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“This is a humongous book filled with beautiful photographs. Some are large enough to spread over two pages, showing famous Silk Road sites and works of art. It’s really a visual treasure. Among all these books, this is the coffee table book. It also has the most expansive definition of the Silk Road. It includes Africa, Europe and Asia. There are fabulous maps throughout the book.” Read more...
The best books on The Silk Road
Valerie Hansen, Historian
Our most recommended books
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On War
by Carl von Clausewitz -
The Histories
by Herodotus -
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
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Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman and translated by Robert Chandler -
The Confessions
by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding) -
Augustine of Hippo
by Peter Brown
