Jason Goodwin
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March 2011
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The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch #1)
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2006
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The Snake Stone (Yashim the Eunuch, #2)
65 editions
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2007
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The Bellini Card (Yashim the Eunuch, #3)
55 editions
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2010
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Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
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1998
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An Evil Eye (Yashim the Eunuch, #4)
40 editions
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2011
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The Baklava Club (Yashim the Eunuch #5)
26 editions
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2014
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On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul
17 editions
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1993
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A Time For Tea: Travels Through China and India in Search of Tea
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1990
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Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America
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2003
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Cooking with Yashim: Turkish Recipes and a Preview of An Evil Eye
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2011
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“They were always Albanians. You know what that means. Some Catholics, some Orthodox. And some, in time, were Muslims, too. But the first religion of the Albanian, as they say, is Albania.”
― The Snake Stone
― The Snake Stone
“The men who had been sent to terrify Europe made a simple discovery: it was easier—and far less dangerous—to terrorize at home.”
― The Janissary Tree
― The Janissary Tree
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March 2013: HF Series Read
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“The name of the author is the first to go
followed obediently by the title, the plot,
the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel
which suddenly becomes one you have never read,
never even heard of,
as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor
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followed obediently by the title, the plot,
the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel
which suddenly becomes one you have never read,
never even heard of,
as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor
decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain,
to a little fishing village where there are no phones.”
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“He certainly seemed to have all the qualities of a gentleman, but the interesting kind who knows exactly when to stop behaving like one.”
― Medusa
― Medusa
“Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.”
― A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith; 2 volume set
― A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith; 2 volume set
“Tea and water give each other life,' the Professor was saying. 'The tea is still alive. This tea has tea and water vitality.”
― A Time For Tea: Travels Through China and India in Search of Tea
― A Time For Tea: Travels Through China and India in Search of Tea

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