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Trekking in Ladakh
Charlie Loram
GUIDEBOOK 2004 PAPER 288 PAGES
A practical guide to trekking in this remote enclave, this book includes 50 maps, route descriptions, an overview of Leh and a section of color photographs.
(HML25, $19.95)
So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
Barbara Crossette
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 1996 PAPER 297 PAGES
FAVORITE
A "New York Times" Asia correspondent writes of Bhutan and neighboring kingdoms of Ladakh and Sikkim in the Himalayas, strongholds of Tantric Buddhism in an increasingly homogenized world. It's part travelogue and part history -- a personal portrait of the region.
(NPL04, $16.00)
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)
A Journey in Ladakh
Andrew Harvey
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 2000 PAPER 236 PAGES
A well told account of a 1981 journey by a young English poet in search of ancient Buddhist traditions in remote Ladakh. It's a heartfelt record of a spiritual journey. With a new afterword, twenty years later.
(HML15, $18.95)
India North Map
Nelles
MAP
A colorful regional map of northern India at a scale of 1:1,500,000 with excellent topographic detail. It includes a detailed map of Zanskar & Ladakh at a scale of 1:650,000 Two Sides. 20x36 inches.
(IDA124, $10.95)
Eyewitness Guide Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
Anuradha Chaturvedi
GUIDEBOOK
This compact, gorgeously illustrated guide to Delhi and its environs features 900 color photographs, maps and site plans.
(IDA151, $25.00)
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)
City of Djinns, A Year in Delhi
William Dalrymple
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
FAVORITE
Dalrymple infectiously interweaves his own experiences over a year in Delhi with the art, architecture, history and literature of the city.
(IDA06, $16.00)
India, A History
John Keay
HISTORY
A sweeping history of India from early settlement in the Indus Valley around 2000 B.C through ancient civilizations, Hindu, Christian and Muslim traditions, Mughal pomp, colonial rule, independence and the heady challenges of modern democracy.
(IDA175, $19.95)
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)
The Wisdom of the Buddha
Jean Boisselier
RELIGION
A pocket-size primer of Buddhism, this book is an illustrated history of the sixth-century Indian prince and his quest for enlightenment. With 207 illustrations, 160 in full color.
(IDA55, $12.95)
Trans-Himalayan Caravans, Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh
Janet Rizvi
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Rizvi draws on archives, historical sources and personal interviews with modern traders in this colorful account of this history of trade in High Asia from the seventh to the twentieth centuries.
(HML86, $29.95)
World Religions: Eastern Traditions
Willard G. Oxtoby
RELIGION
A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars, covering Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and East Asian traditions. Scholarly, but still rewarding for the general reader.
(ASA07, $67.95)
Among the Mountains, Travels through Asia
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORATION
A classic account of intrepid British explorer Wilfred Thesiger's travels through the mountain ranges of Iraqi Kurdistan, the Karakorams, the Hindu Kush, and Ladakh.
(ASA28, $17.99)
Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh
Dalai Lama
Peter Matthiessen
Helena Norberg-Hodge
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Norberg-Hodge documents her community work and changes from traditional ways of life; she has lived and worked in Ladakh since 1975.
(HML24, $16.95)
Younghusband, The Last Great Imperial Adventurer
Patrick French
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
OUT OF PRINT
The riveting biography of Sir Francis Younghusband, a key player in Britain's scramble for power in Central Asia.
(TBT75, $16.00)
Wild India, The Wildlife of India and Nepal
Guy Mountefort
Gerald Cubitt
NATURAL HISTORY
An informative introduction to the natural history of the region in a handsome oversize volume. With hundreds of extraordinary photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Himalayas, the Indo-Ganges Plain and the Deccan.
(IDA02, $29.95)
Birds of India
Richard Grimmett
Carol Inskipp
Tim Inskipp
FIELD GUIDE
A compact, authoritative guide to 1,300 birds of the subcontinent, from Nepal and Bhutan to Sri Lanka, with stunning color plates, range maps and descriptive information on facing pages.
(FG43, $35.00)
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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