tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post2214164340557263866..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: Lords of the Horizons by Jason GoodwinSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-23058362345557178182011-02-21T19:43:04.573+00:002011-02-21T19:43:04.573+00:00@Breanna - I really think everyone should do somet...@Breanna - I really think everyone should do something on general world history at school. I also have trouble fitting together the history I do know, what events were happening at the same time. If you do want Eastern European/Asian, I would recommend this one.<br /><br />@Deborah - I didn't know about his fiction books, I am going to hunt them out because I loved his writing.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-67274580300766706652011-02-21T01:17:24.160+00:002011-02-21T01:17:24.160+00:00Me too, I don't really have a strong knowledge...Me too, I don't really have a strong knowledge on the Eastern European history. I learned a brief chapter on the Ottoman Empire in high school (but that was ages ago!) and read about it in The Historian.<br /><br />Being a Muslim myself, it has always been a dream of mine to visit Istanbul. Thanks for the review, Sam. You really inspire me with your reviews =)Playing Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501291671229076356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-37137826168246300772011-02-20T18:14:37.183+00:002011-02-20T18:14:37.183+00:00Jason Goodwin is a very good writer - did you know...Jason Goodwin is a very good writer - did you know that he also writes historical fiction, detective stories, set in this era and region? The Janissary Tree is one of these novels.Deborah Lawrensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882043247450468229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-77435822623963245832011-02-20T17:28:32.706+00:002011-02-20T17:28:32.706+00:00Like you I don't have a strong background in E...Like you I don't have a strong background in Eastern European/Russian history. My studies centered around the west as well. This sounds like something I should read!Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.com