Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

So many books, so little time. I have a really hard time deciding what to read whenever I wander into a bookstore or library. So more often than not, I let my friends tell me what to read:

Thanks, C, for the most recent suggestion. I have only gotten past the introduction and first chapter, but Weatherford's writing is lively and fun to read. Those of useducated in the West do not automatically think that Genghis Khan was just as important an influence on civilization as Julius Caesar or Napoleon Bonaparte, but this little book is shaping up to give an Asian his due. For those of you who can't read books longer than 100 pages long, watch the Oscar-nominated trilogy "Mongol." The kid who plays young Genghis Khan is adorable.