Author Chrisopher Robbins is on an airplane when he learns that "Apples Are From Kazakhstan." That tidbit of knowledge leads him to travel there and and becomes the title of his book. And a wonderful book it is. Kazakhstan was closed to foreigners for decades and is relatively unknown. Reading the book makes the country familiar. Eagle hunting, tulips, archeology, WWII history, Mamelukes, nomads, trade with China, politics...all are discovered by Robbins as he joyfully acquaints himself and his readers with a new land.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
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