Jason Goodwin
Defoe's account of the bubonic plague that swept London in 1665 remains as vivid as it is harrowing. Based on Defoe's own childhood memories and prodigious research, Marco Polo's account of his journey throughout the East in the thirteenth ... [... more]
Random House |
The Snake Stone
 " In this city of belonging, even the dead belonged somewhere": Constantinople in the 1830's and French archeologist Max Lefevre has arrived in the city, reputedly to barter for some lost Byzantine relics in the hope that they will provide his [... more]
CDN$27.50
Amazon CA |
Snake Stone
" In this city of belonging, even the dead belonged somewhere": Constantinople in the 1830's and French archeologist Max Lefevre has arrived in the city, reputedly to barter for some lost Byzantine relics in the hope that they will provide his [... more]
CDN$22.03
Amazon CA |
The Janissary Tree
The Janissary Tree: I was very disappointed in this book. There has been quite a bit of hype about it as an award-winning first-fiction book, but I don't think it lives up to its reputation. There are some excellent and fascinating descriptions of 1830s [... more]
CDN$27.50
Amazon CA |
Janissary Tree
The Janissary Tree: I was very disappointed in this book. There has been quite a bit of hype about it as an award-winning first-fiction book, but I don't think it lives up to its reputation. There are some excellent and fascinating descriptions of 1830s [... more]
CDN$15.50
Amazon CA |
Lords of the Horizons
Surprised it's in print: Ceremony, the reviewer below, did a good job on this book. It is very disappointing. My thought while reading it was I was surprised it was in print. I was looking for a nonacademic history of the Ottoman Empire, sort of like the [... more]
CDN$7.99
Amazon CA |
On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul
From Amazon.com: Though classified as a travel book, On Foot to the Golden Horn could just as easily fall under history. Don't roll your eyes: it is the story of an incredible voyage, full of encounters with fascinating people and landscapes. But its [... more]
CDN$15.63
Amazon CA |
Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
Surprised it's in print: Ceremony, the reviewer below, did a good job on this book. It is very disappointing. My thought while reading it was I was surprised it was in print. I was looking for a nonacademic history of the Ottoman Empire, sort of like the [... more]
CDN$16.05
Amazon CA |
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