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Borneo: Sabah & Kota Kinabalu   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $72, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBRN42)		  
Footprint Borneo  •  Paul Dixon
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 392 PAGES
This detailed, comprehensive guide to Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan and Brunei includes excellent information on natural history and culture, and sections on Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. (BRN25, $25.95)		   Footprint Borneo
Wild Borneo, The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan  •  Nick Garbutt  •  Cede Prudente  •  David Attenborough
NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES
This beautiful oversized book of 250 color photographs, many full-page, and accompanying essays on Borneo's habitats, wildlife, history and conservation (including a chapter on the Heart of Borneo project), published in association with the World Wildlife Fund, is an excellent overview of the natural history of the island. (BRN26, $38.95)		   Wild Borneo, The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan
Stranger in the Forest  •  Eric Hansen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • FAVORITE
A marvelous account of Hansen's 1,500-mile treks across Sarawak in the company of the nomadic Penan. It's an entertaining portrait of a little-visited world and vanishing way of life, absorbing in detail. By the author of the classic account of Yemen and the Red Sea, "Motoring with Mohammed." (BRN16, $15.00)		   Stranger in the Forest



Also Recommended

Borneo Map  •  ITMB    •  A folded traveler's map of the island of Borneo, including Kalimantan, at a scale of 1:1,130,000. (BRN32, $12.95)
 		  
Sabah & Kota Kinabalu Map  •  Periplus Maps    •  A detailed and attractive travel map of Northeast Borneo. (MSA02, $8.95)
 		  
Bradt Guide Borneo: Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak  •  Tamara Thiessen   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This comprehensive guide to Malaysian Borneo includes travel details and excellent information on history, culture and nature (BRN31, $27.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet Borneo  •  Lonely Planet Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This Lonely Planet guide covers Malaysian Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah), Brunei and Kalimantan in practical, full-color detail. (BRN35, $24.99)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia  •  J.M. Barwise  •  Nicholas J. White   • HISTORY • COMING IN JUNE  •  A compact history of the region, including the Khmer and the various ancient kingdoms that produced Borobudur, Angkor and other architectural marvels. (SEA36, $14.95)
 		  
The Iban of Sarawak  •  Vinson H. Sutlive   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A study of the rituals and practices of the Iban people of Sarawak, Malaysia, and of how their tribal culture has transformed due to the influx of modern technologies and amenities. (BRN39, $22.50)
 		  
The White Rajah, A History of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946  •  Steven Runciman   • HISTORY  •  A reprint of Steven Runciman's classic account of Sir James Brooke, the Borneo Company and the remarkable period when Sarawak was a monarchy. (BRN42, $39.99)
 		  
Wild People, Travels with Borneo's Head Hunters  •  Andro Linklater   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An entertaining visit with the Iban people of Sarawak, a group perched somewhere between ancient traditions and modern commercial culture. (BRN06, $10.95)
 		  
Iban or Sea Dayak Fabrics and Their Patterns  •  Alfred C. Haddon   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A catalog of Iban fabrics in the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Cambridge, this slim book covers costumes, patterns, dyes and the making and diversity of the remarkable Dyak texiles. (BRN44, $22.99)
 		  
Into the Heart of Borneo  •  Redmond O'Hanlon   • EXPLORATION  •  An absurd (and true) story of a biologist's journey into the mountains of Sarawak in search of the fabled Borneo rhino. O'Hanlon's entertaining account mixes plenty of humor, detail on local peoples and natural history. (BRN03, $14.00)
 		  
The Airmen and the Headhunters  •  Judith Heimann   • EXPLORATION  •  Heimann tracked down the Borneo side of the nearly forgotten saga of 11 young American airmen shot down over Kalimantan in WWII -- and the Australian pilots, missionaries and, especially, the Dayak villagers who helped them to survive and evade capture. (BRN29, $15.95)
 		  
All Elevations Unknown, An Adventure in the Heart of Borneo  •  Sam Lightner, Jr.   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A good-hearted tale of exploration, WWII history and rock climbing in the interior of Borneo. Intrigued by a WWII account, Lightner and a climbing buddy set out for Kelabit highlands in Borneo, in part to climb Batu Lawi -- and in part to retrace the adventures of Tom Harrison, who parachuted into the region in 1945. (BRN18, $19.00)
 		  
Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunter  •  Philip Eade   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Eade documents with verve the extravagant, outrageous life of Sylvia Brooke (1885-1971), Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak, and the downfall of the Brooke Raj in the kingdom of Sarawak. (BRN45, $17.95)
 		  
Where Hornbills Fly, A Journey With the Headhunters of Borneo  •  Erik Jensen   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A fellow of the Borneo Research Council and the Royal Geographical Society, Erik Jensen writes with insight of his time among the Iban, once headhunters under the rule of White Rajahs in Sarawak. (BRN38, $45.00)
 		  
White Rajah, A Biography of Sir James Brooke  •  Nigel Barley   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An anthropologist, Barley conveys the romance, ambition and opportunism of Sir James Brooke, the 19th-century Rajah of Sarawak and founder of the Borneo Company. (BRN34, $16.99)
 		  
Collected Short Stories, Volume 4  •  W. Somerset Maugham   • LITERATURE  •  Maugham can evoke turn-of-the-century colonial Asia like no other. This collection of stories features many set in Malaysia. Borneo and other southeast Asian locales, including the well-known tale "The Letter." (SEA01, $18.00)
 		  
Among Orangutans, Red Apes and the Rise of Human Culture  •  Carel van Schaik  •  Perry van Dujinhoven   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An exploration of the Sumatran orangutan by one of the leading experts in the field, complete with full-color photographs. (NAT63, $29.95)
 		  
Orangutans, Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation  •  Junaidi Payne   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Payne presents an informative and compelling overview of the lives of orangutans, from their habitat and behavior to the complex intricacies of orangutan society. (BST114, $29.95)
 		  
Orangutans, Wizards of the Rain Forest  •  Anne E. Russon   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An illustrated introduction to orangutans. Russon, a psychologist and primatologist, pays special attention to the behavior of these remarkably intelligent apes. (BST52, $24.95)
 		  
Orchid Fever, A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy  •  Eric Hansen   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Hansen brings his usual wit, spirit and insight to this latest effort on our fascination with orchids. Some of the action is set in his old stomping grounds in Borneo. (GEN112, $15.00)
 		  
Reflections of Eden, My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo  •  Biruté Galdikas   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Galdikas describes the behavior and natural history of the orangutan as well as her life in the field at Camp Leakey in this classic memoir. (INS14, $19.99)
 		  
The Malay Archipelago  •  Alfred Russel Wallace   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A contemporary of Darwin, the great British naturalist describes his wanderings throughout Borneo, Java, Bali, Lombok, the Moluccas, New Guinea and remote islands from 1854 to 1862 in this classic of natural history and travel. (INS06, $25.00)
 		  
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Borneo  •  Geoffrey Davidson   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket field guide to 250 species. (BRN07, $15.95)
 		  
Birds of Borneo, Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan  •  Susan Myers   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A must for birders, this comprehensive field guide features1,600 color illustrations and maps. (BRN36, $29.95)
 		  
Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan  •  Quentin Phillipps   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An up-to-date and user-friendly guide to the 664 species of birds living or reported on the island of Borneo featuring 141 superb color plates. (BRN37, $35.00)
 		  
 
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