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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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Mumbai

READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

Love Mumbai

Love Mumbai

by Fiona Caulfield

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • BOXED
  • 160 PAGES

This beautifully made, affectionate guide, packaged in its own satchel of locally woven cloth or khadi and printed on hand-made paper, captures the soul of the city, pointing with authority to neighborhoods, shops, markets, restaurants and attractions. 3rd Edition. (IDA389, $50.00)

India Northwest Adventure Map

India Northwest Adventure Map

by National Geographic

  • 2011
  • MAP

A double-sided full color map of Northwest India at a scale of 1:1,400,000 printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. (IDA73, $11.95)

A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance

by Rohinton Mistry

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 624 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Set in Indira Gandhi's "Emergency Raj" of 1975 in an unnamed Indian "city by the sea," which bears a striking resemblance to Bombay, this tender novel follows the intermingled fortunes of a Parsi widow, her boarder and two tailors. (IDA92, $17.00)

 
Blue Guide Southern India

Blue Guide Southern India


by George Michell

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

The usual comprehensive Blue Guide treatment of the art and culture of South India, with 90 maps and site plans. (IDA94, $25.95)

My Bombay Kitchen, Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking

My Bombay Kitchen, Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking


by Niloufer Ichaporia King | Alice Waters

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 338 PAGES

A detailed guide to the culinary traditions of the Parsi population of India features 165 tempting recipes that capture one of India's most colorful regional cuisines and offers a personal overview of the ideas, tastes, ingredients, and cooking techniques of Parsi cuisine. (IDA520, $32.95)

Govind Narayan's Mumbai


by Govind Narayan

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Narayan (1815-1865) describes Mumbai's daily life, its people and its institutions in this classic account of the city in the 19th century. (IDA532, $80.00)

Mumbai Fables

Mumbai Fables


by Gyan Prakash

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

Starting from the catastrophic floods and terrorist attacks of recent years, Prakash reaches back to the sixteenth-century Portuguese conquest to reveal the stories behind Mumbai's historic journey. (IDA610, $19.95)

Such a Long Journey


by Sturla Gunnarsson

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • DVD

It's 1971 in Bombay, and India is on the verge of war. Gustad Noble finds his modest life unraveling when he agrees to do a clandestine favor for an old friend in this tragic drama and wry meditation on enduring hope. (IDA560, $24.99)

Maximum City, Bombay Lost and Found

Maximum City, Bombay Lost and Found


by Suketu Mehta

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

The tale of the author who, after a 21-year sojourn in New York, returns to his native Bombay, "the biggest, fastest, richest city in India." (IDA252, $17.00)

Untouchables, My Family's Triumphant Escape from India's Caste System

Untouchables, My Family's Triumphant Escape from India's Caste System


by Narendra Jadhav

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

A bestseller in India, the Untouchables is an inspiring tale of defying prejudice and gaining an education in the slums of Mumbai. (IDA330, $24.95)

Baumgartner's Bombay

Baumgartner's Bombay


by Anita Desai

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The tale of Hugo Baumgartner, a Jewish businessman who flees to India to escape persecution. (IDA245, $13.95)

Sacred Games

Sacred Games


by Vikram Chandra

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 964 PAGES

The much-heralded novel set in the underworld of Mumbai. (IDA344, $27.95)

Shantaram, A Novel

Shantaram, A Novel


by David Gregory Roberts

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 944 PAGES

Set in the underworld of contemporary Mumbai, this epic page-turner follows the exploits of an escaped convict who flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of the Indian metropolis. (IDA395, $14.99)

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