In Distant Lands: A Short History of the Crusades Review "Joe Barrett did an excellent job narrating In Distant Lands. . . . He never stumbles on any of the foreign words whether French or Arabic. I would not hesitate to choose another book he narrates." ---Exit, pursued by a bear 				    	 					 About the Author Lars Brownworth, the author of Lost to the West and The Normans, created the genre-defining history podcast 12 Byzantine Rulers. Lars has written for the Wall Street Journal, and he has been profiled in the New York Times. He lives in Maryland with his wife. Visit him at larsbrownworth.com.