Rich Cohen is the author of Tough Jews, The Avengers, Lake Effect and Sweet and Low. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone and lives in New York City.
A sweeping and impressionistic saga... [which] also happens to be a page-turning delight to read. What other book about Zionist history has ever included references to Howl, Goodfellas, Joseph Mitchell, and Willie Dixon? I commend and admire this book -- Samuel. G. Freedman * Chicago Tribune * A smart, energetic overview of the history of Israel and its relation to the Jewish people, from biblical times to the present. Cohen's narrative is propelled by muscular prose and an irreverent wit at times reminiscent of Jon Stewart.... Absorbing, clear-eyed history * Boston Globe * Accomplishes the miraculous. It made a subject that has vexed me since early childhood into a riveting story... by narrating the oft-told saga of the Jews in a fresh and engaging fashion. Provocative and entertaining ... Cohen brings tough love to Judaism and modern Israel -- Tony Horowitz * The New York Times Book Review *