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India

by Stanley Wolpert

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 281 PAGES

Reflections on India -- religion and philosophy, art, culture, and politics -- by the dean of its American historians: beautifully written, and provocative as well as evocative. (IDA04, $24.95)

The Pocket World Atlas

by Oxford Univ. Press

• REFERENCE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

You can't go wrong with this inexpensive pocket atlas, which includes city plans, country maps, gazetteer, index, time zones and basic statistical information on countries worldwide. (GEN104, $16.95)

Angkor Map

by Dawn Rooney

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER

A site plan and pocket guide to the city of Angkor at a scale of 1:40,000. (CBD16, $12.95)

 

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Easter Island Map

by ITMB

• 2006
• MAP

A colorful topographic map (1:30,000). (EIL06, $10.95)

India West Map

by Nelles

• 2010
• MAP

A detailed regional map including Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Rajasthan. Scaled at 1:1,500,000, with insets of Delhi and Mumbai. (IDA73, $13.95)

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Map

by Freytag & Berndt

• MAP

A colorful shaded relief map at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EAF35, $14.95)

Marrakesh & Northern Morocco Map

by ITMB

• 2009
• MAP

Featuring a detailed walking map of the Medina and surrounding New Town on one side and a map of Northern Morocco at 1:740,000 on the reverse. With insets of Rabat and Tangier. (MRC105, $10.95)

New Guinea Map

by ITMB

• 2010
• MAP

A color map showing both Papua New Guinea and West Papua (Indonesia) at a good scale. (NGA05, $12.95)

Samoa Map

by HEMA Maps

• 1999
• MAP

An attractive traveler's map of Tutuila, Manu'a, 'Upolu and Savai'i at a scale of 1:200,000. (PAC108, $11.95)

Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania

by Philip Briggs

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 296 PAGES

A compact, practical overview of the history, wildlife and attractions of the Serengeti and surrounding parks, including Zanzibar. (EAF143, $24.99)

Easter Island, the Essential Guide

by Kay Sanger

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 169 PAGES

Sanger covers the history, archaeology, people and practicalities in this authoritative guide, published by the Easter Island Foundation. (EIL17, $20.00)

Eyewitness Guide Delhi, Agra and Jaipur

by Anuradha Chaturvedi

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

With chapters on Taj Mahal, Amber Fort Palace, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Red Fort and dozens of other highlights for the traveler, this compact, gorgeously illustrated guide to Delhi and its environs features 900 color photographs, maps and site plans. (IDA151, $25.00)

Eyewitness Guide Morocco

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 408 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact guide introduces Morocco's history, culture and attractions. (MRC58, $30.00)

Lonely Planet Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 264 PAGES

Featuring a good overview of culture, history and nature, with excellent travel information and maps. (NGA06, $29.99)

Lonely Planet Queensland & The Great Barrier Reef

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 468 PAGES

A practical guide to the rain forests, reefs, off-shore islands and other attractions of Queensland with a focus on adventure and outdoor activities. (AUS107, $23.99)

Odyssey Guide Angkor

by Dawn Rooney

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 496 PAGES

The sixth edition of Rooney's indispensable guide to Khmer culture and history. Includes monuments, temple plans, color photographs and practical information about Siem Reap. (CBD05, $27.95)

Africa, A Biography of the Continent

by John Reader

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 816 PAGES

With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a masterful and lively tale of the continent, from ancient cultures to modern times. Both authoritative and informal, this is a splendid introduction to all of Africa. (AFR49, $18.95)

Coming of Age in Samoa

by Margaret Mead

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2001
• PAPER
• 223 PAGES

A much-debated ethnographic classic, well worth reading for its evocation of life in the American Samoa in the 1920s. (PAC12, $14.99)

In Spite of the Gods, The Strange Rise of Modern India

by Edward Luce

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 346 PAGES

As the world's largest democracy and a rising international economic power, India has long been heralded for its great strides in technology and trade. Yet it is also plagued by poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and a vast array of other social and economic issues. Luce tackles the challenges and reality of the world's largest democracy with insight and balance in this portrait of a nation in transition. (IDA349, $16.00)

Islam, A Short History

by Karen Armstrong

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 230 PAGES

Armstrong brings authority and experience to this vivid, clear-headed survey of the history and impact of Islam from the birth of Muhammad to present-day challenges. (ISL15, $15.95)

Mughal India, Splendours of the Peacock Throne

by Valerie Berinstain | Paul Bahn

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 159 PAGES

This illustrated pocket guide presents the history, culture and splendor of the Mughal court and its celebrated architecture in hundreds of archival photographs and drawings. (IDA50, $15.95)

Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women

by Geraldine Brooks

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1996
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World. (ARB06, $15.00)

