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Bradt Guide Tibet
Michael Buckley
GUIDEBOOK 2006 PAPER 304 PAGES
A practical, detailed overview of Tibetan history, culture, attractions and natural life. Includes color photographs, local maps and excellent travel information.
(TBT74, $22.95)
Trekking in Tibet
Gary McCue George Schaller
GUIDEBOOK 1999 PAPER 317 PAGES
A well informed guide to Tibet, featuring pre-trip planning, discussions of the most scenic routes, and an overview of Tibetan culture and history. Trek duration, distance and elevations are listed for each route description. The book also includes a helpful Tibetan language chapter, a 16-page photo color insert and 15 maps. With a trek to the sacred Mount Kailas, among other long- and short- distance treks. John Miceler (High Asia) contributed the chapter on mountaineering.
(TBT10, $18.95)
My Journey to Lhasa
Alexandra David-Neel
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 2005 PAPER 317 PAGES
A reprint of the 1927 classic by the indomitable Buddhist scholar Alexandra David-Neel, with a new preface by the Dalai Lama. Tibet was still closed to the West in 1923, the year that David-Neel and her adopted Tibetan son set out on their wintry trek to Lhasa. Dressed as humble pilgrims and traveling under cover of night, the duo climbed mountains, fooled soldiers and ultimately reached the capital, where they joined the pilgrim throng. David-Neel was not altogether without the prejudices of her European contemporaries, but she was markedly better-educated; and as a result her travelogue is an informed, informative portrait of early twentieth-century Tibet.
(TBT26, $14.99)
In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation
John Avedon
CULTURAL PORTRAIT 1994 PAPER 391 PAGES
The lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950. Avedon (who accompanied the Dalai Lama on his first American tour) interviewed over 100 people in Dharamsala and Tibet for this new classic. After introductory sections on ancient Tibet and the Chinese occupation, Avedon tackles how the nation was thrust into the 20th century by the loss of its sovereignty. It's a masterful, passionate tribute to the people and culture of Tibet. It's also useful in understanding Nepal today.
(TBT04, $16.95)
Essential Tibetan Buddhism
Robert Thurman
RELIGION 1996 PAPER 317 PAGES
A collection of recently translated texts by the foremost Western scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. Thurman has chosen well from the vibrant sacred literature of Tibet, and helpfully includes suggested further reading, explanatory notes and a directory of sacred sites.
(TBT15, $14.99)
Tibet Map
MapLink
2003 MAP
A detailed traveler's map of Tibet and surrounding regions at a scale of 1:2,000,000, including Kashgar, Delhi, Katmandu, Thimphu and portions of the Xinjiang. With an index on the reverse. Two Sides. 33x49 inches.
(TBT17, $9.95)
Everest Base Camp, Nepal Map
National Geographic
A durable, folded map for treks from Lukla through Sagarmatha National Park to Everest Base Camp, at a scale of 1:50,000.
(HML77, $11.95)
Mt. Everest
National Geographic
A gloriously detailed, birds-eye view of Everest by the cartographers at National Geographic.
(NPL36, $19.99)
Learning Practical Tibetan
Andrew Bloomfield
Yanki Tshering
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A guide to learning useful Tibetan phrases, designed with the traveler in mind.
(TBT38, $19.95)
Trekking in the Everest Region
Jamie McGuinness
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to treks in the Everest region featuring route maps, village plans and concise information on preparations. Fifth Edition
(NPL31, $22.95)
Buddhist Himalayas
Olivier and Danielle Föllmi
Mattieu Ricard
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A big, beautiful celebration of the Himalayas, featuring 185 richly colored, often double-page photographs and essays by Mattieu Ricard.
(HML53, $32.95)
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
John Powers
RELIGION
A comprehensive study of the history and philosophy behind Tibetan Buddhism, suitable for the general reader.
(TBT40, $22.95)
Life and Death on Mt. Everest, Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
Sherry B. Ortner
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A vividly written, scholarly study of the relationship between the Sherpas and the mountaineers who come to "conquer" the Himalayas.
(TBT33, $28.95)
My Tibet
Galen Rowell
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Rowell captures the spirit and powerful allure of Tibet in these striking color photographs of the people and landscapes.
