MichaelKohn, former editor of the MongolMessenger newspaper,is one steppe ahead of the journalistic posse in this epic Westernset in the Far East. Kohn's memoir of his time as a newsman in Mongolia is anirresistible account of a land where falcon poachers, cattlerustlers, exiled Buddhist leaders, death-defying child jockeys andpolitical assassins vie for page one. A turf war between lamas,shamans, Mormon elders and ministers provides the spiritual backdropin this nation which had only just been liberated from Soviet rule. From the reincarnated Bogd Khan and his press spokesman tovodka-fueled racing entrepreneurs and political leaders unclear onthe concept of freedom of the press, Kohn explores one of Asia'smost fascinating, mysterious and misunderstood lands.