Pilgrimage, Past and Present in the World Religions

by Simon Coleman | John Elsner

• RELIGION
• 1997
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

An illustrated survey, organized thematically, of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Indian and Buddhist pilgrimages and sacred travel. (REL07, $32.50)

Wanderlust, One Hundred Countries: A Personal Journey

by Michael Clinton

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 168 PAGES

A portfolio of 200 color images drawn from Clinton's many and varied travels around the globe. (TVL105, $50.00)

Angkor Cities and Temples

by Claude Jacques | Michael Freeman

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2000
• HARD COVER
• 319 PAGES
• COMING IN MARCH

One of the nicest books of its kind, this is a gorgeous, oversized portrait of the monuments, temples and exquisite sculptures of Angkor. Claude Jacques, who directed much of the site excavation, writes with authority about individual temples, inscriptions and Khmer culture. (CBD18, $80.00)

Art & Architecture of Cambodia

by Helen Ibbitson Jessup

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

Jessup includes not just Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei but also lesser-known recent discoveries in the surrounding jungle in this illustrated overview in the World of Art series. (CBD41, $16.95)

In Ruins: A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature

by Christopher Woodward

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 280 PAGES

In this infectiously compelling book, art historian Woodward meditates on the allure, majesty and history of our fascination with antiquities, mixing his own observations with those of writers, painters, and architects. (TVL37, $16.00)

Oceanic Art

by Nicholas Thomas

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

A concise, cogent and colorful overview of the gorgeous art of the Pacific Islands. Organized thematically with 182 illustrations, 26 in color. (PAC06, $19.95)

Taj Mahal

by M.C. Joshi | Jean-Louis Nou | Amina Okada

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1993
• HARD COVER
• 231 PAGES

This lavish portrait features 158 full-color photographs (including four magnificent foldout panels) by the extraordinary Jean-Louis Nou. With grand exterior views, filigreed inscriptions and bejeweled floral mosaics. (IDA108, $75.00)

Taj Mahal, Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire

by Diana Preston | Michael Preston

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 317 PAGES

A vivid narrative history of the creation of the Taj Mahal, a memorial created by Moghul emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife. (IDA340, $16.95)

The Complete Taj Mahal

by Ebba Koch

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES

An authoritative, spectacular overview of Taj Mahal and Mughal Agra, featuring 378 illustrations, 218 in color (including detailed site plans). (IDA332, $75.00)

The Incas, People of the Sun

by Carmen Bernard | Paul Bahn

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 1994
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

Featuring hundreds of archival drawings and photographs, a chronology and excerpts from the journals of early explorers. (AND03, $12.95)

The Past from Above

by Georg Gerster

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

A celebration of World Heritage, Gerster's dazzling low aerial photographs depict exceptional archaeological sites, castles and sanctuaries from the Great Wall of China to Stonehenge, the Acropolis, Borobudur, Aleppo and the fortified town of Carcassonne. (WLD88, $39.95)

A Year in Marrakesh

by Peter Mayne

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 190 PAGES

This brilliantly entertaining, insightful classic account of Marrakesh captures the rhythm and spirit of life in the alleyways of the Medina in the 1950s. (MRC55, $27.95)

Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before

by Tony Horwitz

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

Sailing on a replica of Endeavour, Horwitz mixes history, fun and adventure in this hilarious recap of Cook's daring voyages around the world. (EXP31, $17.00)

Burton Holmes Early Travel Photography

by Genoa Caldwell

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES

From the boulevards of Paris to the pyramids of Egypt, China's Great Wall and bustling Marrakech, Burton Holmes was there at the turn of the 20th century, turning these hand-tinted lantern slides into iconic images. (TVL116, $29.99)

Dreams of Trespass, Tales of a Harem Girlhood

by Fatima Mernissi

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1995
• PAPER
• 242 PAGES
• FAVORITE

This captivating memoir opens, "I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, a ninth-century Moroccan city." Mernissi captures not only the spirit of the place, but also the hierarchy and decorum of a family compound in a Muslim household. (MRC10, $17.00)

Four Corners, Into the Heart of New Guinea

by Kira Salak

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 372 PAGES

An adventurous, ambitious solo journey in the footsteps of British explorer Ivan Champion, who traversed New Guinea in 1927. (PNG14, $16.00)

In a Sunburned Country

by Bill Bryson

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 335 PAGES
• FAVORITE

The intrepid, ever-resourceful Bryson revels in Australia's eccentric characters, dangerous flora and fauna, and other oddities in this wildly funny, effortlessly informative travelogue. (AUS83, $15.99)

