The best historical fiction books about the Ottoman Empire

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The best historical novels about ordinary lives disrupted by extraordinary events aka The Intimate Epic

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The best history books about how we know the past

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The best books about the unique and often strange world of the longest empire in western history

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The best novels featuring controversial historical heroes

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