Travelogue & Memoirs
In 2002, Mr. Stewart, a Scottish journalist walks from Herat to Kabul. He was told the trip was not possible in the dead of winter. The book relates his experiences; high points and low; grudging hospitality ... more
Opium Season: A Year on the Afghan Frontier
A young American working on the brutal fault line where the war on terror meets the war on drugs. Joel Hafvenstein signed up for a year in Afghanistan in the heart of the country's opium trade, running ... more
On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire
Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the British in India ... more
Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Race for Lhasa
'A marvelous book, well researched and beautifully written -- a treat for armchair explorers everywhere' -- New Statesman 'As vivid and gripping as a John Buchan novel' more
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of Central Asia
The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. ... more
Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia
'Let us turn our faces towards Asia', exhorted Lenin when the long-awaited revolution in Europe failed to materialize. 'The East will help us conquer the West.' Peter Hopkirk's book tells for the first ... more
