Kyle Harrison
to-read
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Author
- Jack Weatherford
- Published
- 2004
- Recommended
- 3 times
Why it’s on the list: Jack Weatherford’s history of Genghis Khan and the Mongol empire, arguing for their role in the making of the modern world.
Where I heard about it
- Matt Mullenweg — bolded on his “29 Books in 2019” list (ma.tt, January 2020) as one he particularly enjoyed or found himself discussing. Saved in August 2020.
- Replies to @typesfast — named again in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. The full list from that thread 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.