Journeys on the Silk Road A Desert Explorer, Buddha's Secret Library, and the Unearthing of the World's Oldest Printed Book

Name: Journeys on the Silk Road A Desert Explorer, Buddha's Secret Library, and the Unearthing of the World's Oldest Printed Book
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ISBN: 9780762782970

ISBN-10: 0762782978

ISBN-13: 9780762782970

Edition: 2012

Authors: Joyce Morgan, Conrad Walters

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When a Chinese monk broke through a hidden door in 1900, he uncovered one of history’s greatest literary secrets: a 1,000-year-old time capsule of life along the ancient Silk Road. Inside the chamber on the edge of the Gobi Desert, documents were piled from floor to ceiling. The gem among them was the Diamond Sutra of 868 A.D., now recognized as the world’s oldest printed book. The book’s journey—by camel through treacherous deserts, by boat to London scholars, by train to evade the bombs of World War II—merges an explorer’s adventures, and political intrigue. Its path from East to West has coincided with the growing appeal of Buddhism in the contemporary world. As the Gutenberg Age cedes…

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List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 9/4/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Prologue



The Great Race



Signs of Wonder



The Listening Post



The Moon and the Mail



The Angels' Sanctuary



City of Sands



Tricks and Trust



Key to the Cave



The Hidden Gem



The Thieves' Road



Affliction in the Orchard



Frozen



Yesterday, Having Drunk Too Much…



Stormy Debut



Treasure Hunters



Hangman's Hill



Facets of a Jewel



Shifting Sands



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Postscript


Acknowledgments


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Index


About the Authors