Ceceri, Kathy.
Summary: Describes the history, geography, culture, and people of the legendary trade route that extended between China and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 950 CECOllivier, Bernard
Summary: The Road to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Ollivier’s stunning, true-to-life account of the second part of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul to Xi’an, China along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out of Istanbul left off, Ollivier heads out of the Middle East and into Central Asia, grappling not only with his own will to continue...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915 OLLNayeri, Daniel
Summary: "This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC NAYHarris, Kate
Summary: As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she craved--to be an explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician--had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario, the likes of Marco Polo and Magellan had mapped the whole earth; there was nothing left to be discovered. Looking beyond this planet, she decided to become a scientist and go to Mars. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 915.804 HARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRIS, KATE HARSummary: A war correspondent for the AP news agency is the guide on the trade route that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Experience the fascinating tour through six countries encountering specialists, historians and people with a passion who will help the viewer learn the past and present identities of those countries. From Venice to Turkey to Xi₂an to China, rediscover the Silk Road.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Travels through five countries along the Silk Road between China and Turkey, featuring the cultures, modern traditions, and histories of the regions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar, Inc. 2012
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Summary: "Mr. Smith and his companions begin their journey back, returning the way they came, but with a treasured new addition - or two. Camera in hand, each stop provides new subjects to photograph and cherish, but they must be careful to avoid the moving Russian troops and whispered talk of war..."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIJun, Nie
Summary: "Xinyue and his brother are seekers, hunting Aweto--a rare, plantlike treasure--along the Silk Road. When Xinyue discovers the child of a deity that creates Aweto, it disrupts his already turbulent life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SEECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC SEEMori, Kaoru
Summary: "Mr. Smith keeps on his journey retracing his steps, stopping next at a seaside village where he is greeted by a pair of enthusiastic young brides! Laila and Leily are eager to prove themselves as capable hostesses, but failing in the attempt could have serious social consequences. As the twins scramble in the kitchen, the discussion around the table turns to recent rumors of danger in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIAzad, Nafiza
Summary: Fatima lives in the city of Noor, on the Silk Road, which is currently protected by the Ifrit, djinn of order and reason, from attacks by the violent and ruthless Shayateen djinn--but Fatima was infused with the fire of the Ifrit who died saving her whenshe was four years old, and when one of the most important Ifrit dies she finds herself drawn into the intrigues of the court, the affairs of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AZAJarman, Cat
Summary: An acclaimed bioarchaeologist traces the path of an ancient piece of jewelry found in a Viking grave in England back to eighth-century Baghdad and India, explaining that the Vikings' route may have been far more varied than previously known.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 948.022 JARFrankopan, Peter
Summary: "Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the birth of the world's great religions, the appetites for foreign goods that drove economies and the growth of nations. From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the growth of Greece and Rome to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 909 FRAPeet, Mal
Summary: Young Yazul's love for making kites with his grandfather meets with disapproval from his father, a lord along the Silk Road, until their community is attacked by bandits and Yazul and his grandfather use their skills to help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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Summary: Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China and Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906).
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 950.1 MAJCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 950.1 MAJContents: Introduction -- Silk Road, ancient and contemporary / Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis -- Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma / Yo-Yo Ma and Theodore Levin -- Melodic migration in northwest China / Bright Sheng -- Fashioned from fiber / Elizabeth Barber -- Astrology and a Japanese Star Mandala / Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis -- Sacred sites along the Silk Road / photographs by Kenro Izu, text by Debra Diamond --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 950 ALOAlford, Jeffrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Ma, Yo-Yo
Contents: Enchantment : Mohini (Enchantment) ; Oasis ; Distant green valley ; Akhalqalaqi dance ; Echoes of a lost city -- Origins: Mountains are far away ; Yanzi (Swallow song) ; Battle remembered ; Summer in the high grassland -- New beginnings: Kor Arab ; Shikasta (minstrel's song) ; Night at the Caravanserai ; Gallop of a thousand horses ; Tanang (Currents) ; Sacred cloud music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MASummary: Over the past sixteen years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, exemplifies music's ability to blur international boundaries, blend disparate cultures, and inspire hope for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MUSMori, Kaoru
Summary: "Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues as Mr. Smith extends his journey. This time, he is welcomed into the home of a wealthy tradesman and his wife, Anis. Custom dictates that, as a woman, Anis is not permitted to meet their visitor face-to-face, but even so, she counts herself blessed to live in such a beautiful estate and be married to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIThubron, Colin
Summary: A journey along the greatest land route on earth: out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart and camel, he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor to the ancient port of Antioch....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Trav Wor ThubronContents: Les monts Han Huhiin = The Han Huhiin Mountains (Egschligen) (2:14) -- Harati (Ensemble nǒ-traditional de Kotchkorka) (2:09) -- L'implorante = The beseecher (Monj́t́ Yultchiv̌a) (8:47) -- Musique de cour = Court music (3:13) -- N'čoute pas, mon ami-- = Do not listen, my friend-- (Ali Reza Ghorbani) (7:32) -- Tu es comme un petit perroquet = You are like a little parrot (Sudha Ragunathan) (7:14)...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Accords croisš 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/ASIAN MUSBernstein, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 2001
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 915.04 BERMa, Yo-Yo
Contents: Mongolian traditional long song (1:28) -- Legend of Herlen / Byambasuren Sharav (11:17) -- Blue little flower (4:22) ; Mido mountain (3:51) / Chinese traditional ; arranged by Wu Tong and Li Cang Sang -- Moon over Guan mountains / Zhao Jiping (11:48) -- Five Finnish folksongs. No. 3, Miero vuotti uutta kuuta (1:58) ; No. 5, Joiku (2:26) / Michio Mamiya -- Avaz-e dashti / Persian traditional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2001
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MAMori, Kaoru
Summary: "Having reached his destination in Ankara, Smith is not only reunited with his old friend, but also Talas, the woman he briefly stayed with on his journey. An agreement was made, and now Smith must travel back to Amir and Karluk with his new companions and newly acquired camera. However, the roads back are perilous as war approaches..."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2019