Strolling Through Istanbul – Hilary Sumner Boyd & John Freely
On paper this book is dry and doesn't do much. But I discovered in late June, when you're actually on...
Ricke Steves’ Istanbul
Thank God the Rick Steves books now come in Kindle format. I downloaded the Istanbul and Athens books and could...
Istanbul: The Imperial City – John Freely
On the way to Istanbul in June I worked my way through this Freely history of the city, which provided...
The Guns At Last Light – Rick Atkinson
This is the third and final volume of Atkinson's Liberation trilogy, which started with North Africa, then went to Italy,...
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English – John McWhorter
I just finished this as an audiobook and found it really interesting. Lots of information about the odd characteristics of...