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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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- ISBN
- 9780061231728
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006123172X
ISBN-13
9780061231728
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038201050
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shadow of the Silk Road
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asia / General, Asia / Central, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Travel, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-052142
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
A fantastically descriptive writer, Thubron digs through the history of Central Asia...Perfect for vicarious travelers., [Thubron] augments his trenchant narrative with impressive historical background and evocative, lyrical prose...An impressive, rewarding...trek., Thubron has done it all, with sparkling grace . . . He is a brilliant brooder, artful in his melancholy., Moving in a way that's rare in travel literature...Thubron goes to places most other sojourners can't., [Thubron] augments his trenchant narrative with impressive historical background and evocative, lyrical prose.An impressive, rewarding...trek., [An] absorbing travel epic...Thubron's poetic eye still teases out gorgeous subtleties in the panorama.", "Moving in a way that's rare in travel literature...Thubron goes to places most other sojourners can't." -- Lorraine Adams, New York Times Book Review "[Thubron is] intrepid, resourceful . . . and immensely talented . . . a splendid book." -- Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World "Thubron has done it all, with sparkling grace . . . He is a brilliant brooder, artful in his melancholy." -- San Francisco Chronicle "An exhausting journey and a marvelous book." -- Harper's Magazine "A fantastically descriptive writer, Thubron digs through the history of Central Asia...Perfect for vicarious travelers." -- New York magazine "An illuminating account of a breathtaking journey." -- Booklist "[An] absorbing travel epic...Thubron's poetic eye still teases out gorgeous subtleties in the panorama."" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[Thubron] augments his trenchant narrative with impressive historical background and evocative, lyrical prose...An impressive, rewarding...trek." -- Kirkus Reviews "Splendid...Sumptuously detailed, elegantly written and riveting...Thubron misses nothing." -- Providence Journal, [An] absorbing travel epic.Thubron's poetic eye still teases out gorgeous subtleties in the panorama."
Dewey Decimal
915.8
Synopsis
Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey along the greatest land route on earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart and camel, he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor, the mythic progenitor of the Chinese people, to the ancient port of Antioch--in perhaps the most difficult and ambitious journey he has undertaken in forty years of travel. The Silk Road is a huge network of arteries splitting and converging across the breadth of Asia. To travel it is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions and inventions. But alongside this rich and astonishing past, Shadow of the Silk Road is also about Asia today: a continent of upheaval. One of the trademarks of Colin Thubron's travel writing is the beauty of his prose; another is his gift for talking to people and getting them to talk to him. Shadow of the Silk Road encounters Islamic countries in many forms. It is about changes in China, transformed since the Cultural Revolution. It is about false nationalisms and the world's discontented margins, where the true boundaries are not political borders but the frontiers of tribe, ethnicity, language and religion. It is a magnificent and important account of an ancient world in modern ferment., To be traveling the Silk Road is to be traveling the history of the world: tracing the passage not just of trade and armies, but also of ideas, religions, and inventions. Thubrons chosen route passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey.
LC Classification Number
DS327.7.T48 2007
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- 2***o (77)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseOrdered cookbook Friday night. Shipped Saturday morning. Arrived Thursday morning from adjacent state by USPS Bound Printed Matter in good condition. Grey plastic envelope was used (no bubble wrap). Not sure if bent corner was from shipping (see photo). One page had large corner torn off (see photo). Accurate description. Printed invoice included. Still a good value on a used book from a not-for-profit organization. Thanks!Quick Cooking Annual Recipes 2022 - Taste of Home (#375409554484)
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- o***o (1747)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis is the second copy I bought of this book. The first copy was the wrong book. I sent a picture and they responded with an answer that didn’t match the question so I bought it again. Got the right book 2nd time! Thanks!