In Morocco

by Edith Wharton

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 223 PAGES

Wharton's enjoyable account of her month-long journey through Morocco after WWI captures the landscapes, architecture and many aspects of Muslim culture and history, and especially the cities of Rabat, Fez and Marrakech. (MRC02, $10.95)

Lost City of the Incas

by Hiram Bingham

• EXPLORATION
• 2003
• PAPER
• 286 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
• FAVORITE

This first-rate adventure story by the man who brought Machu Picchu to the attention of the world 100 years ago on July 24,1911 is not just a gripping tale of exploration and archaeology, it also sets the scene for any visitor to the site. Hugh Thomson (A Sacred Landscape, The Search for Ancient Peru) provides the introduction to this Centenary Edition. (AND05, $12.95)

The Happy Isles of Oceania

by Paul Theroux

• EXPLORATION
• 2006
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES
• FAVORITE

The peripatetic author flies off to Australia and New Zealand with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia, including Tonga, Fiji and the Marquesas in this wickedly funny, wide-ranging tale. (PAC03, $15.95)

The Naked Tourist, In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall

by Lawrence Osborne

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Osborne is not just interested in travel, but also in the reasons why we travel, layering his own entertaining adventures on the road from Dubai to India, Bangkok, Bali and beyond with ruminations on Shangri-La, The Grand Tour and our conceptions of the exotic and primitive. (SEA50, $20.00)

Three Weeks With My Brother

by Micah Sparks | Nicholas Sparks

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

This remarkable account of family, friendship and travel takes as its point of departure a three-week around the world odyssey by private jet. (TVL34, $13.99)

Throwim Way Leg

by Tim F. Flannery

• EXPLORATION
• 2000
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

Subtitled "Tree-Kangaroos, Possums and Penis Gourds, On the Track of Unknown Mammals in Wildest New Guinea," this witty account of a scientific expedition to New Guinea combines natural history, adventure and insightful commentary. Flannery returned from the expedition with 20 new species of mammals -- including a tree kangaroo and bat thought extinct since the Pleistocene. (NGA18, $14.00)

Under the Mountain Wall, A Chronicle of Two Seasons in Stone Age New Guinea

by Peter Matthiessen

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1962
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Matthiessen describes the two years he spent observing and wandering among the Kurelu of central New Guinea, a "Stone Age tribe" untouched by civilization. Although focused on the central highlands, his sixth book provides a fascinating introduction to New Guinea and a poignant look at a vanishing culture. (NGA04, $19.00)

West with the Night

by Beryl Markham

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1983
• PAPER
• 294 PAGES
• FAVORITE

Markham evokes the landscapes, people and wildlife of East Africa in engrossing detail in this memoir of adventures as a bush pilot in 1930s Kenya. A Longitude favorite. (EAF10, $16.00)

Where the Spirits Dwell

by Tobias Schneebaum

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1988
• PAPER
• 209 PAGES

A lyrical account of four years among the headhunters of Asmat, a classic, highly personal portrait of a people. Schneebaum threw himself into the culture -- and this beautiful, haunting book was the result. (INS23, $15.95)

Easter Island

by Jennifer Vanderbes

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 308 PAGES

In this mesmerizing novel, Vanderbes spins parallel stories of two young women on Easter Island, one an archaeologist with a 1913 expedition and the other an American botanist who visits 60 years later. (EIL13, $13.00)

Marrakesh, Through Writers' Eyes

by Barnaby Rogerson | Stephen Lavington

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 306 PAGES

A choice collection of travel writing on the Red City by 40 luminaries, including George Orwell, Winston Churchill, Gavin Maxwell and Peter Mayne. (MRC72, $33.95)

The Spider's House

by Paul Bowles

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 406 PAGES

Set in Fez during a 1954 nationalist uprising, this richly descriptive novel may be the most evocative of Bowles' many works set in Morocco. Originally published in 1955. (MRC08, $14.99)

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean

by Paddy Ryan

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1994
• PAPER
• 184 PAGES

The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral-reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $21.99)

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia

by Morten Strange

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 40 PAGES

A compact photographic guide to almost 700 species of birds in the region, featuring concise descriptions and distribution maps. (SEA39, $38.95)

Fishwatcher's Field Guide, Great Barrier Reef

by Idaz Greenberg

• FIELD GUIDE
• PLASTIC CARD

A double-sided, laminated card. (DIV41, $7.50)

The Safari Companion

by Richard Estes

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 459 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, this perennial bestseller includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information. (AFR06, $30.00)

Wildlife of East Africa

by Martin B. Withers | David Hosking

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

This take-along guide to 475 common species of birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, trees and flowers of East Africa features full-color photographs with detailed descriptions on facing pages. (EAF108, $19.95)

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