{"product_id":"defenders-of-the-faith-isbn-9780143117599","title":"Defenders of the Faith","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWarriors of God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDogs of God\u003c\/i\u003e, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent-and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio.\u003cb\u003eJames Reston, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, is the author of thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003eWarriors of God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGalileo: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written articles for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications; three plays; and the scripts for three \u003ci\u003eFrontline \u003c\/i\u003edocumentaries. He lives with his family in the suburbs of Washington, DC.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301761765605,"sku":"NP9780143117599","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143117599.jpg?v=1767724961","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/defenders-of-the-faith-isbn-9780143117599","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}