The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Peter Frankopan

672 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced

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For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the west – in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of riches and adventure. Sweeping right across Central Asia and deep into China and India, a ...

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informative 98%
challenging 34%
reflective 25%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 8%
dark 7%
sad 7%
tense 4%
hopeful 2%

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slow 43%
fast 2%

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