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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford
by Jack Weatherford
Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya's review
bookshelves: audible-com, biography, history, write-review
Mar 13, 11
bookshelves: audible-com, biography, history, write-review
Read from February 07 to March 10, 2011
~THE JUST WRATH OF GODS~
Listening to this fascinating audio book in the gym and when walking the dog... Temurlen (as he's known here) had a tough childhood; his warrior life started with his refusal to let go of his beloved wife Borta who was kidnapped by a huge and strong tribe... And he, a 19-year old boy who grew up as an outcast, hunting for rats, went on gathering support to bring her (and also his mother and other women of the family) back, for he felt that his chest was cut open and heart cut out of it without her... I am quite proud that Bukhara, the town in my country, had the longest in HISTORY run of descendants-rulers, all the way from 1220 to 1920, when the Soviets interrupted it. It was a great way to pay honors to this man, even though he did invade it in the beginning of the 13th century... But when invading a kingdom, he would always keep the scholars and artists and artisans and priests alive and well, and he would gather its wealthy and noble people and say: "it is for YOUR sins that I am sent to your door. Poor people has not role it it; YOU are the ones who brought the wrath of Gods unto your Kingdom; and here I am."
Boy, was he right...
...more later, once I am done with this beautifully and engagingly written account of the life and deeds of the great warrior enchantingly narrated by Jonathan Davis and Jack Weatherford, the author himself.
Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya
Listening to this fascinating audio book in the gym and when walking the dog... Temurlen (as he's known here) had a tough childhood; his warrior life started with his refusal to let go of his beloved wife Borta who was kidnapped by a huge and strong tribe... And he, a 19-year old boy who grew up as an outcast, hunting for rats, went on gathering support to bring her (and also his mother and other women of the family) back, for he felt that his chest was cut open and heart cut out of it without her... I am quite proud that Bukhara, the town in my country, had the longest in HISTORY run of descendants-rulers, all the way from 1220 to 1920, when the Soviets interrupted it. It was a great way to pay honors to this man, even though he did invade it in the beginning of the 13th century... But when invading a kingdom, he would always keep the scholars and artists and artisans and priests alive and well, and he would gather its wealthy and noble people and say: "it is for YOUR sins that I am sent to your door. Poor people has not role it it; YOU are the ones who brought the wrath of Gods unto your Kingdom; and here I am."
Boy, was he right...
...more later, once I am done with this beautifully and engagingly written account of the life and deeds of the great warrior enchantingly narrated by Jonathan Davis and Jack Weatherford, the author himself.
Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya
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Long ago I read a book on Genghis Kahn, and of course I've seen at least one movie about him, but nothing that really stuck with me--there were too many missing pieces in those stories--sounds to me as if YOU are reading a REALLY good book on Genghis Kahn, a book that I should order!
Thanks for the fascinating historical note on Bukhara--I never knew that!!
Smiles, Hugs and Please keep writing!!
Anna