Maimonides : A Biography

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Summary: Great Biography of Maimonides
Review: Abraham Joshua Heschel has written a great biography of Maimonides which, although it may not be to everyone's taste, is still very satisfying and rewarding This is obviously not a book for the masses and it certainly would help to know a little bit about Maimonides before picking up this book. A superb book. Highly recommended

Rating:
Summary: Great Biography of Maimonides
Review: Abraham Joshua Heschel has written a great biography of Maimonides which, although it may not be to everyone's taste, is still very satisfying and rewarding This is obviously not a book for the masses and it certainly would help to know a little bit about Maimonides before picking up this book. A superb book. Highly recommended

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Summary: Not well-written
Review: Rabbi Heschel may have been a great man, active in the civil rights movement and other just causes. His skill as a young writer and biographer seems lacking in this book though. Very drab and dry, it seems to bounce around way too often. One does not get a good feel for Maimonides and only a limited glance at the era in which he lived. I found little in this book that would encourage me to recommend it to others.