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by Tamim Ansary (Author)
"A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world" (San Francisco Chronicle)
We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the events of 9/11 and beyond.
Author Biography
Tamim Ansary is the author of four books, including The Invention of Yesterday. For ten years, he wrote a monthly column for Encarta.com, and he has published essays and commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, and more. Born in Afghanistan in 1948, he moved to the United States in 1964. He lives in San Francisco.
