Last Secrets Of The Silk Road
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The Last Secrets Of The Silk Road
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Author : Countess Alexandra Tolstoy
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2003
The Last Secrets Of The Silk Road written by Countess Alexandra Tolstoy and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Four young Englishwomen retrace the ancient Silk Road--4,500 miles in eight months by horse and camel.
Last Secrets Of The Silk Road
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Author : Countess Alexandra Tolstoy
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Last Secrets Of The Silk Road written by Countess Alexandra Tolstoy and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with categories.
Four young Englishwomen retrace the ancient Silk Road - 4,500 miles in eight months by horse and camel.
Story Of The Silk Road
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Story Of The Silk Road written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
The Silk Road
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Author : Frances Wood
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2002
The Silk Road written by Frances Wood and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
This gorgeously illustrated oversized book brings the history and cultures of the Silk Road alive -- from its beginnings to the present day -- covering more than 5000 years.
Secrets Of The Silk Road
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Author : Victor H. Mair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Secrets Of The Silk Road written by Victor H. Mair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Asia, Central categories.
Journeys On The Silk Road
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Author : Joyce Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-08-22
Journeys On The Silk Road written by Joyce Morgan and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-22 with History categories.
When a Chinese monk broke into a hidden cave in 1900, he uncovered one of the world’s great literary secrets: a time capsule from the ancient Silk Road. Inside, scrolls were piled from floor to ceiling, undisturbed for a thousand years. The gem within was the Diamond Sutra of AD 868. This key Buddhist teaching, made 500 years before Gutenberg inked his press, is the world’s oldest printed book. The Silk Road once linked China with the Mediterranean. It conveyed merchants, pilgrims and ideas. But its cultures and oases were swallowed by shifting sands. Central to the Silk Road’s rediscovery was a man named Aurel Stein, a Hungarian-born scholar and archaeologist employed by the British service. Undaunted by the vast Gobi Desert, Stein crossed thousands of desolate miles with his fox terrier Dash. Stein met the Chinese monk and secured the Diamond Sutra and much more. The scroll’s journey—by camel through arid desert, by boat to London’s curious scholars, by train to evade the bombs of World War II—merges an explorer’s adventures, political intrigue, and continued controversy. The Diamond Sutra has inspired Jack Kerouac and the Dalai Lama. Its journey has coincided with the growing appeal of Buddhism in the West. As the Gutenberg Age cedes to the Google Age, the survival of the Silk Road’s greatest treasure is testament to the endurance of the written word.
Secrets Of The Silk Road
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Author : Larry Andrews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-10
Secrets Of The Silk Road written by Larry Andrews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Along this captivating journey, Larry Andrews encounters a strange amulet, Hindu holy men, Buddhist monks, ancient sacred books and a hidden monastery at the edge of the Gobi Desert. A series of bizarre clues ultimately leads the author to the desert where he undergoes an intense period of spiritual reconditioning, returning home a changed man-a happy man-and a man with the sacred books and diaries of his incredible adventure in Central Asia. Book jacket.
Foreign Devils On The Silk Road
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Author : Peter Hopkirk
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-15
Foreign Devils On The Silk Road written by Peter Hopkirk and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-15 with History categories.
The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art and learning. In time it began to decline. The traffic slowed, the merchants left and finally its towns vanished beneath the desert sands to be forgotten for a thousand years. But legends grew up of lost cities filled with treasures and guarded by demons. In the early years of the last century foreign explorers began to investigate these legends, and very soon an international race began for the art treasures of the Silk Road. Huge wall paintings, sculptures and priceless manuscripts were carried away, literally by the ton, and are today scattered through the museums of a dozen countries. Peter Hopkirk tells the story of the intrepid men who, at great personal risk, led these long-range archaeological raids, incurring the undying wrath of the Chinese.
Secrets Of The Silk Road
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Author : Shah Rukh
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-12-24
Secrets Of The Silk Road written by Shah Rukh and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-24 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Secrets of the Silk Road: A Kid's Guide to Ancient Trade" is a delightful adventure for young readers, offering a vivid exploration of the ancient Silk Road. With engaging storytelling, this book unveils the secrets of this historic trade route, bringing to life the diverse cultures, exotic goods, and fascinating stories of merchants and traders who journeyed along its paths. It's an educational and entertaining guide that sparks curiosity and transports children to a bygone era of exploration and discovery.
Shadow Of The Silk Road
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Author : Colin Thubron
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-02-29
Shadow Of The Silk Road written by Colin Thubron and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with Travel categories.
A journey along the greatest land route on earth, from the master of travel writing Colin Thubron On buses, donkey carts, trains, jeeps and camels, Colin Thubron traces the drifts of the first great 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. Covering over 7000 miles in eight months Thubron recounts extraordinary adventures - a near-miss with a drunk-driver, incarceration in a Chinese cell during the SARS epidemic, undergoing root canal treatment without anaesthetic in Iran - in inimitable prose. Shadow of the Silk Road is about Asia today; a magnificent account of an ancient world in modern ferment. 'It is hard to think of a better travel book written this century' Times 'Thubron is the pre-eminent travel writer of his generation' Sunday Telegraph