November 2016 Issue John Man Obscure Empires Brought to Light The History of Central Asia: The Age of Islam and the Mongols By Christoph Baumer (Translated by Martina Dervis & Dafydd Roberts) LR
August 2015 Issue Timothy Brook Our Father in Mongolia Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World By Frank McLynn LR
June 2014 Issue Frank McLynn Centaurs of the Steppes The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan, His Heirs, and the Founding of Modern China By John Man LR
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