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War at the Top of the World, The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet

War at the Top of the World, The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet

by Eric Margolis

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An overview of geography, religion and politics of the High Himalayas, and its strategic value to Pakistan, India and China. Updated throughout in this second edition, with a new chapter on the Taliban. (PKN09, $36.95)

Meatless Days

Meatless Days

by Sara Suleri

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 186 PAGES

Suleri's memoir of childhood and adolescence in postcolonial Pakistan is an ambitious book, as remarkable for its thoughtful analysis of history as for its wonderful, writerly sense of place. (PKN13, $14.00)

K2, Triumph and Tragedy

K2, Triumph and Tragedy

by Jim Curran

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER

This is a tense account of disaster on the world's second highest mountain in 1986. The author was on the mountain when 13 climbers in 9 different expeditions died. (PKN05, $16.95)

Pakistan Map

Pakistan Map

by Nelles

  • MAP

A map of Pakistan with good topographic relief at a scale of 1,500,000. (PKN08, $11.95)

Lonely Planet Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway

Lonely Planet Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway

by Sarina Singh | Lindsay Brown | Owen Bennett-Jones | John Mock | Kimberley O'Neil | Samina Yasmeen

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A practical guide to Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway, featuring plenty of practical information for the traveler. (PKN17, $26.99)

 
Spectrum Guide to Pakistan

Spectrum Guide to Pakistan


by Camerapix

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 358 PAGES

An excellent overview of the history, nature and attractions of Pakistan. (PKN07, $22.95)

Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation

Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation


by Ali Jamale Ahmed

  • RELIGION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 571 PAGES

A handsome bilingual edition of the Holy Book of Islam as elegantly translated by the Pakistani novelist, critic and diplomat Ahmed Ali. (ISL02, $22.95)

Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress

Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress


by Jan Morris

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 554 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A wonderful portrait of early (pre-1897) British colonial rule in India, Central Asia, Africa and elsewhere. Morris weaves historical accounts, character studies, and much imagination into this readable, compelling tale. (IDA20, $38.95)

Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy

Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy


by Ayesha Jalal | Sugata Bose

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 253 PAGES

This scholarly, brief history of India up to the 1990s is particularly good at its coverage of the post-Independence political landscape. It's a popular textbook, co-authored by a Pakistani and an Indian. (IDA192, $37.95)

Pakistan, A Modern History

Pakistan, A Modern History


by Ian Talbot

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 435 PAGES

A detailed, comprehensive survey of Pakistan's history and politics -- for the dedicated reader only. (PKN06, $36.00)

Price of Honor, Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the Islamic World

Price of Honor, Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the Islamic World


by Jan Goodwin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 363 PAGES

A heart-breaking account based on interviews with women from all walks of life in 10 countries in the Middle East, Arabia and Central Asia. (ISL19, $17.00)

Raj, The Making and Unmaking of British India

Raj, The Making and Unmaking of British India


by Lawrence James

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

An anecdotal, engrossing mostly military history of the East India Company. (IDA87, $26.99)

Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan


by Robert D. Kaplan

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A firsthand report from the region, originally published in 1990 and with a new final chapter on how the Taliban came to power. (CAS81, $16.00)

Three Cups of Tea, One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time

Three Cups of Tea, One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time


by Greg Mortenson | David Oliver Relin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The fascinating true story of American nurse Mortenson who attempted to scale K2 in 1993 and ended up sheltered in a remote Pakistani mountain village. In return, he set up the village's first school, a project which expanded into the 50-school Central Asia Institute (PKN20, $16.00)

Beyond Belief, Islamic Excursions Among the Converted People

Beyond Belief, Islamic Excursions Among the Converted People


by V.S. Naipaul

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Revisiting his "Among the Believers", Naipaul returns to the Islamic nations of Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia and Iran. (ASA14, $17.00)

Empires of the Indus, The Story of a River

Empires of the Indus, The Story of a River


by Alice Albinia

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Albinia follows the great river from Pakistan upstream and back in time, tracing 2,000 miles of geography and five millennia of history. (PKN25, $16.95)

Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan

Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan


by Jeremy Schmidt

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

National Geographic Expert Jeremy Schmidt and photographer Patrick Morrow recount their circumnavigation of the Himalayas, accompanied by their wives. Their journey by bike, truck and foot across Tibet, Nepal, China, India and Pakistan is illustrated with 32 pages of color photographs. (HML05, $18.95)

Stones Into Schools

Stones Into Schools


by Greg Mortenson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Mortenson continues his moving tale of promoting peace in Pakistan and Afghanistan with this sequel to Three Cups of Tea. (PKN26, $16.00)

The Great Hill Stations of Asia

The Great Hill Stations of Asia


by Barbara Crossette

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A modern tour of the mountain enclaves of colonial Asia -- appreciative, magnificently researched and engaging. (ASA13, $16.00)

Where the Indus is Young, Midwinter in Baltistan

Where the Indus is Young, Midwinter in Baltistan


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

For three months Dervla and six-year-old Rachel explore Little Tibet, high in the Karakoram Mountains, traveling on foot and by pony along the Indus Gorge and into nearby valleys. Originally published in 1977. (PKN16, $32.95)

Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks

Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks


by Clint Willis

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

A terrific collection of great writing about mountaineering. (HML37, $17.95)

Flashman and the Mountain of Light

Flashman and the Mountain of Light


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

In this 9th installment in the rollicking, meticulously researched series the sardonic Flashman is off to the Punjab for more lechery, cowardice and aggrandizement in the service of Her Majesty. (IDA291, $16.00)

Shame

Shame


by Salman Rushdie

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This is Rushdie's fictionalized account of the first 40 years of Pakistan and the reign of the Bhutto clan. Though the author takes his usual liberties with magic, coincidence, and parallel lives, the book is a historical novel at its core. (PKN12, $15.00)

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal


by Bikram Grewal

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A slim pocket guide to 252 of the most conspicuous birds of India and Nepal. (IDA46, $15.95)

Birds of India

Birds of India


by Richard Grimmett | Carol Inskipp | Tim Inskipp

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or repainted, the second edition of the masterful Birds of India now features all maps and text opposite the plates for quicker and easier reference. (FG43, $39.50)

Birds of Pakistan


by Richard Grimmett

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This compact, authoritative field guide is by the same team that produced the superb Birds of India features 93 color plates. (PKN23, $40.00)

Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas

Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas


by Bikram Grewal

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

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)

Lahore, A Sentimental Journey


by Pran Neville

  • 1993
  • PAPER

Author's memoirs of Lahore in the 1930's and 1940's. (PKN03, $16.00)

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