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The extraordinary story of the 188th Armored Brigade in the battles of October 7. The brigade that wasn't supposed to be there. The book presents for the first time the full story of the brigade on October 7 and the central role it played in turning the tide of the battles.

A warning sign calling us to pay attention to the dramatic change in the way Israel is perceived by young people in the West and to understand the magnitude of the challenge we face. It is a call to wake up while there is still time to fix it; a call that aims to spur us to retell the story of the State of Israel in a way that will ensure continued international support for its existence.

Eric Cherniak, a high-tech author and entrepreneur, takes readers behind the scenes of the seemingly glittering world of the startup nation. A world where passions, money, innovation and egos mix with each other, sometimes fatally. The book is written in the rhythmic, immersive and imaginative style that made his first book "Hero" a bestseller, and reading it raises significant questions about love, morality and what is truly important in life.

The Cold War is in full swing. Paul Brightman is a man on the run. He lives in a small New England town under an assumed identity, with a million-dollar bounty on his head. When his cover is blown, Paul is forced to flee to New Hampshire and hide in the wilderness from Russian agents who seem to be out to get him at every turn.

The Netherlands. 1961. The craters left in the quiet countryside of eastern Holland after the bombings of World War I have been filled in, buildings have been renovated and restored, and it seems that the war is truly over. Isabel lives alone in her late mother's house, a life of orderly daily routine and strict self-discipline. Everything changes when her brother Louis brings his new and vulgar girlfriend Eva, leaves her there, and travels.

35 in-depth conversations about a sudden separation from home, from people, from communities, from routine and work, from history, from a pulsating life and from memories. Conversations about loss and brokenness, about uncertainty, about small attempts at rebirth, about outstretched hands. Each story is accompanied by a portrait photograph.