Books Archives – 91��ý Journal

The Inversion of History

Barry Finger — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:30:56 +0000

Molly Crabapple has written a work of great inversion and of ultimate betrayal.

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The Admirable Epstein: ‘Mr. Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of the Beatles‘

Steven Mirkin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:25:04 +0000

The Beatles’ manager’s life makes “a wonderfully inspiring and terribly sad story.”

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Arab Citizens of Israel: Between Integration and Separation

Ayala Or-El — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:20:59 +0000

Arab citizens are an integral part of Israeli society. They serve as physicians, nurses, lawyers, engineers, pharmacists, entrepreneurs, professors and judges.

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What Jews Can Celebrate About America, and What America Can Celebrate About Jews

Pamela Paresky — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:58:53 +0000

The story of the Jews and the Left, as Ungar-Sargon tells it, is a story of love and loss.

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Phil Rosenthal’s Latest Children’s Book Encourages Kids to ‘Just Try It!’

Ryan Torok — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:26:10 +0000

Published by Simon & Schuster, the book, which was published in March, encourages young readers to embrace new experiences, even when they seem a little scary at first.

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A Holocaust-Era Heroine for the Ages in ‘The Goddess of Warsaw’

Paul Starr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:36:05 +0000

In “The Goddess of Warsaw,” our hero is Lena Browning, an aging Hollywood starlet who has similar credentials to Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford and Jane Mansfield.

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‘Playmakers’: A 91��ý Toyland

Steven Mirkin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:56:40 +0000

The entire toy industry in America was largely 91��ý, from the company founders and executives to the designers and factory workers, from the wholesale distributors and the army of salesmen, to the retail outlets and the large department stores that sold them.

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When Everything Becomes a Product—Including Girlhood

Judy Gruen — Thu, 28 May 2026 06:48:23 +0000

In her debut book, “Girls®: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything” Freya India presents a stinging indictment against those she blames for having turned normal girls into GIRLS®, an ideal target market for the social media, pharmaceutical, beauty and online therapy industries.

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Lev Livitsky’s Very Complicated Second Act

Judy Gruen — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:38:40 +0000

“Out From Under” is filled with strong, dynamic women who all have something to teach Lev, but the author resists framing the novel as a feminist project.

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Fighting Smart

Kathleen Hayes — Thu, 21 May 2026 07:51:10 +0000

A new book by Melanie Phillips challenges the conventional wisdom and offers innovative ideas and practical tools to fight the global surge of antisemitism.

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