I like to read this book. I can recommend it to another readers. Truly, Ilber Ortayli is one of the most important wisemen in Turkey. He had an enormous knowledge about history. He studied East and West histories together. He is able to speak multiple languages. Although, he studied in West countries he also went and studied in Iran and understanding the East cultural heritage. He has a strong bonds with Russia and its culture. His mother 's side had come from Russia and speaking Russian is made to him a quite successful career on Russian History. Even he is a historian, he has given lots of advices to young generation about how to live lives with fulfilled way. He advised many classical musics, books, museums that he already gained experienced in his life. He is like a passionate lover upon architectures of the cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, Florence, Cairo, Istfahan, Delhi and many more. He mostly offers the young people to visit those countries such as Egypt, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Syria, Balkans throughout the book. He gave also advices where, what and which museums that you must see. Enjoyed the reading it in my free time. And hopefully you will also like it. Stay safe and read more. Keeping the follow me.