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Night Train to Turkistan: Modern Adventures Along China's Ancient Silk Road (Traveler)
Night Train to Turkistan Modern Adventures Along China's Ancient Silk Road - Traveler
Author: Stuart Stevens
'From the beginning, it was a silly idea. This, of course, I liked.' — So begins Night Train to Turkistan, Stuart Stevens' irreverent, irresistible Chinese travel tale. In the late fall of 1986, Stevens, a young political consultant and writer, invited three friends to join him on an unlikely 5,000-mile quest along China's Ancient Silk Road. Thei...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780871131904
ISBN-10: 0871131900
Pages: 236
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Publisher: The Atlantic Monthly Press
Book Type: Paperback
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A fascinating adventure along the Silk Road. Sure to be enjoyed by anyone who likes the early Paul Theroux books.
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 reviewed Night Train to Turkistan: Modern Adventures Along China's Ancient Silk Road (Traveler) on + 3352 more book reviews
a very interesting, if jaundiced, view of a difficult trek made through China during the 1980s. Bold adventurous readers will be envious and want to try something similar. Armchair travelers will enjoy it and have fun imagining the scenes.
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true account of 4 Americans traveling 5000 miles by train,donkey cart, bicyles
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Very funny book about 4 Americans travelling across Western China in the dead of winter, 1988. If you enjoy laughing at other peoples' suffering, read this.


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