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	Footprint Sri Lanka Handbook  •  Edward Aves GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 417 PAGES A practical guide by the respected British publisher of the South American Handbook, this completely revised handbook is an excellent introduction to the geography, culture and history of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. (SRL06, $21.95)
	What the Buddha Taught  •  Walpola Sri Rahula RELIGION •  1972 •  PAPER  • 151 PAGES A classic account of Theravada Buddhism by a respected monk and scholar from Sri Lanka. The venerable Walpola Sri Rahula, who taught at Northwestern, was instrumental introducing Buddhism as it is practiced in Burma, Thailand, Laos and Sri Lanka to the United States. First published in 1959 (and still widely taught), the book introduces Sanskrit and Pali terms, and provides translations from relevant original texts with explanations for Western readers. Drawing on the words of Buddha. (SEA41, $14.00)
	Running in the Family  •  Michael Ondaatje BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1993 •  PAPER  • 207 PAGES This hypnotic short book powerfully evokes grand society in post-colonial Sri Lanka and, especially, Ondaatje's impressively eccentric grandparents. Written by the author of The English Patient, this book is hard to categorize: it's as much fiction as family memoir and travelogue -- and wonderful. (SRL04, $13.95)
	Sri Lanka Map  •   Nelles MAP A detailed, colorful map of the island, at a scale of 1:450,000. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (SRL08, $10.95)

	Bradt Guide Sri Lanka  •  Royston Ellis   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A detailed overview of Sri Lanka, its history, wildlife, culture and major attractions in the popular British series. Geared for the independent traveler, it includes maps, town plans, and lots of practical travel information. (SRL17, $23.99)
	Insight Guide Sri Lanka  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated overview of Sri Lanka with essays on its attractions, history and culture complemented by many pictures and maps. (SRL02, $22.95)
	Lonely Planet Sinhala Phrasebook  •   Lonely Planet   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A pocket guide and dictionary to the language of Sri Lanka for travelers. (SRL12, $8.99)
	Mangoes & Curry Leaves, Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent  •  Jeffrey Alford  •  Naomi Duguid   • FOOD  •  In this latest book the roving, food-loving authors (Hot Sour Salty Sweet) travel the seven countries of the Indian Subcontinent: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, collecting not only 200 recipes but also engaging tales of the people, history and adventures. With color photographs of food and places throughout. (IDA320, $45.00)
	Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God  •  Jonah Blank   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Blank's entertaining portrait of contemporary India and Sri Lanka mixes reporting, travel and myth as he travels, sometimes in the footsteps of India's great hero Rama. (IDA250, $16.00)
	Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy  •  Ayesha Jalal  •  Sugata Bose   • HISTORY  •  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, $35.95)
	The Spice Route, A History  •  John Keay   • HISTORY  •  John Keay draws on ancient logs, traveler's accounts and maps for this rousing history of trade in cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, pepper, gums, resins and other costly goods from antiquity to the 17th century. (ASA52, $16.95)
	Not Quite Paradise, An American Sojourn in Sri Lanka  •  Adele Barker   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • COMING IN JANUARY  •  A deft, nuanced account of an American's year-and-a-half teaching stint. Baker weaves information about the history, traditions and daily life of Sri Lanka with reports on the 30-year war between the government and the Tamils, as well as the devastating 2004 tsunami. (SRL20, $24.95)
	The Great Hill Stations of Asia  •  Barbara Crossette   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A modern tour of the mountain enclaves of colonial Asia -- appreciative, magnificently researched and engaging. (ASA13, $16.00)
	Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World  •  Paul Bowles  •  Edmund White   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Bowles' classic collection of essays about place, originally published in the 1950s, including his travels to Morocco, Istanbul, South America and Sri Lanka. (MRC60, $13.99)
	Two Wheels in the Dust, From Kathmandu to Kandy  •  Anne Mustoe   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  This personable account from English matron Mustoe mixes tales of Indian travel with those from the Ramayana as she journeys from Nepal to Sri Lanka. (IDA249, $14.95)
	Story-Wallah, Short Fiction from South Asian Writers  •  Shyam Selvadurai   • ANTHOLOGY  •  This fine anthology samples short fiction from South Asian authors like Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje and Jhumpa Lahiri. The settings range from Australia to colonial Trinidad and Sri Lanka. (ASA43, $14.00)
	A Tale Told by Moonlight  •  Leonard Woolf   • LITERATURE  •  Based on Woolf's own experiences in Ceylon, these tales provide a brilliant depiction of colonial life. (SRL19, $15.95)
	A Village in the Jungle  •  Leonard Woolf   • LITERATURE  •  A classic novel of colonial Ceylon by the Bloomsbury member and husband of Virginia Woolf, originally published in 1913. (SRL16, $33.95)
	Anil's Ghost  •  Michael Ondaatje   • LITERATURE  •  Ondaatje's novel follows the exploits of a forensic anthropologist, born in Sri Lanka but educated in America, who returns to her homeland to help uncover the truth behind a series of organized murders. (SRL10, $14.00)
	Cinnamon Gardens, A Novel  •  Shyam Selvadurai   • LITERATURE  •  A novel of love and obligation and society by the author of Funny Boy, set in Ceylon in 1927. (SRL15, $14.00)
	Funny Boy  •  Shyam Selvadurai   • LITERATURE  •  Building a complex portrait through detail of family, society and place, this prize-winning novel is a gay coming of age story set in contemporary Sri Lanka. Splendidly written. (SRL01, $14.00)
	Monkfish Moon  •  Romesh Gunesekera   • LITERATURE  •  These nine excellent short stories, all set in Sri Lanka, capture the spirit of the place. Gunesekera sketches myriad characters, all of whom wonder "what's happened?" as they deal with the reality of a nation embroiled in Tamil-Sinhala strife. (SRL03, $16.95)
	The Fountains of Paradise  •  Arthur C. Clarke   • LITERATURE  •  This space odyssey, a classic set at the Sigiriya monastery, involves an elevator all the way to space (an idea on which Clarke gave a speech to aerospace researchers at Los Alamos in 2003). (SRL14, $19.99)
	A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka  •  Dr. T. S. U. de Zyla  •  D. Warakagoda  •  Silva Wijeyeratne   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient, pocket-sized guide to 252 species with color photographs, range maps and brief descriptions. It includes Sri Lanka's 26 endemic species and notes for the birder. (SRL11, $15.95)
	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)
	Sri Lankan Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A concise, illustrated field guide to the plants, animals, and habitats of Sri Lanka in the popular British series. (SRL18, $23.95)

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