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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $92, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBMA40)		  
The River of Lost Footsteps, Histories of Burma  •  Thant Myint-U
HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER
The author, a UN official and grandson of Secretary General U Thant, connects the ancient empire and British colonialism to the current political and social situation in his native land. He uses his own family history to illustrate and personalize the account. (BMA51, $15.00)		   The River of Lost Footsteps, Histories of Burma
Letters from Burma  •  Aung San Suu Kyi  •  Heinn Htet
HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 244 PAGES
A collection of weekly newspaper articles on Burmese culture, daily life, and politics written by Burma's Nobel Prize-winning human rights leader. (BMA49, $16.00)		   Letters from Burma
In Buddha's Land  •  Moe Min
RELIGION •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES
This beautiful, illustrated portrait of monuments, monasteries and rituals is both a striking visual overview of Buddhism as practiced in Burma, and a splendid introduction to the country. (BMA52, $30.00)		   In Buddha's Land
Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma)  •  Joe Cummings  •  Michael Clark
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 428 PAGES
A practical guide to Burma featuring 66 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and good information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. It also includes 32 pages of color photographs. (BMA20, $24.99)		   Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar (Burma) Map  •  Nelles
2011 •  MAP
A convenient double-sided map of Burma at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with an inset of Rangoon. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (BMA02, $13.95)		   Myanmar (Burma) Map



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Historical Walks in Yangon, A Myanmar Heritage Trust Guide Map  •  Silkworm Books   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This innovative map lays out three walking tours through Yangon that guide visitors to landmarks, gardens and architectural points of interest. (BMA66, $15.00)
 		  
Culture Shock! Myanmar  •  Saw Myat Yin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A lively guide to customs and business etiquette, culture and manners in Burma. (BMA53, $15.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebook  •  Lonely Planet   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A palm-size dictionary and guide to the Burmese language with common phrases for travelers. (BMA36, $8.99)
 		  
To Myanmar With Love  •  Morgan Edwardson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Edwardson draws on a network of fellow expats and locals for this warmly inviting guide to Burma, organized by region and theme, and featuring short essays on food, culture and attractions. (BMA73, $21.95)
 		  
A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times, Traditions and Transformations  •  Michael A. Aung-Thwin   • HISTORY • COMING IN MARCH  •  Michael Aung-Thwin and Maitrii Aung-Thwin take us from the sacred stupas of the plains of Bagan to the grand colonial-era British mansions in this tale of Burma's storied 3,000-year history and rich culture. (BMA72, $39.00)
 		  
Blooming in the Desert, Favorite Teachings of the Wildflower Monk Taungpulu Sayadaw  •  Anne Teich  •  Andrew Harvey   • RELIGION  •  A collection of the straightforward teachings of the venerable Burmese monk Taungpulu Sayadaw, as recorded by Anne Teich (who also provides an overview of Buddhist practices and history). (BMA35, $11.95)
 		  
Burma/Myanmar, What Everyone Needs to Know  •  David I. Steinberg   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  One in a series of brief, balanced, and authoritative guides by Oxford University Press. (BMA60, $16.95)
 		  
No Bad News for the King  •  Emma Larkin   • HISTORY  •  Larkin (Finding George Orwell in Burma) chronicles the tragedy that unfolded in the aftermath of the devestating 2008 cyclone. (BMA75, $16.00)
 		  
Sacred Sites of Burma  •  Donald Stadtner   • RELIGION  •  Stadtner focuses on the origins and evolutions of the Buddhist myths behind Burma's sacred sites, some of the most spectacular in Asia, in this beautifully illustrated portrait. (BMA64, $35.00)
 		  
The Burma Road, The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II  •  Donovan Webster   • HISTORY  •  Donovan draws on archival materials, military history, interview and travel in recreating the harrowing events surrounding the building of the 700-mile route across Burma to China. (BMA41, $14.99)
 		  
The Voice of Hope  •  Aung San Suu Kyi   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Leader of Burma's struggle for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi speaks her mind with wisdom and humor on personal, religious and political topics in this new edition of conversations with Alan Clements. The dialogues are especially enlightening on the notion of politically engaged Buddhism. (BMA09, $18.95)
 		  
Visions of Myanmar  •  James Muecke   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This beautiful photo essay displays the rich diversity of its people in addition to the natural and architectural wonders of Burma. (BMA65, $45.00)
 		  
