The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire by Lord Kinross. An entertaining account of one of the greatest imperial powers in history. Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire by Jason Goodwin. For 600 years, the Ottoman Empire swelled and declined.
Garland, North Carolina. Garland is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 625 at the 2010 census.
Garland, Texas. Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a large city northeast of Dallas and is a part of the DallasâFort Worth metroplex, as well as a suburb of Dallas. It is located almost entirely within Dallas County, except a small portion located in Collin and Rockwall Counties. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 226,876, making it the 87th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 12th-most populous city in the state of Texas.