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In this inspiring work, Dominique Lapierre tells stories of extraordinary love and heroism - performed by ordinary people. Deep within one of the poorest sections of Calcutta, Lapierre found that this city, which produced Mother Teresa, had many other selfless inhabitants.

O Jerusalem! is the epic drama of 1948, when Arabs and Jews fought for control of the city of Jerusalem. This story traverses centuries and continents, covering the time between WWII and the creation of the independent state of Israel. Based on five years of intensive research and thousands of interviews, this is a story of courage, terrorism, heroism, and ultimately, war.

Renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy, Lapierre has created his most extraordinary work yet - the dramatic account of the fight to identify, control, and eventually eliminate the AIDS virus, as seen through the eyes of the doctors and scientists, heroes and dreamers working desperately toward this goal.