BOOKS 2025 #Kinneret Zamora Publishing House

The human brain faces a multitude of challenges every day, and the ideologies we live with and alongside – right-wing, left-wing, nationalist, religious, or liberal – offer it shortcuts. Drawing on her groundbreaking research, Dr. Lior Zmigrod reveals the hidden mechanisms that drive our beliefs and behaviors.

שתי נובלות. אליהו קדמי, גיבור הנובלה הראשונה, חוזר לישראל השרויה בעיצומה של מלחמת אחים המתרחשת בעתיד הלא רחוק. הוא יוצא למסע אל ירושלים כדי לחלץ את אחיו השבוי בציפורניו של שלטון קנאי. שמעון בן לוי, גיבורה של הנובלה השנייה, מגיע מהגליל אל ירושלים בימי מרד היהודים ברומאים.

"If It Were Not" is a support group for mothers. These are mothers of children who have failed, stumbled, made mistakes, committed crimes as a result of bad coincidence or bad judgment or both, but they do not have a criminal soul. The world of crime is not their arena, they are not criminals.

פרופ' זהבה סולומון, כלת פרס ישראל וחוקרת מובילה בעולם בתחום הטראומה, חושפת בספר זה תוצאות של מחקר פוסט טראומה מעמיק, שהחל במלחמת לבנון הראשונה בצה"ל ונמשך 40 שנה. היא מתחקה אחר גורלם של לוחמים שנפגעו נפשית ואחר השפעות הפציעה על בני משפחותיהם. היא מאירה את דרכי ההתמודדות של החברה הישראלית עם פצועי הנפש שלה.

Who murdered Oriana? One man and three women tell their version of the story: Adrian, the victim's husband, a mysterious and captivating jazz pianist; the elusive Adele, his young lover; Justine, the local policewoman in charge of the investigation; and finally Oriana, through the harrowing story of the last weeks of her life.

Apparently, Ma’in and Noam have a 90% match. They both studied comparative literature, have the same taste in emotional music, and are both bisexual. The first time the app brings them together, sometime in Tel Aviv in 2013, Noam doesn’t like Ma’in and she avoids his advances, but fate will prove to her that the algorithm was right.

A small, private story of one woman, which is also an Israeli and universal love story of a constant search for home, roots and belonging. In a game of truth or dare at Avinoam's birthday celebrations, he decides to answer honestly, with a friend, a seat and his wife, what his fantasy really is - his answer shakes the secure ground, and cracks are opening up in the reality of his wife's life...

Italy, 1936. On the banks of the Lambro River, two girls try to hide the body of a man with a fascist party pin on his lapel. They are terrified and only half-dressed. Soon their friendship will be put to the test.

As Hamas massacred thousands of Jews, leaving behind dozens of bereaved families and devastated communities, Israel's Chief Rabbi, Rabbi David Lau, set out on a journey through homes of mourning, hospitals, military bases, body identification centers, and circles of resilience. On this journey, he searched not only for the people of Israel, but also for faith.

A broad-ranging novel set against the breathtaking landscapes of Safed and the secrets hidden within its walls. The plot begins with the founding of the state and continues until the beginning of the 21st century. It is a story of lies and secrets, of passionate passions and intense loves accompanied by the aromas of candied fruits, cinnamon and caramel from the family factory.

Daniel Marsden Bone is a hunter. He flies around the world in the service of his millionaire clients, hunting for rare bows. He is successful and respected, but in his nice Manhattan apartment, he is lonely. Almost everyone he loved is dead and gone from his life. This is an unexpected story about the courage it takes to change...