No comments about Daoism in China: An Introduction.

No comments about Tibet & Nepal.

No comments about A Western Panorama 1849-1875 the Travels, Writings and Influence of J. Ross Browne on the Pacific Coast, and in Texas, Nevada, Arizona and Baja California, as the First Mining Commissioner, and Minister to China.

No comments about The Chinese Walking Stick: And Other Short Stories.

No comments about Visits to High Tartary, Yarkand and Kashgar (Oxford in Asia Hardback Reprints).

5 comments about Uzbekistan: The Golden Road to Samarkand (Odyssey Guides).

1. Although at times this guidebook serves as an outlet for the authors' intellectual and personal preoccupation with the region, thereby losing its practicality for the reader, overall it is both helpful and beautifully written, brimming with sensory and cultural detail... The authors do not just tell you to go to a bazaar in Samarkand; they take you there, weaving you through narrow streets and by beer vendors, letting you smell the shashlik, nudging you to watch out for pickpockets. Because the authors do not miss a beat, this guide is at times almost a virtual tour of the country. Because the region is unstable and consequently dynamic, this book is now somewhat outdated in certain areas. The two need to update the edition.



2. This is not a mere travel guidance of Uzbekistan, but one of the best scientific articles full of joyful information spiced with humanistic reaction of the authors toward the legacy of Silk Road and Soviet Russian history.
   Names of people, telephone number, street name, as well as social and political information are all correct. Evaluation of the hotel accommodation including smart managers and busters is illustrated interestingly. If the authors would be aware of the fact that the inattentive attitude of the people in some area shows the existence of military secrets, this book might have shown a different flavor.
   Because I have given this book to my friend in Uzbekistan, I would like to order you another copy.



3. I live and work in the heart of Central Asia. Of all the guide books available, this one is the best yet. Not only does it have beautiful color photos and maps, the history articles are excellent. Beware: when you open up this book on the streets of Samarkand, Bukhara, or Khiva, people will gather around to view it! It's so good, I am ordering a full class room set for my students to use in the Uzbekistan studies part of our curriculum at Tashkent International School.



4. This book is not only the definitive and most comprehensive but it is also the most uncannily accurate and comprehensive guide to Uzbekistan in 2006. Throughout our travels from Tashkent to Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand and back to Tashkent it was our bible, not only helping us to negotiate the culture but directed us to the 'must do' places to see or visit. In fact it made eveything about the country utterley comprehensible - from food and culture to history and politics. It came home very badly thumbed. Brilliant!



5. I lived in Uzbekistan for two years, and at the time this was the only reliable guide to sightseeing in the country. Well researched and full of historical anecdotes. Re-reading the book only makes me want to return to this very complex nation.

No comments about In China with Harpo and Karl.

No comments about China (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit).

No comments about The Classical Gardens of Suzhou.

No comments about Le voyage d'outre-mer (Égypte, Mont Sinay, Palestine) de Jean Thenaud: Suivi de la Relation de l'ambassade de Domenico Trevisan auprès du Soudan d'Égypte, 1512. Publié et annoté par Ch. Schefer.