{"product":{"product_id":"0375760385","title":"The Source: A Novel","price":"18.99","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Vo1eip96L._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0375760385"},"comments":[{"body":"https://www.amazon.com/Source-Novel-James-Michener/dp/0375760385/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1470581665\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=The+source\r\n\r\nIt's about the history of religions in the middle East, from the earliest primitive man's wonder about mysterious things to the rise of Christianity and Islam, and all of the conflict in the area.\r\n\r\nIt bounces back and forth between modern archaeologists excavating tell Makor and the historical accounts of what happened there.  I'm not a religious person but i found the whole thing absolutely fascinating and i was able to gain some insight into the long story of how religion influenced culture in the middle East.","subreddit_name":"history","author":"QMaker"},{"body":"You can't go wrong with James A. Michener. His renowned writing style brings people and lands of the world to life. I've loved each one I've read, but be warned, his novels are long with most over 1000 pages long. However, it's necessary in order to cover the topic from its very beginning to the present. You'll get an entertaining history education!\r\n\r\nJewish history from the beginning to the present: [The Source](https://smile.amazon.com/Source-Novel-James-Michener/dp/0375760385/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1230BQF2GQKCC\u0026amp;keywords=james+michener+in+books\u0026amp;qid=1638387379\u0026amp;sprefix=james+mitch%2Caps%2C176\u0026amp;sr=8-1)\r\n\r\nFrom 1310: [The Caribbean](https://smile.amazon.com/Caribbean-Novel-James-Michener/dp/0812974921/ref=sr_1_11?crid=1230BQF2GQKCC\u0026amp;keywords=james+michener+in+books\u0026amp;qid=1638387379\u0026amp;sprefix=james+mitch%2Caps%2C176\u0026amp;sr=8-11) \r\n\r\nHe covers many histories of the world, try *Tales of the South Pacific, Chesapeake, Hawaii, Poland, Alaska,* and more*.*","subreddit_name":"BookRecommendations","author":"dkb52"},{"body":"I liked to read, so I got started by reading fiction set in different places, cultures and periods of time. One of the first important ones I read just happened to be [The Source](http://www.amazon.com/The-Source-James-A-Michener/dp/0375760385) by James Michener.","subreddit_name":"history","author":"zxcvbnm9878"}]}