Shimon Peres : the biography /

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Author / Creator:Bar-Zohar, Michael, 1938-
Uniform title:Ke-ʻof ha-ḥol. English
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Imprint:New York : Random House, c2007.
Description:xix, 554 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8164733
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ISBN:9781400062928
1400062926
Notes:תרגום של: כעוף החול.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:Traces the life and political accomplishments of the Polish-born, former Israeli prime minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his negotiation of the 1993 Palestinian-Israeli peace accord.
Table of Contents:
  • Author's note
  • Prologue November 4, 1995
  • Part 1. Blue Shirt and Khaki Pants
  • 1. A Voyage in a Subway
  • 2. The Tall Sycamores
  • 3. A Green Bowl in an Ocean of Hatred
  • 4. A Man in Love
  • 5. Fierce Winds
  • 6. Herbs and Lizards
  • 7. The Fifth Congress
  • 8. A New World
  • 9. Death on the Nile
  • Part 2. Our Friend and Our Ally
  • 10. The Man in the Blue Suit
  • 11. Suez
  • 12. The Secret Conference at Sevres
  • 13. One Hundred Hours
  • 14. New Horizons
  • Part 3. Against All Odds
  • 15. A Blizzard in Germany
  • 16. The Holy Room
  • 17. Against All Odds
  • 18. Deputy
  • 19. Lavon's Revenge
  • 20. The Death Rays
  • 21. Six Days in June
  • Part 4. The Fantasy Council
  • 22. The Long Duel (1)
  • 23. Entebbe
  • 24. The Long Duel (2)
  • 25. Prime Minister
  • 26. 1984
  • Part 5. The Man Who Won't Despair
  • 27. The Fatal Mistake
  • 28. The London Document
  • 29. The Long Duel (3)
  • 30. Oslo
  • 31. Remember November the Second!
  • 32. 1996
  • Part Unfinished:... As If All His Life Lies Ahead of Him
  • 33. ... As If All His Life Lies Ahead of Him
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes and References
  • Index