{"product_id":"night-train-to-turkistan-modern-adventures-along-chinas-ancient-silk-road-9780871131904","title":"Night Train to Turkistan: Modern Adventures Along China's Ancient Silk Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"From the beginning, it was a silly idea. This, of course, I liked.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo begins \u003cem\u003eNight Train to Turkistan\u003c\/em\u003e, Stuart Stevens's irreverent, irresistible Chinese travel tale. In the late fall of 1986, Stevens, a young political consultant and writer, invited three friends to join him on an unlikely 5,000-mile quest along China's Ancient Silk Road. Their goal was to retrace the steps of a famous journey made in 1936 by Peter Fleming, an eccentric British writer\/traveler, who, like his brother Ian Fleming, had a flair for exceptional adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStevens's choice of companions is more amusing than useful-a triathlete and closet good ole boy, a kung fu expert from Yale, and a six-foot-tall female rower in Lycra stretch gear. Only one of them-Mark Salzman, author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eIron \u0026amp; Silk\u003c\/em\u003e-had ever been to China before and Salzman is profoundly unsure of he likes being back. Together this improbable foursome sets out from Beijing determined to follow Fleming's route on the Silk Road to Kashgar, the fabled capital of Chinese Turkistan (or Tartary as it has been known for centuries) is one of the wildest, least populated regions on earth, dominated by the fierce Takla Makan desert, a name which translates into \"you go in, but you do not come out.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the unbelievable cold of a Chinese winter, Stevens \u0026amp; Co. rumble across China in trains, donkey carts, bicycles, and some of the more memorable buses in recent literature. Often trapped in monolithic Russian-built hotels, they battle, bluff, and plead their way through the mazes of Chinese bureaucracy, surviving on such delicacies as lamb fat and cold noodles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrammed with unforgettable characters and unforgettably funny scenes, \u003cem\u003eNight Train to Turkistan\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare, high-spirited romp across a country where travelers are greeted with \"Comrades, we welcome you to your journey. Please do not spit everywhere . . .\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 5.54w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871131904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/1988","brand":"Atlantic Monthly Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41335679156339,"sku":"9.78087E+12","price":14.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_24eceb51-ea54-46b2-b18f-034e960ea41d.jpg?v=1707327986","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/night-train-to-turkistan-modern-adventures-along-chinas-ancient-silk-road-9780871131904","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}