Dateline Mongolia : An American journalist in nomad's land (Edition 2) (Paperback)

from chive

I love reading about cultures that are so different from my own and this book was a great opportunity to do so. A young American takes a job at an English language newspaper in Ulaanbaatar. While there he travels to remote parts of a remote country learning about the nomadic lives of the locals. ...

from BookWallah

Mid 20's traveler lands job as Editor of English language newspaper in Mongolia in late 1990s and learns to write. Great travel memoir / history retrospective / current affairs book results. I was skeptical at first, but this book really nails what it is like to live in a little-known country eme...

from dele2451

I'm not sure how Kohn did it, but he made me homesick for a country I've never visited. The insights into Mongolia's rich and colorful history as well as the present political struggles are interesting, but the real gold is his somewhat impromptu wanderings in the countryside.

from tcarter

The most successful sections of this book were the accounts of the interactions and experiences of the author with various different aspects of Mongolian culture, these really drew me in. The background history and political sections seemed less successful. I was glad that the information was the...

from Steve38

I was lucky to get a copy of this book through the monthly 'Early Reviewer'. Thanks librarything and thanks Blacksmith Books. You can't help but admire the young author Michael Kohn. A recent graduate in search of travel and experience takes up the job of editor of an English language newspaper i...