Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes

Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities

Bettany Hughes

864 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history travel challenging informative slow-paced
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Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact. From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real an...

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Moods

informative 100%
challenging 37%
reflective 37%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 12%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

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4.17

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