The Ottoman EmpireCovering the greatest three centuries of Turkish history, this book tells the story of the Ottoman Empire's growth into a vast Middle Eastern Power. Born as a military frontier principality at the turn of the Fourteenth century, Turkey developed into the dominant force in Anatolia and the Balkans, growing to become the most powerful Islamic state after 1517 when it incorporated the old Arab lands. This distinctively Eastern culture, with all its

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She crowdfunds a webseries in which she'll pose as a real-life private detective--a nod to the show she starred on as a teen

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well-paced and the way he portrays the differing characters is astounding'

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