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1) River of no reprieve: descending Siberia's waterway of exile, death, and destiny

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Tayler, Jeffrey

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

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The author of In Putin's Footsteps chronicles a deadly trek through the icy Russian region known for gulags and isolation.
In a custom-built boat, Jeffrey Tayler travels some 2,400 miles down the Lena River from near Lake Baikal to high above the Arctic Circle, recreating a journey first made by Cossack forces more than three hundred years ago. He is searching for primeval beauty and a respite from the corruption, violence, and self-destructive...

2) Angry wind: through Muslim Black Africa by truck, bus, boat, and camel

Author

Tayler, Jeffrey

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

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"Engrossing . . . Vividly written and trenchantly observed." Publishers Weekly "Tayler. . .continues to enthrall readers with journeys to zones of the unexpected. . .Highly recommended." Library Journal "Those who want to learn more about Islam in Africa should not miss this beautifully written travelogue." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review "Angry Wind is a sandstorm of a travel narrative: powerful, dangerous, and impossible to escape." --Jonathan...

3) Murderers in mausoleums: riding the back roads of empire between Moscow and Beijing

Author

Tayler, Jeffrey

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

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A gripping journey through some of the planet's most remote and challenging terrain and its peoples, in search of why democracy has yet to thrive in lands it seemed so recently ready to overtake Across the largest landmass on earth, in lands once conquered by Genghis Khan and exploited by ruthless Communist regimes, autocratic and dictatorial states are again arising, growing wealthy on petrodollars and low-cost manufacturing. More and more, they...

4) Glory in a camel's eye: trekking through the Moroccan Sahara

Author

Tayler, Jeffrey

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

5) In Putin's footsteps: searching for the soul of an empire across Russia's eleven time zones

Author

Khrushcheva, Nina L

Pub. Date

2019.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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"In Putin's Footsteps is Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler's unique combination of travelogue, current affairs, and history, showing how Russia's dimensions have shaped its identity and culture through the decades. With exclusive insider status as Nikita Khrushchev's great grand-daughter, and an ex-pat living and reporting on Russia and the Soviet Union since 1983, Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler offer a poignant exploration of the largest country...