The Legend of the Baal-Shem
by Martin Buber | 
Living a Jewish Life
by Anita Diamant | 
Jewish Literacy
by Joseph Telushkin | 
Being Jewish
by Ari L. Goldman | 
The Second Jewish Book of Why
by Alfred J. Kolatch | 
A jew today
by Elie Wiesel | 
Rashi
by Elie Wiesel | 
A History of God
by Karen Armstrong | 
The Gnostic Gospels
by Elaine Pagels | 
The Sunflower
by Simon Wiesenthal | 
The Age of Faith
by Will Durant | 
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory
by Alasdair MacIntyre |
The Rosicrucian Enlightenment
by Frances A. Yates | 
Eros and Magic in the Renaissance
by Ioan P. Culianu |
The Sufis
by Idries Shah |
God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. | 
A Short History of Myth
by Karen Armstrong |
The Case for God
by Karen Armstrong | 
Aristotle's Children
by Richard E. Rubenstein |
Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
by Gershom Scholem |
In Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters, Elie Wiesel reenters, like an impassioned pilgrim, the universe of Hasidism. "When I am asked about my Jewish affiliation, I define myself as a Hasid, " writes the author. "Hasid I was, Hasid I remain." Yet Souls on Fire is not a simple chronological history of Hasidism, nor is it a comprehensive book on its subject. Rather, Elie Wiesel has captured the essence of Hasidism through tales, legends, parables, sayings, and deeply personal reflections. His book is a testimony, not a study. Hasidism is revealed from within and not analyzed from the outside. "Listen attentively, " Elie Wiesel's grandfather told him, "and above all, remember that true tales are meant to be transmitted - to keep them to oneself is to betray them." As a critic appearing on the front page of The New York Times Book Review has written, "The judgment has been offered before: Elie Wiesel is one of the great writers of this generation." Wiesel does not merely tell us, but draws, with the hand of a master, the portraits of the leaders of the movement that created a revolution in the Jewish world. Souls on Fire is a loving, personal affirmation of Judaism, written with words and with silence. The author brings his profound knowledge of the Bible, the Talmud, Kabbala, and the Hasidic tale and song to this masterpiece, showing us that Elie Wiesel is perhaps our generation's most fervid "soul on fire."