Books by Allan Appel and Complete Book Reviews
Allan Appel, Author . Coffee House $14.95 (335p) ISBN 978-1-56689-118-9
Once one gets past the blatantly sitcom-like premise of Appel's new novel, this story about the disruptive and redemptive power of religion in the lives of three interfaith couples living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan is surprisingly...
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Allan Appel, Author . Coffee House $14.95 (259p) ISBN 978-1-56689-224-7
Appel (High Holiday Sutra
) offers up another of his humorous takes on religion and spirituality, this one set in 1963 Los Angeles. Norman Plummer, the 17-year-old scholarly son of a chronically out-of-pocket compulsive gambler, is hired to tutor...
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Allan Appel, Author, Allen Appel, Author . Carroll & Graf $25 (380p) ISBN 978-0-7867-1162-8
This lightweight and fun fourth installment in the Alex Balfour series finds intrepid but unwitting time traveler Alex Balfour plopped in the middle of a Civil War battle. Immediately wounded, Alex survives thanks to an anonymous boy who provides...
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Allan Appel, Author, Allen Appel, Author Coffee House Press $13.95 (240p) ISBN 978-1-56689-065-6
"" `Spin me like a dreidel. Knead me like a latke. Kiss me like you used to kiss the fringes of your talis when I first prayed with you.' "" Taking the form of a confessional Yom Kippur sermon, this kooky account of the life and loves of Rabbi Jonah
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