{"product_id":"the-aleppo-codex-in-pursuit-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-coveted-sacred-and-mysterious-books-9781616202781","title":"The Aleppo Codex: In Pursuit of One of the World's Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant non-fiction thriller about an ancient copy of the Torah. Highly recommended.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Paulo Coelho, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and by the 1940s it was housed in a dark grotto in Aleppo, Syria, and had become known around the world as the Aleppo Codex. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Journalist Matti Friedman's true-life detective story traces how this precious manuscript was smuggled from its hiding place in Syria into the newly founded state of Israel and how and why many of its most sacred and valuable pages went missing. It's a tale that involves grizzled secret agents, pious clergymen, shrewd antiquities collectors, and highly placed national figures who, as it turns out, would do anything to get their hands on an ancient, decaying book. What it reveals are uncomfortable truths about greed, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of historical treasures in creating a national identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6032725\"\u003eMatti Friedman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616202781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616202785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL040030\"\u003eJudaism | History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS022000\"\u003eJewish | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS019000\"\u003eMiddle East | Israel \u0026amp; Palestine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatti Friedman's 2016 book \u003ci\u003ePumpkinflowers \u003c\/i\u003ewas chosen as a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and as one of Amazon's 10 Best Books of the Year. It was selected as one of the year's best by \u003ci\u003eBooklist, Mother Jones, Foreign Affairs, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e National Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. It also won the Vine Award in Canada. Matti's first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Aleppo Codex\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize, the ALA's Sophie Brody Medal, and the Canadian Jewish Book Award for history and was translated into seven languages. Friedman's work as a reporter has taken him from Israel to Lebanon, Morocco, Moscow, the Caucasus, and Washington, DC, and his writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. A former \u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent, Friedman is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eTablet Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJewish Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He grew up in Toronto and now lives with his family in Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696485208301,"sku":"9781616202781","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_18b35c24-61df-47c5-ad0c-54e8835663cd.jpg?v=1649880495","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-aleppo-codex-in-pursuit-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-coveted-sacred-and-mysterious-books-9781616202781","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}