 pages (December 15, 2001)
10. Louise Fiszer Book	Here is a link to cookbooks by Kol Emeth author Louise Fiszer.
11.Menstrual Purity: Rabbinic and Christian Reconstructions of Biblical Gender (Contraversions: Jews and Other Differences) Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert	Writer is a Kol Emeth member. List Price: $22.95 Amazon.com price: $16.07 You Save: $6.88 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 344 pages (January 2002)
12. Adverbs : A Novel Daniel Handler	Reviewed in Peoplel Mag., Apr. 24 List Price: $23.95 Amazon.com Price: $15.57 You Save: $8.38 (35%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 288 pages (April 11, 2006)
13. The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness: A Storyteller's Story Joel Ben Izzy	Writer lives in Berkeley List Price: $22.95 Amazon.com Price: $16.07 You Save: $6.68 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - (November 2003)
14.Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy Amy L. Lansky	Writer is a Kol Emeth member. List Price: $18.95 Amazon.com price: $18.95 You Save: $0.00 (0%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 320 pages (April 2, 2003)
15.Past Imperatives: Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics (Suny Series in Jewish Philosophy) Louis E. Newman	Writer is a Kol Emeth member. List Price: $54.95 List Price: $20.95 Amazon.com price: $20.95 You Save: $0.00 (0%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 288 pages ( September 1998)
16. Bloodlines: Recovering Hitler's Nuremberg Laws, from Patton's Trophy to Public Memorial Anthony M. Platt, Cecilia Elizabeth O'Leary	Reviewed in the J., Apr. 21, Speaking at Cong. Beth El and a visiting professor at UC Berkeley List Price: $18.95 Amazon.com Price: $12.32 You Save: $6.63 (34%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 267 pages (December 15, 2005) added 4/20
17. Making A Rose After the Diaspora Eva E. Ross	This Kol Emeth member will be speaking during the evening minyan on April 25. List Price: $22.95 Amazon.com Price: $22.95 You Save: $0.00 (00%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 330 pages (January 12, 2006)
18.Rewriting the Jew : Assimilation Narratives in the Russian Empire (Contraversions) Gabriella Safran	Writer is a Kol Emeth member List Price: $49.50 Amazon.com price: $49.50 You Save: $0.00 (0%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 288 pages (December 2000)
19. Lemony Snicket Books	Here is a link to books by Lemony Snicket. The photo is of Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket.
20.The Transnational Dimension of Cyber Crime and Terrorism (Hoover National Security Forum Series) Abraham D. Sofaer (Editor)	Writer is a Kol Emeth member List Price: $24.95 Amazon.com price: $24.94 You Save: $0.00 (0%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 292 pages (August 2001)
21. The Cradle Robbers (Mommy-Track Mysteries (Hardcover)) Ayelet Waldman	Article in SF Chronicle Mag., July 24 List Price: $23.95 Amazon.com Price: $16.29 You Save: $7.66 (32%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 224 pages (August 2, 2005)
22. Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Ayelet Waldman	Reviewed in the NY Times, Feb. 12 & SF Chronicle, Feb. 19 List Price: $23.95 Amazon.com Price: $16.29 You Save: $7.66 (32%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 336 pages (January 24, 2006)
23. Murder Plays House (Mommy-Track Mysteries) Ayelet Waldman	Article in SF Chonicle Mag., July 24 List Price: $7.99 Amazon.com Price: $7.99 You Save: $0.00 (0%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 320 pages (July 5, 2005)
24. Jewish San Francisco Edward Zerin Ph.D., Dr. Marc Dollinger (Foreword)	Reviewed in The J., Oct. 20 list price: $19.99 Amazon.com Price: $13.59 You Save: $6.40 (32%) Availability: In stock. Paperback - 128 pages (October 9, 2006)
25. Steven Zipperstein Books	Here is a link to books by Steven Zipperstein. Writer is a Stanford professor.