I picked up this book thinking that i was going to read about the present and future history of Jerusalem but i was very dissapointed.The impression that i got was that the author is reminiscing about his childhood in Jerusalem and that is the basis of his book.There is no solid account of the history of the city per se.Again, is just the author talking about in what street lived who and when.The book was very boring and dry.I forced myself to read just to finish it.The book doesnt really come to any tangible conclusions and the author doesnt seem to push for one.