One of my friends (Robert) gave me the book. I thought it is a boring history book about Iran.. but i was wrong. the book is written in a ver nice, stimulating way.. easy to follow and to enjoy it. Tells you a lot about Khayyam, although i am from Egypt, but i didnot know a lot about Omar. Include some politics, culture and history issues in between the main outline... By the end you can get the big picture at this period of the time.. really interesting...