A toler a nt, multicultur al Golden Age of Isl a m? NE V ER H A PPENED An extraordinary work of scholarship An exceptional exercise in myth busting Short-listed for World magazine's Book of the Year! "Desperately, desperately needed as a counter to the mythology that pervades academia on this subject." -Paul F. Crawford, historian of the Crusades "This book will soon find its place on the shelves of premier academic institutions and in the syllabi of pioneering scholars." -Antonio Carreño, Brown University "Brilliant . . . A thorough and entertaining study, as masterful as it is pointed." -Catholic Culture Order today at isibooks.orghttp://www.isibooks.org