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GenghisKhan-creatorofthegreatestempiretheworldhaseverseen-isoneofhistory'simmortals.InCentralAsia,theystillusehisnametofrightenchildren.InChina,heishonouredasthefounderofadynasty.InMongoliaheisthefatherofthenation.IntheUSA,Timemagazine,votedGenghisKhan'themostimportantpersonofthelastmillennium'.Buthowmuchdowereallyknowaboutthisman?Howisitthatanunlettered,unsophisticatedwarrior-nomadcametohavesuchaprofoundeffectonworldpoliticsthathisinfluencecanstillbefeltsome800yearslater?HowheunitedthedeeplydividedMongolpeoplesandwentontoruleanempirethatstretchedfromChinaintheeasttoPolandinthewest(onesubstantiallylargerthanRome'satitszenith)isanepictaleofmartialgeniusandbreathtakingcruelty.JohnMan'stoweringachievementinthisbook,enrichedbyhisexperiencesinChinaandMongoliatoday,istobringthislittle-knownstoryvividlyandviscerallytolife.