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Title: Interesting, but bizarre and sometimes frustrating book
Review: This is not a good book if you want objective, factual, and clearly explained historical information. Also, the maps leave a lot to be desired.There's an awful lot of the author's opinion in most of the writing. Often, facts are couched in a writing style that expresses the either the author's opinion or an attempt to be humorous or witty.If you want a quick read that will leave you wanting to know more, and don't mind *a lot* of opinion, this book is okay. It should definitely not be someone's only introduction to the history and issues of the Middle East that it attempts to introduce.
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