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10 best books of September: the Monitor's picks

Here are the 10 September releases most highly recommended by the Monitor's book critics.

3. 'Istanbul,' by Bettany Hughes

Historian and documentary filmmaker Bettany Hughes has enjoyed what she calls a 40-year 鈥渓ove affair鈥 with Istanbul. Here she delves deep into the city鈥檚 history. Hughes has said that she doesn鈥檛 intend her book to be 鈥渁 catch-all catalogue of Istanbul鈥檚 past鈥 but rather hopes to deliver something more personal and impressionistic. According to Monitor reviewer Steve Donoghue, with this book, Hughes 鈥渆asily accomplishes both.鈥

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