Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Why it’s on the list: One Matt bolded as particularly enjoyed / found himself discussing — “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford”.

Where I saw it: Matt Mullenweg’s “29 Books in 2019” list (ma.tt, January 2020), saved and tagged #books-to-read in August 2020.

Re-surfaced (recommendation #2) in the reply thread to @typesfast asking “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 5, 2025) — a crowd-sourced list Kyle recovered by hand; the full list lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet).

Connections

• 29 Books in 2019 (Matt Mullenweg)
• What’s the best history book… (tweet) — recommendation #2: named in this crowd-sourced thread.