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1	The Janissary Tree more books like this by Jason Goodwin The author of "Lords of the Horizons," a history of the Ottoman Empire, makes a welcome shift to fiction with the first book in an impressive new mystery series set in the empire's declining decades. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Snake Stone more books like this by Jason Goodwin When a French archaeologist arrives in 1830s Istanbul determined to track down a lost Byzantine treasure, the local Greek communities are uncertain how to react. Yashim Togalu, who brilliantly solved the mysterious murders in "The Janissary Tree," is once again enlisted to investigate. see all copies from $4.51! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire more books like this by Jason Goodwin This history of the Ottoman Empire charts its rise in Asia Minor in the 13th century, its golden age under Suleyman I, its gradual decline, and its final collapse in 1918. The empire included parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This book was a New York Times Notable Book for 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.87! \| first editions \| SVS
4	On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul more books like this by Jason Goodwin On Foot to the Golden Horn recounts Jason Goodwin's breathtaking journey through Eastern Europefrom the dikes and marshes of Poland's Baltic coast across to the Golden Horn in Istanbul. It is the story of his walk with two friends-one now his wife-through some of the world's most beautiful, and tragic, places and of their encounters with a varied ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.19! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America more books like this by Jason Goodwin In GREENBACK, British historian Goodwin chronicles the journey the U.S. dollar took to become the world's de facto currency. Goodwin decodes, as much as he can, the bill's peculiar symbols as well as those turns in economic history that made this piece of paper ascend to such prominence. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	A Time for Tea: Travels Through China and India in Search of Tea more books like this by Jason Goodwin, Judith B Jones (Editor) Goodwin traces the origin of "cha", or tea, from its beginnings in Canton factories through the Opium Wars and the settlement of British India, in this personal journey throught the serpentine history of the tea trade. "An exceptional travel book but also a lively, humorous account of the refreshing herb, from bush to teacup".--The London Observer. see all copies from $16.91! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
7	The gunpowder gardens : travels through India and China in search of tea more books like this by Jason Goodwin The author's grandmothers spent their lives in China and India, daily observing the imperial custom of afternoon tea. Inspired by their memories he set off to explore the fast-disappearing relics of their world - an exploration which reached back into the history of the tea trade. In a journey through the lost European cities of the China coast, ... see all copies from $16.75! new only from $47.50! \| first editions
8	Lords of the Horizons more books like this by Jason Goodwin This is an evocation of the power of the Ottoman Empire, which swelled and declined over a period of six centuries, rising from a dusty fiefdom in the foothills of Anatolia to a power which ruled on the Danube and the Euphrates. The royal line bent, but never broke, from Osman, born in a desert tent around 1280, to Abdul Mecid, who died in a Paris ... see all copies from $4.68! new only from $14.42! \| first editions
9	A Time for Tea more books like this by Jason Goodwin This volume covers the tea trade, from China to India to London. The author traces the development of the tea trade from its origins in Canton factories through the Opium Wars and the settlement of British India. see all copies from $14.33! first editions
10	Otis: Giving Rise to the Modern City: A History of the Otis Elevator Company more books like this by Jason Goodwin This history of the Otis elevator company tells of the key role it played in the rise of the American city since its founding in the mid-19th century. see all copies from $90.00! first editions
11	Istanbul: A Collection of the Poetry of Place more books like this by Ates Orga (Editor), Jason Goodwin (Foreword by) Istanbul, capital of two great empires, confluence of Asia and Europe, has called forth poetry throughout her long history, from paupers and sultans, natives and visitors alike. When Mehmed the Conqueror first wandered through the ruins of the Byzantine palace, it was with the words of the Persian poet Ferdowsi on his lips: "The spider spins his ... see all copies from $8.17! new only from $8.17!
12	Arbol De Los Jenizaros, El by Goodwin Jason see all copies from $18.44! new only from $18.45!
13	Los Senores del Horizonte by Jason Goodwin see all copies from $29.35! new only from $29.35!
14	On Foot to the Golden Horn more books like this by Jason Goodwin Jason Goodwin's account of his journey on foot through Eastern Europe - from the dykes and marshes of Poland's Baltic coast, across to the Golden Horn and Istanbul - is the story of a walk with two friends through some of the most beautiful, and tragic, places in the world. He tells of encounters with a varied and vivid cast of characters, from ... see all copies from $13.50! new only from $32.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	Chemins De Traverse by Jason Goodwin see all copies from $58.42! new only from $58.42!
16	The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin Istanbul, 1840: the new sultan, Abdulmecid, has heard a rumor that Bellini's vanished masterpiece--a portrait of Mehmed the Conqueror--may have resurfaced in Venice. Yashim, our eunuch detective, is promptly sent to investigate, but--aware that the sultan's advisers are against any extravagant repurchase of the painting--decides to deploy his ... see all copies from $15.73! new only from $15.73! \| first editions
17	Die Weisheit Des Eunuchen by Jason; Wasel Goodwin, Ulrike; Timmermann, Klaus see all copies from $30.07! new only from $30.07!

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