What the Buddha Taught  •  Walpola Sri Rahula   • RELIGION  •  A classic account of Theravada Buddhism by a respected monk and scholar from Sri Lanka. Provides translations from original texts with explanations for Western readers. A good foundation for any visitor to Southeast Asia. (SEA41, $14.95)
 		  
Where China Meets India  •  Thant Myint-U   • HISTORY  •  Home to 60 million people and bigger than France, Burma -- as Thant Myint-U so effectively argues --- is hardly small or politically isolated; it is at the center of Asia. Mr. Thant mixes anecdote, travel, memoir and history in this compelling personal portrait -- and Cri de Coeur for western engagement in the region. (BMA70, $27.00)
 		  
Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's Struggle for Democracy  •  Bertil Lintner   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A veteran journalist in the region, Lentil traces the history and impact of Burma's pro-democracy movement from 1988 alongside the life of its leader. (BMA68, $22.50)
 		  
Burmese Looking Glass  •  Edith Mirante   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A moving story of resistance in the highlands by a dedicated writer with the soul of a poet and the passion of a revolutionary. Deported to Thailand in 1988, Mirante was the first westerner to march with the rebels. (BMA05, $12.00)
 		  
Finding George Orwell in Burma  •  Emma Larkin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An American journalist fluent in Burmese, Emma Larkin (a pseudonym) masterfully interweaves her travels in the footsteps of the British colonial officer and writer with interviews and an astute, moving history of modern Burma. (BMA40, $16.00)
 		  
From the Land of Green Ghosts, a Burmese Odyssey  •  Pascal Khoo Thwe   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The young Burmese author, a member of a remote hill-tribe in the Shan hills, captures the traditions and challenges of the Padaung people in this astonishing memoir. (BMA29, $13.99)
 		  
Golden Earth, Travels in Burma  •  Norman Lewis   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The classic, mesmerizing account of the people and country of Burma as recorded by the author during a visit shortly after independence in 1951. (BMA33, $32.95)
 		  
The Gentleman in the Parlour  •  Somerset Maugham   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Maugham's much-loved portrait of the land and people of Burma circa 1925. (SEA05, $18.95)
 		  
Twilight over Burma, My Life as a Shan Princess  •  Inge Sargent  •  Bertil Lintner   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A memoir (though told in the third person) of Inge Sargent, an Austrian who in 1953 married Sao Kya Seng, the princely leader of Shan, an ethnic enclave in the hill country of northeastern Burma. A fascinating story. (BMA11, $14.95)
 		  
Under the Dragon, A Journey Through Burma  •  Rory MacLean  •  William Dalrymple   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Maclean's perceptive and heartbreaking portrait of contemporary Burma, originally published in 1999, focuses on the ordinary people he met on travels from Rangoon and Mandalay to Pagan and the Golden Triangle. (BMA56, $15.95)
 		  
Burmese Days  •  George Orwell   • LITERATURE  •  Orwell, a veteran of the Colonial police force in Rangoon, writes with irony and insight in this sharp novel of politics, folly and the British. (BMA03, $14.00)
 		  
Saving Fish from Drowning  •  Amy Tan   • LITERATURE  •  Tan interweaves history, incident and magic in this beguiling novel of Americans on tour who disappear into the jungles of Burma. (BMA44, $15.00)
 		  
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats  •  Jan-Philipp Sendker   • LITERATURE  •  This sentimental bestseller, marvelously set in modern New York and Burma traces the epic, fifty-year love between a blind monk, later a successful New York lawyer with a new family who knows nothing of his past, and the Burmese woman who captured his heart all those many years ago. (BMA71, $14.95)
 		  
The Glass Palace  •  Amitav Ghosh   • LITERATURE  •  In this panoramic novel full of tales and anecdote, Ghosh follows the lives and fortunes of Rajkumar and his family over three eventful generations in Burma, India and Malaysia. (IDA173, $15.00)
 		  
The Piano Tuner  •  Daniel Mason   • LITERATURE  •  In this transporting first novel, a mild-mannered tradesman is seduced by late Victorian Burma. Mason's complex, absorbing tale dives into the world of 19th-century colonial Burma, its traditions, trappings, personalities and politics. (BMA31, $14.95)
 		  
Birds of Myanmar  •  Kyaw Nyunt Lwin  •  Khin Ma Ma Thwin  •  Aung Thant   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A slim field guide to 350 birds of Burma, featuring 74 full-color plates, descriptive information, and a comprehensive checklist. (BMA42, $37.95)
 		  
 
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