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Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (2005, Three Rivers Press) 4 stars

The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback …

Review of 'Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Interesting, though a slow read. The authors prose just fails to live up to the events he's describing. It never quite succeeds as either an in-depth history, or a travel log, or a narrative historical tale.