The Haftarah Commentary

W. Gunther Plaut. Central Conference of American Rabbis, $20 (872pp) ISBN 978-0-8074-0551-2

Bestselling author and complier H. Jackson Brown, along with Atlanta TV personality Robyn Spitzman, scores again with A Hero in Every Heart, just in time for the Olympic Games. This little paperback contains inspiring quotations from sports heroes, philosophers and writers, including Brown himself, about the true meaning of heroism, discipline and courage. (Thomas Nelson, $7.99 paper 160p ISBN 0-7852-7349-2)

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