郝益东编著的《草原天道(世界文明与中国草原变迁)(英文版)》立足国际视野，对草原文化、经济、生态、社会发展等进行了叙述与分析。作者将牧区、牧民、牧业问题融于所见所闻的实际经历，并在更长、更广的时空范围内加以思考。书中介绍了游牧史变迁、“牧牛王国”的兴衰、各国草原畜牧业艰难转型等史料和史实，以及作者对我国草原畜牧业现代化路径的探讨，读者可从中得到非常丰富的信息。作者文风朴实、文笔清晰流畅。

郝益东编著的《草原天道(世界文明与中国草原变迁)(英文版)》为英文版，《草原天道(世界文明与中国草原变迁)(英文版)》讲述了：China is a vast agricultural country. Itsprairie culture and grassland economy are amajor component of the Chinese civilizationand economy. Combining narration withrich historical materials, this book presentsa panoramic description of steppe life andactivity in the successive historical stagesof hunting, nomadism, and modern animalhusbandry. The book compares the vicissitudesof nomadism on the Mongolian Plateau withlife on the grasslands of other nations, andelaborates on the sustainable developmentof the steppe economy. Taking meat from thegrassland as an example, the author aspires togalvanize his readers with his own passion.

Chapter 1

 Steppe Routeways and East-West Exchanges

 Eurasian Steppes: The Ancient East-West Thoroughfare

 Traces of Exchanges in Time Immemorial

 Waves of Exchange in the Alteration of Nomadic Empires

 Summary of the Roles of Eurasian Thoroughfare

 Reading Materials: Concept and Connotation of "Prairie Silk Road"

 Reading Materials: Tibetan Buddhist Temple by the Baltic Sea

Chapter 2

 Changing Face of Nomadism

 General Knowledge of Nomadism

 19 Head: Upper Limit for Per-capita Livestock Holdings

 Unchanged for Three Millennia

 Evolution and Transformation of Nomadic Lifestyle

 Reading Materials: Postscript to Intensive Grassland Animal Husbandry

Chapter 3

 Meat from Grassland--Timeless Treasure

 American Beef Dominating World Market

 Heritage and Development of Inner Mongolian Meat

 Prairie Meat: Competing for Customers

 Prairie Meat Products from Other Parts of the World

 Secrets of Prairie Meat Flavor

Chapter 4

 Modernization of Animal Husbandry

 Grassland Areas

 Different Outcomes of Nomadic History

 "Cells" of Modernization

 Division of Labor and Cooperation

 Path to Modernization

 Reading Materials: Ordos' Exemplary Project of Establishing Standards

 for a Modern Animal Husbandry Industry (Abridged)

 Bibliography

 Postscript

 Postscript for the English Edition