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Central Asia Overland - September 2008 - Our reading list
Three Cups of TeaThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Buy new: £6.25 / Used from: £3.37
ShantaramShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Buy new: £6.26 / Used from: £2.66
The Great Game: On Secret Service in High AsiaThe Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia by Peter Hopkirk
Buy new: £7.31 / Used from: £4.67
The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central AsiaThe New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia by Lutz Kleveman
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £2.35
Shadow of the Silk RoadShadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron
Buy new: £6.67 / Used from: £1.34
... and "The Lost Heart of Asia" (in fact anything by Colin Thubron)
A History of the Middle EastA History of the Middle East by Peter Mansfield
Buy new: £8.08 / Used from: £6.14
Shah of Shahs (Penguin Classics)Shah of Shahs (Penguin Classics) by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Buy new: £5.44 / Used from: £4.28
Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and HopeIran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £1.75
The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Classics)The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Classics) by Robert Byron
Buy new: £5.84 / Used from: £3.32
Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in IranMirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran by Jason Elliot
Buy new: £5.70 / Used from: £1.74
... and his "An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan"
Sacred GamesSacred Games by Vikram Chandra
Buy new: £5.55 / Used from: £0.01
Q and A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire)Q and A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire) by Vikas Swarup
Buy new: £4.86 / Used from: £0.01
aka the basis of the film, Slum Dog Millionaire
In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo)In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo) by William Dalrymple
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £0.01
... or anything else by William Dalrymple
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken HeartBlood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
Buy new: £5.56 / Used from: £0.01
The Places In BetweenThe Places In Between by Rory Stewart
Buy new: £5.64 / Used from: £2.47
... and his books on Iraq
Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land That DisappearedApples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land That Disappeared by Christopher Robbins
Buy new: £14.65 / Used from: £10.01
For a Pagan Song: In the Footsteps of the Man Who Would be King - Travels in India, Pakistan and AfghanistanFor a Pagan Song: In the Footsteps of the Man Who Would be King - Travels in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan by Jonny Bealby
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.01
.. and his other two: "Running with the Moon" and "Silk Dreams, Troubled Road"
The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics)The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by Rudyard Kipling
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.01
On the Road to Kandahar: Travels Through Conflict in the Islamic WorldOn the Road to Kandahar: Travels Through Conflict in the Islamic World by Jason Burke
Buy new: £5.80 / Used from: £2.49
Sharon and My Mother-in-law: Ramallah DiariesSharon and My Mother-in-law: Ramallah Diaries by Suad Amiry
Buy used from: £0.01
Wild West China: The Untold Story of a Frontier LandWild West China: The Untold Story of a Frontier Land by Christian Tyler
Buy used from: £3.70
The Crossing Place: Journey Among the ArmeniansThe Crossing Place: Journey Among the Armenians by Philip Marsden
Buy new: £5.65 / Used from: £0.01
News from TartaryNews from Tartary by Peter Fleming
Buy new: £7.45 / Used from: £3.75
The Carpet WarsThe Carpet Wars by Christopher Kremmer
Buy used from: £11.77
Yemen: Travels in Dictionary LandYemen: Travels in Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Buy used from: £3.50
and his books on tracing the footsteps of Ibn Battutah