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

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Peter Frankopan with Laurence Kennedy (Narrator)

24 hours, 13 minutes first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced

Description

From the rise and fall of empires in China, Persia, and Rome itself to the spread of Buddhism and advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to Western imperialism and the great wars of the twentieth century, this epic, magisterial work illuminate...

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

Pace

medium 53%
slow 43%
fast 2%

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