(TBT58, $45.00)
The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947
Tsering Shakya
HISTORY
A comprehensive account of the history and political development of Tibet since 1947, which includes eye-opening details of the American, British and Indian players involved in Tibet's struggle for sovereignty.
(TBT32, $18.00)
The Search for the Panchen Lama
Isabel Hilton
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A skillful and subtle story of the selection -- and kidnapping -- of the 11th incarnation of the Pachen Lama, revealing much of the current state of affairs between Tibet and China.
(TBT43, $14.95)
The Snow Lion and the Dragon, China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama
Melvyn C. Goldstein
HISTORY
A brief history of the relationship of China and Tibet in the 20th century. Goldstein, a professor of history and expert on the region, includes a call for the United States to take an active role in mediating a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
(TBT23, $17.95)
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Graham Coleman
Gyurme Dorje
RELIGION
The first complete English translation of an indispensable work on Tibetan religious beliefs.
(TBT88, $21.00)
Art of Tibet
Robert Fisher
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A concise survey of the culture and religion of Tibet as expressed through its art. With 200 illustrations of monasteries, painting and sculpture throughout the country.
(TBT13, $18.95)
Sacred Tibet
Philip Rawson
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A concise, illustrated survey of Buddhist art in its religious, social and cultural context.
(TBT18, $15.95)
Breaking Trail, A Climbing Life
Arlene Blum
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Blum reveals her transformation from scrawny girl in the flat Midwest to world-class climber in this inspirational memoir of a life in very high places: McKinley, Annapurna, Everest.
(HML72, $14.00)
Everest
David Breashears
EXPLORATION
The stunning IMAX film of an Everest expedition by David Breashears and his team, filmed at the same time as the 1996 disaster recounted in John Krakauer's "Into Thin Air." DVD format.
(HML67, $19.99)
High Adventure
Sir Edmund Hillary
EXPLORATION
A classic of 20th-century mountaineering, this 50th anniversary edition of young Hillary's personal account of his historic ascent of Everest, written the heady days after the celebrated climb, includes a new preface by the author. With black-and-white photos. Hillary modestly attributes his success to "a goodly share of imagination and plenty of energy."
(NPL48, $19.95)
My Land and My People, The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
Dalai Lama
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The Dalai Lama recounts his life and struggle for an independent Tibet. It's one of the most remarkable stories of our time, simply and compassionately told by the Lama himself.
(TBT22, $13.95)
Seven Years in Tibet
Heinrich Harrer
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
First published in 1953, this is the riveting account of a young Austrian adventurer and mountaineer who became tutor to the Dalai Lama.
(TBT02, $14.95)
The Hotel on the Roof of the World
Alec Le Sueur
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An entertaining memoir and account of life in Tibet by a man who worked at a hotel there for five years. It's an insightful look at contemporary politics, quirks and challenges.
(TBT81, $17.95)
The Way of the White Clouds
Lama Anagarika Govinda
Robert Thurman
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The 40th anniversary edition of the remarkable German-born monk and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhism's account of travels and discoveries in Tibet before the 1950 Chinese invasion.
(TBT87, $19.95)
Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land
Patrick French
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A powerful account of travels in Tibet, part memoir and part political analysis.
(TBT76, $14.95)
Touching My Father's Soul, A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest
Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Broughton Coburn
Dalai Lama
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A personal account of the business of Everest, the 1996 IMAX Expedition and, most significantly, of a son who is grappling with the legacy of a famous father.
(NPL42, $15.99)
Travelers' Tales Tibet
James O'Reilly
Larry Habegger
ANTHOLOGY
An engaging, insightful and entertaining selection of eyewitness reports.
(TBT65, $18.95)
Tales of Tibet: Sky Burials, Wind Horses and Prayer Wheels
Herbert J. Batt
Tsering Shakya
LITERATURE
A collection of short fiction by contemporary Tibetan authors. The stories, many imbued with a Buddhist perspective, depict traditional ritual and rites.
(TBT57, $33.95)
Glacier Ice
Austin Post
Edward R. LaChapelle
NATURAL HISTORY
A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world.
(SCI07, $27.95)
Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas
B. Grewal
FIELD GUIDE
A pocket guide to 250 birds found from the foothills up to high elevations ranging from the Hindu Kush and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayas. With brief descriptive information, maps and 260 full-color illustrations.
(HML31, $15.95)
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