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	Bradt Guide Mongolia  •  Jane Blunden GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 420 PAGES A comprehensive guide in the growing series by Bradt, noteworthy for its focus on culture, nature and responsible travel. The author, who first traveled to Mongolia in the 1970s, includes sights and activities throughout the republic. (MGL44, $27.99)
	Modern Mongolia, Reclaiming Genghis Khan  •  Paula Sabloff CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  PAPER  • 148 PAGES Originally conceived as a companion to a joint exhibition in Philadelphia and Ulaanbaatar, this slim primer, richly illustrated with 120 color photographs, highlights the people, politics and heritage of modern Mongolia. With both American and Mongolian contributors, it covers the sweep and excitement of 20th-century Mongolian history, the country's nomadic heritage and legacy of Genghis Khan. (MGL37, $22.95)
	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World  •  Jack Weatherford BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2005 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES In this revisionist biography, Weatherford refurbishes the popular image of the great Mongol leader Genghis Khan, portraying him not just as a tyrant but also a religiously tolerant family man and entrepreneur on a world scale (not to mention military genius and crack administrator). The book is a lively portrait of Genghis Khan and the world of the Medieval Mongols, who once ruled the largest land empire on Earth. Weatherford, who has lived and studied in Mongolia, interweaves his own travels and field work on the Central Asian steppes, much of it on horseback. Professor Weatherford is a cultural anthropologist who teaches at Macalester College in St. Paul. (CAS106, $14.95)
	In the Empire of Genghis Khan, A Journey Among Nomads  •  Stanley Stewart TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 266 PAGES In this personal, witty account of travels across Mongolia by horse, Stewart mixes anecdote and history, capturing the warmth and spirit of the many people he encountered. He begins his journey in Istanbul, making his way by tramp steamer across the Black Sea, rattle-trap train from Volograd to Almaty, and a short hop by air to western Mongolia. From there he sets out across the steppes to Dadal, a thousand miles to the east. The book won the Thomas Cook Travel Award in 2001, the second Cook award for the British journalist and travel writer. (MGL40, $14.95)
	Mongolia Map  •   ITMB 2006 •  MAP A colorful travel map of Mongolia at a scale of 1:2,500,000, with tinting to show physical features. With visitor attractions, towns and villages, encampments, natural reserves and other features of interest to the traveler. With a street plan of central Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator) and an inset showing the county's natural zones. Fifth edition. One Side. 27x39 inches. (MGL03, $10.95)

	Lonely Planet Mongolia  •  Paul Greenway   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring 46 maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler. (MGL04, $28.99)
	Lonely Planet Mongolian Phrasebook  •  J. Bat-Ireediu   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A handy mini-guide to Khalkh Mongol, the language spoken in Mongolia and surrounding parts of Russia and China. This pocket book includes the basics of pronunciation, grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (MGL19, $8.99)
	Odyssey Guide Mongolia, Empire of the Steppes  •   Odyssey Publications   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN SEPTEMBER  •  A comprehensive illustrated guide and handbook to the culture, history and nature of Mongolia for the traveler. With 60 color photographs, seven maps, and a region-by-region description of attractions. (MGL31, $27.99)
	Modern Mongolia, From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists  •  Morris Rossabi   • HISTORY  •  Rossabi documents the dramatic changes in Mongolia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in this detailed analysis of Mongolia's political economy, recent economic changes and prospects. A detailed, comprehensive portrait. (MGL46, $25.95)
	Mongolian Buddhism, The Rise and Fall of the Sangha  •  Michael K. Jerryson   • HISTORY  •  In a pioneering account of Mongolia's official religion, Jerryson tells its history from the ascent of Buddhism in the 13th century to its decline under the Soviet Union. (MGL60, $23.95)
	The Cave of the Yellow Dog  •  Byambasuren Davaa   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This second warm-hearted film by Davaa (The Story of the Weeping Camel) captures the rhythms of daily life among a nomadic community on the Mongolian steppe. (MGL59, $19.95)
	The Mongols (Peoples of Europe)  •  David Morgan   • HISTORY  •  A short, readable treatment of the medieval Mongols, their administration, military, religion and economy. Includes chapters on the predecessors of the Mongols in Central Asia, Chinghiz Khan's rise to power, and the Mongols in China, Russia and Persia. (MGL15, $34.95)
	The Secret History of the Mongols, The Origin of Chingis Khan  •  Paul Kahn   • HISTORY  •  The 13th-century Mongolian account of the life of Chingis Khan, adapted as a prose poem in the tradition of Virgil and Homer. It's a heroic tribute rich in details about the daily life, history and culture of the nomadic clans of Central Asia. (MGL20, $27.95)
	The Story of the Weeping Camel  •  Byambasuren Davaa   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This engaging film of a nomadic Mongolian family blends documentary footage and fictional narrative into a satisfying portrait of life on the steppes. (MGL55, $27.95)
