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by Jack Weatherford
Who uses, recommends or left Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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The Genghis Khan book was the next one to really satisfy. The leader and his troops arrived out of the desert and devastated the civilizations that had grown up, but laid the foundations for the next ones to grow.
Blog post 'Best nonfiction I read this year, Part II'
2022-01-17·chrisblattman.com ↗
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
His standing Ultimate Book List page, introduced as 'my very favorite books (mostly non-fiction) that I have read since college'; the page carries no visible date, so this is its datePublished metadata (last modified 2022-08-03).
2019-01-20·summation.net ↗
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