The Silk Roads
by Peter Frankopan
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest
Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is wide-ranging, weighty and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
"Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the birth of the world's great religions, the appetites for foreign goods that drove economies and the growth of nations.
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- Author
- Peter Frankopan
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 128
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- Open Library
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