The book by Christoph Baumer, a leading researcher of Central Asia and Tibet, invites you on a fascinating journey through the steppes and high plateaus of the countries surrounding the Taklamakan and Lop Nor deserts - still completely unexplored. Together with the author, you will go in search of the long-lost tomb of Genghis Khan; dig up abandoned oasis cities in the “desert of no return”; discover art treasures in Tibet; explore the remnants of the pre-Buddhist Tibetan religion Bon. The book is unique in that it illuminates the hidden corners that are disappearing not only from the face of the earth, but also from our memory.

CHRISTOPH BAUMERTraces In The Desert. Journeys Of Discovery Across Central Asia© Christoph Baumer, 2008

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