Socrates

Praise for HC of Spinoza: The Outcast Thinker also by Devra Lehmann:
"Clarity, accessibility and spot-on relevance to issues facing modern society make this a must read." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Lehmann’s treatment of Spinoza will inspire her readers with one of the most important lessons they can learn: Truth matters.”—REBECCA GOLDSTEIN, Author of Plato at the Googleplex
“Out­standing . . . Lehmann’s thoughtful clarity validates Spinoza’s explosive impact on authority, tradition and religion.” —Jewish Book World, Starred review
“Lehmann's prose is clear and friendly and manages to make a complicated and dense topic readable and even entertaining. ...[A] model of what intelligent, young adult non-fiction ought to look like.” —YOEL FINKELMAN, Bookjed Digest, Lookstein Center for Jewish Education, Bar-Ilan University 
“This insightful biography describes how Spinoza challenged traditional thinking of the time and racked up enemies as he wondered and wrote about the nature of God, the human constructs of good and evil, and the pursuit of reason.... Budding philosophers...will find a life worth examining.” —Booklist
“[A] lucid introduction to Spinoza’s life and thought ...[H]er clear prose and short chapters make this an accessible historical biography for young adults; her exploration of Spinoza’s relationship with Judaism gives the book particular interest for many collections.” —The Bulletin of the Center for the Children's Books, Recommended