Giles Whittell, leader writer for the London Times and author of Extreme Continental: Blowing Hot and Cold Through Central Asia, recently named his top explorer books.Number One on Whitell's list:
The Travels of Ibn Battuta by Ibn BattutaRead about all six titles on the list.
The great Uzbek shows just what the East thought of the West in the 14th century.
--Marshal Zeringue