false 386402 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 386402 10 687924 1994 The Lost Heart of Asia total:85|5:21|4:38|3:20|2:5|1:1| 85 328 141 14 83934 3.73 623 158 37369959 1702998 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.84 80 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 4 1 false Mon Nov 10 16:35:19 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 16:35:35 -0800 2008 3 or 4 In Siberia, but I always enjoy how Thubron weaves history into his personal narrative.

The one major criticism I have is that in places Thubron can be very condescending in portraying the people he meets. He is constantly de...more...]]> 44510571 253783 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 4 1 false Tue Jan 27 08:27:40 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 08:28:00 -0800 2009 43061290 1880472 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 5 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 16:28:01 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 16:29:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 70660971 952104 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 17:40:29 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 21:24:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32712471 1437619 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 3 0 false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Sep 12 12:58:38 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 08:10:58 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 26618891 1271614 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 5 0 false Sat May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 08 00:01:32 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 00:15:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 11463983 734825 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 3 0 false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 02 12:32:40 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 27 12:22:11 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 8024700 565673 869708 0140246193 9780140246193 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179054632m/869708.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179054632s/869708.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/869708.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 0.0 0 Central Asia was mostly off limits to foreigners during the Soviet years, and while officials are still uncertain about how to deal with a backpack-wearing solo traveler, the locals Thubron meets are not. Thubron finds the heart of Asia in the hearts of its people, swimming in a sea of tea, vodka, and hospitality. From the oldest-known Quran to a deserted Soviet naval base on the shores of a high mountain lake 1,500 miles from the ocean (used to test torpedoes far from spying eyes), Thubron's writing echoes the melancholy emptiness of the wide spaces he passes through. The Lost Heart of Asia is a rare meeting of a marvelous writer and a mysterious land. --Ken Peavler

]]> 1994 0 0 false Sun Oct 21 10:35:19 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 10:35:19 -0700 2007 http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1267616.html[return][return]This is a travelogue of a journey through the five Central Asian former Soviet republics in the early 1990s, shortly after the collapse of the USSR. It had been lingering on my unread books shelf for a while, but I realised that in fact I had...more...]]> 49159677 1779777 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 10:57:51 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 10:59:23 -0700 2009 6930347 65067 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 1 0 false Mon Oct 29 09:37:54 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 00:36:06 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 00:36:06 -0700 2007
Stopped. See no purpose or building of a story, or...more...]]> 15553533 785079 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 4 0 false Sat Feb 16 06:45:33 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 09:35:43 -0800 2008 3934848 245311 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 5 0 false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Aug 01 16:35:43 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 16:36:35 -0700 2007 31313467 1467219 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 3 0 false Thu Oct 16 17:46:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 06:43:13 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 17:46:50 -0700 2008 20980712 1100152 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 4 0 false Fri Apr 25 12:05:05 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:05:25 -0700 2008 so bad.]]> 81679059 955766 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 4 0 false Mon Dec 21 13:27:01 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 13:27:01 -0800 2009 81467915 2938744 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 0 0 false Sat Dec 19 04:44:06 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 19 04:44:06 -0800 2009 80307135 3022341 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 5 0 false Tue Dec 08 10:50:14 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 10:50:14 -0800 2009 79347642 609204 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 3 0 false Sat Dec 26 06:24:53 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:21:10 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 06:24:53 -0800 2009 77195145 814853 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 4 0 false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 07:06:03 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 16:52:43 -0800 2009 76481509 1974403 386402 0060926562 9780060926564 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868m/386402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355868s/386402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386402.The_Lost_Heart_of_Asia 3.86 85 A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

]]> 1994 0 0 false Mon Nov 02 09:23:52 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:23:52 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=386402