Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Good book by foreign person:

I was very surprised to find this book about my wonderful country Mongolia, and I am very proud that a foreign person would take such interest in my country Even when a child I heard about the famous mountain Burkhan Khaldun, but I have never gone there. Now Don Croner goes to this mountain! I have visited the museum of our Bodg Khan, but I did not know the story of Zanabazar. Now I read about it in this book by a foreigner! And my mother's mother was born in Zavkhan aimag, near Uliastai town, which is in... more info

Well Written, Very Informative:

Having traveled in Mongolia myself I can well appreciate Don Croner's persistence in getting to some of the less well known and seldom visited places. This is a well written book and very informative. As another reviewer noted, Don Croner does not say much about himself, but I find this kind of a relief. So many authors these days use travel as a backdrop for their ramblings about themselves, which oftentimes are not all that interesing. Don Croner concerns himself with - surprise - Mongolia. The chapter on... more info

In Search of Don Croner:

This book presents a fascinating view of Mongolia, written by an American who has seen and done much more than the typical American tourist. I would agree with others who commented about the strange combination of a highly literate author and a non-native English-speaking editor. This didn't detract from the book at all for me; it merely deepened my curiosity about Don Croner. Who is he? Why would an author who took pains to design the Book and cover, painstakingly draw the book maps, and even select the... more info