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Pilgrim's Tales
A Candle in the Dark
Ultimate Cambodia
Steven Crook
Jack Weatherford
Polly Evans
Taiwanese Dream
The New York Times says of this Best Seller: "The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age."
The author, a professor of anthropology, writes a vivid account of a man I'd always heard brutally destroyed nations and cities. Apparently Genghis Khan won more battles through speed and psychological warfare than actual torture and mayhem.
Based on new research Weatherford gives us an unexpected, griping story of Genghis Khan and his impact on our lives today. A charismatic Mongol leader, he established universal religious freedom, opened roads for free trade zones and redrew the world's boundaries. Many of his political and social concepts still influence modern life.
This Mongolian, an outcast as a young person, revolutionized thirteenth century warfare, ruled twice as much area and defeated more people then any other man in history. His hundred thousand warriors conquered lands with over three billion population.
Following Genghis Khan's methods and directions, his son and grandson unified China. Nations such as India and Korea whose boundaries Genghis created still exist almost as he designed them.
Genghis Khan impacted the world in amazing and positive ways. History buffs and anyone who likes accounts of adventure will enjoy this book. A volume well worth reading.
© 2008 Geni J. White
A Candle in the Dark: Book Reviews
Read an interview with Jack Weatherford in the Asia East Newsblog!
What does it take to survive? Join the first Western couple to challenge the "impossible" on an incredible 650-mile trek with their horse across the wilds of Tibet from Lhasa to Kathmandu. Experience this true, riveting tale of human endurance and sympathetic eulogy for a vanishing Shangri-la. An IPPY award-winner.
Read more about Brandon Wilson in the Asia East Newsblog.
When she learned that the Chinese had built enough new roads to circle the equator sixteen times, Polly Evans decided to go and witness for herself the way this vast nation was hurtling into the technological age. But on arriving in China she found the building work wasn't quite finished.
Read more about Polly Evans in the Asia East Newsblog.
A blend of travel narrative and commentary, peppered with asides from the caustic to the laudatory, Keeping Up With the War God is an exploration of Taiwan by a long-term resident who has often loved, and sometimes loathed, the island-but never felt bored there.
Read more about Steven Crook in the Asia East Newsblog.
This ultimate travel guide to exotic Cambodia not only covers ancient Angkor and Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and the coastal beaches, it then continues beyond these popular destinations to detail all the sites and adventures that each province offers, from remote Angkor-era roads that lead to magnificent ancient temples, to fascinating tropical waterfalls and volcano-formed lakes, to outings in the scenic Cardamom Mountains.
Read more about Matt Jacobson in the Asia East Newsblog.
Bhutan is one of the world's most mystical and mysterious countries and this guide gives a unique view with 27 treks throughout the country from the leading expert. Covers the whole country with treks in the west, across the northern mountain barrier to Tibet, east and center of Bhutan. Very thorough planning information.
