Reception
The book "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" stayed on the New York Times Bestseller List for two weeks in 2004.
Kirkus Reviews summarize "Weatherford’s lively analysis restores the Mongol’s reputation, and it takes wonderful learned detours. . . . Well written and full of surprises.” Washington Post applauded “Reads like the Iliad. Part travelogue, part epic narrative.”. "There is very little time for reading in my new job. But of the few books I've read, my favourite is Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford (Crown Publishers, New York). It's a fascinating book portraying Genghis Khan in a totally new light. It shows that he was a great secular leader, among other things.", Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India said.
For the first time in tournament history of audiobooks by Audible.com, the book was honored along with its final competitor, Karl Marlantes' Matterhorn, as 2011 Champion of the 4th tournament. It was the book of the week by CNN in 2011.
Timothy May concluded that the book is well-written, despite some errors according to his findings.
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