About this title: There was never one Silk Road - but several. The route chosen by Colin Thubron passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, taking in the most sterile desert on earth (the Taklamakan) and the strife-torn mountain valleys of today's conflicts, as he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor (the mythic progenitor of ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2007-07-01
ISBN-13:9780061231728ISBN:006123172X
Description: Very Good. Wonderful story of the silk road as it exists today as well it's history. Hardback Edition, Tight Binding, No Writing or Marks inside, Dust Jacket Very-Good condition. read more
Description: Fine. 0061231770 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperPerennial---HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061231773ISBN:0061231770
Description: Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 9780061231773 2008---First Printing---Keywords: CHINA SILK TRADE NONFICTION------Very Good Condition Trade Paperback----No Dust Jacket----No Tears----No Creasing to Covers-----No Creasing to Spine----Exhibits Mild Edge Wear-----Page Edges Clean and Unsoiled--No Added Writing, Notes or Underlining of Text---No Previous Owners Name--Not Ex-Library Copy----Not Book Club Edition----No Remainder Marks----Smoke and Odor Free------363 Pages with Index. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061231773ISBN:0061231770
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Close to fine condition. Just a hint of edgewear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 362 p. Contains: Illustrations. P.S. (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061231728ISBN:006123172X
Description: Very Good-Used in Very Good jacket. / 9780061231728. Dj has some edge wear. Book is clean and tight. Ships with confirming email. 100% money back guarantee. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061231728ISBN:006123172X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 363 pp., maps, index; 24 cm. AS NEW. Fine DJ. "To travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and inventions. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart, and camel, Colin Thubron covered some seven thousand miles in eight months--out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial
Date Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN-13:9780061231773ISBN:0061231770
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061231773. read more
Description: Very Good. 0701180978 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061231773ISBN:0061231770
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780701173630ISBN:0701173637
Description: New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by author. Now in Brodart cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VINTAGE Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780099437222ISBN:0099437228
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of china into the mountains of central asia, across northern afghanistan and the plains of iran into kurdish turkey. this book recounts the adventures of the author when travelling through the silk route. maps (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2007-07-01
ISBN-13:9780061231728ISBN:006123172X
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061231728. read more
"My Museum book group read Colin Thubron's book to learn about the Silk Road. Much of the writing was beautifully description, but it was too detailed description, so became a slog. Everyone agreed that it was a chore to wade through pages of detail about the difficult travels through former silk routes, and left a depressing view of life there today. He moves from Xian, China to eastern Turkey, through mountains and deserts of the "-stans," describing the complex cultures and generally unhappy people he encountered. However, it you patiently immerse yourself in the writing and visualize his descriptions, you might enjoy it."
"A fantastic voyage along the ancient passage between civilizations. Thubron takes the reader on an in-depth journey with a view to not only the aethestic remnants of past great cultures of antiquity, but a reach into the very ethos of the inheritors of those distant empires. While an extensive trip quite tiring in its scope, it still lends excitement along the vast crossroads. Travel writing at its very best."
"I am interested in doing some travel on the Silk Road so when I saw this book in a bookstore I bought it, hoping it would help me decide whether I should travel there or not.
Thubron undertook most of the travel, from central China to the Mediterranean, in 2003, repeating a journey he had made 20 years earlier. It is essentially a chronicle of his thoughts and feelings during the journey. There are maps showing the route he took but he uses words, not photographs or drawings, to describe the people and places he saw.
His method of travel was backpacker travel at its most basic, and he travelled alone. This may have taken a toll on his mental state - this reads like a book written by someone in a state of depression and the descriptions of people, places and experiences are uniformly grim. After the first hundred pages I found the prose style repetitive. I did not derive any pleasure or interest from reading the rest of the book.
The best parts of the book are those dealing with the history of the places the author visited, but the lack of references or bibliography is disappointing."
"I was looking for a travelogue or cultural history of Central Asia. I liked this book ok but sometimes had a hard time grabbing on to the story - maybe because the author is British? Anyhow, it was good, but I'm hoping to find another book on this subject that I like even more."
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