"A travelogue in the best nineteenth-century tradition.... Readers are treated to a precarious ride."
-- Linda Hales, The Washington Post
"Best book to tide you over when you're done with the morning paper."
-- Chicago Tribune
"A book full of passion...Brian Murphy's excitement about rugs sweeps you away."
-- Mark Kurlansky, author of Salt: A World History and Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
"A superb example of the 'Holy Grail' travel book."
-- Catherine Watson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune