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In Xanadu by William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple is one of the few authors whose books I have read all of. With my recent completion of In Xanadu, that is. Based on a

The Carpet Wars, by Christopher Kremmer

I have a particular liking for travel reportage, and Christopher Kremmer’s The Carpet Wars is very enjoyable, though unsatisfying in several important ways. The subtitle on the