	Women of Mongolia  •  Martha Avery   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An astoundingly diverse sample of contemporary Mongolian women from every segment of the country. Each woman is profiled with a photograph and a brief first-person description of her life. (MGL07, $19.95)
	Eagle Dreams, Searching for Legends in Wild Mongolia  •  Stephen Bodio   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Tales of travel among the Kazakh nomads of westernmost Mongolia. His account of living among the nomads and joining them on the hunt with Golden Eagles is marvelous. (MGL52, $22.95)
	Hearing Birds Fly  •  Louisa Waugh   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A transporting account of the people, landscapes and challenges of life in westernmost Mongolia. The author is attuned to the diverse ethnic mix of the region with its dominant population of Muslim Kazakhs, Mongol Halkhs and Altai Tuvans. (MGL45, $17.95)
	Khubilai Khan, His Life and Times  •  Morris Rossabi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This fascinating, scholarly portrait of the culture and politics of 13th-century Asia examines Khubilai Khan's rise to power, the submission of Korea and the attempted invasion of Japan. (CAS10, $22.95)
	Men & Gods in Mongolia  •  Henning Haslund   • EXPLORATION  •  A first-person account of travels among the Torgut Mongols by the Swedish explorer who accompanied Sven Hedin on his exploration of Mongolia and Central Asia in the 1920s and 1930s. (MGL16, $15.95)
	Mongol, The Rise of Genghis Khan  •  Sergei Bodrov   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A sweeping historical epic that follows the rise of Genghis Khan, shot in remote Central Asian locations. (MGL65, $27.95)
	Mongolia, Travels in the Untamed Land  •  Jasper Becker   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Becker's enlightening, wide-ranging portrait of Mongolia and its people mixes travel, history and astute commentary on modern Mongolia. (MGL57, $19.95)
	The Travels of Marco Polo  •  Marco Polo  •  Ronald Lantham   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The memories of a 13th-century journey to China along the Silk Road, among the most famous travel accounts ever. Describing exotic plants, birds, precious gems, silks, and spices with a merchant's eye, this superb geographer recounts his 20 years of travel. (CAS05, $13.95)
	Travels in Northern Mongolia  •  Don Croner   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Croner's account of adventures by Jeep, horse and foot all over Mongolia, including a trip to find the source of the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga rivers in the Khangai mountains, travels in the Onon Valley and climbing Burkhan Khaldun. (MGL30, $21.99)
	Travels in the East  •  Donald Richie  •  Stephen Mansfield   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The unmatchable, exuberant Richie (who winningly writes "New countries are like new clothes") muses on Egypt, India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Thailand, Yap, Korea, and Japan in this kaleidoscope of travel essays. (ASA63, $14.95)
	Walking the Gobi  •  Helen Thayer   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Thayer weaves her experiences on a camel trek across with a portrait of the nomadic cultures and the region's natural history. (MGL56, $16.95)
	Wild East, The New Mongolia  •  Jill Lawless   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Lawless captures the startling contrasts of emerging technologies, MTV culture and crumbling Soviet heritage on the wide, open plains in this entertaining tale of life in modern Mongolia. (MGL27, $16.95)
	Mongolian Folktales  •  Hilary Roe Metternich   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A well-chosen collection of stories, including many about animals, with dramatic paper-cut illustrations by Norovsambuugiin Baatartsog. (MGL06, $19.95)
	Genghis, Birth of an Empire  •  Conn Iggulden   • LITERATURE  •  The author of the best-selling series of novels on Julius Caesar takes on the legendary warrior in this gripping and historically accurate novel. (CAS145, $6.99)
	The Adversary  •  Michael Walters   • MYSTERY  •  The unlikely hero Tunjin decamps from post-Soviet Ulan Baatar by motorcycle, war-lord Muunokhoi in hot pursuit, in this second gripping thriller set in modern Mongolia, all good stuff for the Serious Crime Team -- and a perfect setup for Walters to show nomadic life in Central Asia. Walters introduced his crime squad in The Shadow Walker. (MGL64, $15.00)
	The Shadow Walker  •  Michael Walters   • MYSTERY  •  Walter's cunning tale of multiple murder is set against a vivid backdrop of modern Mongolia. (MGL63, $14.00)
	Wolf Totem  •  Jiang Rong   • LITERATURE • NEW  •  Defiant, unyielding, feared, hunted and revered, the great Mongolian wolf is the heart and center of Jiang Rong's epic tale of a young man from Beijing and his surprising encounters on the Mongolian steppe. A stirring epic, allegory and elegy for a vanished way of life, the novel won the first Man Asia Prize. (CHN471, $15.00)
	Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan: Passerines: Tyrant Flycatchers to Buntings  •  Norman Arlott   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This Princeton Illustrated Checklist, the first of two planned books, features 80 color plates with range maps and succinct descriptions. (EUR276, $29.95)

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