Focusing on the experiences of one particular family living in one particular house during these historic events, Ayse Kulin mixes fact and fiction, soap opera and Tolstoy, to bring to light the effec
Compartir la misma habitacion resultaba una dulce tortura?El experto en operaciones especiales Trig Sinclair era un hombre de honor y conocia la regla numero uno del codigo de amistad. Por muy atraido
The collection in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum illustrates the range of bronze lamp production in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Archaic to the Late Roman world. The collection is particular
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Istanbul will lead you straight to the very best this city has to offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the b
Part memoir, part instructional and part demonstrative, this book describes the author's personal experiences sketching in and around the city of Istanbul, Turkey, as a case study of how to observe and appreciate the places we visit. Featuring scores of beautiful ink-and-watercolor illustrations, along with eloquently addressing big-picture "whys" to highly detailed "hows," this book draws the reader into the joys, challenges and satisfaction of celebrating places and people through the lens of travel sketching. What people are saying about Travel Sketching - Drawing Insights from Istanbul: "Ivan Chow has a gift for celebrating architecture and the importance of drawing by hand through the most captivating original work. Through this case study of sketches from Istanbul, Chow demonstrates his virtuosity as a sketch artist in a collection of imagery unlike anything I can remember seeing - anywhere before. This small book is a beautiful work of art, cheerfully compelling and it belongs i
Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide.From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul--resonates as an idea and a place, r
This Vivid revisionist history chronicles crime and punishment in Istanbul over more than a century. Taking us through the city's streets, workshops, and houses, Fariba Zarinebaf gives voice to ordina
Turkey's bid to join the European Union has lent new urgency to the issue of the Armenian Genocide as differing interpretations of the genocide are proving to be a major reason for the delay of the ra
