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Trekking in Tibet •  Gary McCue •  George Schaller
GUIDEBOOK • 1999 • PAPER • 317 PAGES
A well informed guide to Tibet, featuring pre-trip planning, discussions of the most scenic routes, and an overview of Tibetan culture and history. Trek duration, distance and elevations are listed for each route description. The book also includes a helpful Tibetan language chapter, a 16-page photo color insert and 15 maps. With a trek to the sacred Mount Kailas, among other long- and short- distance treks. John Miceler (High Asia) contributed the chapter on mountaineering. (TBT10, $18.95)

Tibet's Sacred Mountain, The Extraordinary Pilgrimage to Mount Kailas •  Russell Johnson •  Kerry Moran
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1989 • PAPER • 126 PAGES
In this handsome illustrated journal, two Americans record their trek around 22,000-foot Mt. Kailas. With 100 color photographs, map and accompanying text, the book documents the landscapes, rituals and traditions of the sacred mountain. The photographs of pilgrims are particularly affecting. (TBT41, $25.00)

My Tibet •  Dalai Lama •  Galen Rowell
CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1995 • PAPER • 162 PAGES
Rowell captures the spirit and powerful allure of Tibet in this collection of striking color photographs of the people and landscapes. With accompanying essays by the Dalai Lama on ecology, environment, spirituality, Lhasa and Mt. Kailas. (TBT58, $39.95)

Tibet Map •   MapLink
2003 • MAP
A detailed traveler's map of Tibet and surrounding regions at a scale of 1:2,000,000, including Kashgar, Delhi, Katmandu, Thimphu and portions of the Xinjiang. With an index on the reverse. (TBT17, $9.95)

Kailash Trekking Map •   Gecko Maps
1999 • MAP
A detailed topographic map (1:50,000) of the trekking route circling Mount Kailas. (TBT64, $16.95)

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Learning Practical Tibetan •  Andrew Bloomfield •  Yanki Tshering • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A guide to learning useful Tibetan phrases, designed with the traveler in mind. (TBT38, $19.95)

Essential Tibetan Buddhism •  Robert Thurman • RELIGION • A collection of recently translated texts by the foremost Western scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. Thurman has chosen well from the vibrant sacred literature of Tibet, and helpfully includes suggested further reading, explanatory notes and a directory of sacred sites. (TBT15, $14.95)

In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation •  John Avedon • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950. Avedon (who accompanied the Dalai Lama on his first American tour) interviewed over 100 people in Dharamsala and Tibet for this now classic book. (TBT04, $16.95)

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	Trekking in Tibet • Gary McCue • George Schaller GUIDEBOOK • 1999 • PAPER • 317 PAGES A well informed guide to Tibet, featuring pre-trip planning, discussions of the most scenic routes, and an overview of Tibetan culture and history. Trek duration, distance and elevations are listed for each route description. The book also includes a helpful Tibetan language chapter, a 16-page photo color insert and 15 maps. With a trek to the sacred Mount Kailas, among other long- and short- distance treks. John Miceler (High Asia) contributed the chapter on mountaineering. (TBT10, $18.95)
	Tibet's Sacred Mountain, The Extraordinary Pilgrimage to Mount Kailas • Russell Johnson • Kerry Moran TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1989 • PAPER • 126 PAGES In this handsome illustrated journal, two Americans record their trek around 22,000-foot Mt. Kailas. With 100 color photographs, map and accompanying text, the book documents the landscapes, rituals and traditions of the sacred mountain. The photographs of pilgrims are particularly affecting. (TBT41, $25.00)
	My Tibet • Dalai Lama • Galen Rowell CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1995 • PAPER • 162 PAGES Rowell captures the spirit and powerful allure of Tibet in this collection of striking color photographs of the people and landscapes. With accompanying essays by the Dalai Lama on ecology, environment, spirituality, Lhasa and Mt. Kailas. (TBT58, $39.95)
	Tibet Map • MapLink 2003 • MAP A detailed traveler's map of Tibet and surrounding regions at a scale of 1:2,000,000, including Kashgar, Delhi, Katmandu, Thimphu and portions of the Xinjiang. With an index on the reverse. (TBT17, $9.95)
	Kailash Trekking Map • Gecko Maps 1999 • MAP A detailed topographic map (1:50,000) of the trekking route circling Mount Kailas. (TBT64, $16.95)

	Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan • Gyurme Dorje • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN AUGUST • An outstanding guide to all of Tibet, including the central plateau, eastern provinces of Kham and Amdo, as well as Bhutan and the Kathmandu Valley. Dorje is a leading Buddhist scholar who knows the region well. (TBT37, $29.95)
	Learning Practical Tibetan • Andrew Bloomfield • Yanki Tshering • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A guide to learning useful Tibetan phrases, designed with the traveler in mind. (TBT38, $19.95)
	Essential Tibetan Buddhism • Robert Thurman • RELIGION • A collection of recently translated texts by the foremost Western scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. Thurman has chosen well from the vibrant sacred literature of Tibet, and helpfully includes suggested further reading, explanatory notes and a directory of sacred sites. (TBT15, $14.95)
	In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation • John Avedon • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950. Avedon (who accompanied the Dalai Lama on his first American tour) interviewed over 100 people in Dharamsala and Tibet for this now classic book. (TBT04, $16.95)
	Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism • John Powers • RELIGION • A comprehensive study of the history and philosophy behind Tibetan Buddhism, suitable for the general reader. (TBT40, $22.95)
	The Art of Pilgrimage, The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred • Phil Cousineau • RELIGION • Cousineau combines travelers quotes, stories, practical suggestions and contemporary accounts into a guide to soulful travel. (TVL11, $16.95)
	The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life • Jean-Francois Revel • Matthieu Ricard • RELIGION • This collection of dialogues on Buddhism, philosophy, science, politics, and other subjects takes the form of a conversation between the Buddhist scholar and his father. (REL28, $14.95)
	The Snow Lion and the Dragon, China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama • Melvyn C. Goldstein • HISTORY • A brief history of the relationship of China and Tibet in the 20th century. Goldstein, a professor of history and expert on the region, includes a call for the United States to take an active role in mediating a diplomatic solution to the conflict. (TBT23, $17.95)
	Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet • Peter Hopkirk • HISTORY • Hopkirk's spellbinding history of Tibet from the 19th century to the present has as its centerpiece the 1949-1951 invasion by China. (TBT08, $15.00)
	Sacred Tibet • Philip Rawson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A concise, illustrated survey of Buddhist art in its religious, social and cultural context. (TBT18, $15.95)
	Tibetan Pilgrimage, Architecture of the Sacred Land • Michel Peissel • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This visual guide to Tibet, its monstseries, villages and sacred sites features Peissel's gorgeous watercolor illustrations. (TBT89, $35.00)
	Circling the Sacred Mountain • Tad Wise • Robert Thurman • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman's account of his journey, both physical and spiritual, to the sacred graveyards, monasteries, and meditation caves of Kailas with Tad Wise and students. (TBT54, $18.00)
	Freedom in Exile, The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama • Dalai Lama • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A vivid self-portrait, told with optimism, great determination, humor and insight. (TBT25, $15.95)
	Sacred Landsacpe and Pilgrimage in Tibet, In Search of the Lost Kingdom of Bon • Gesha Gelek Jinpa • Charles Ramble • V. Carroll Dunham • Thomas L. Kelly • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The inspiring account of a historic pilgrimage from Nepal to Mount Kailas by a young Bon monk and his American travel companions, as stunningly recorded by photographer Thomas Kelly. Includes 160 color illusrtations and DVD. (TBT112, $65.00)
	Seven Years in Tibet • Heinrich Harrer • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • First published in 1953, this is the riveting account of a young Austrian adventurer and mountaineer who became tutor to the Dalai Lama. (TBT02, $14.95)
	The Sailfish and the Sacred Mountain, Passages in the Lives of a Father and Son • Will Johnson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A memoir and spiritual tale of a father-and-son journey to Mount Kailas. (TBT79, $16.95)
	The Snow Leopard • Peter Matthiessen • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE • Matthiessen's indelible account of the discovery of Buddhism and reality in the high Himalayas. The vivid account of a five-week journey through Nepal with George Schaller in search of the magnificent leopard is only one of the many pleasures of this extraordinary book, the most perceptive and acutely observed of Matthiessen's many fine books. (NPL03, $15.00)
	The Struggle for Modern Tibet, The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering • Melvyn C. Goldstein • William Siebenschuh • Tashi Tsering • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The life story of an idealistic young man who juggled traditional hierarchy in traditional Tibet with the promise and poison of Mao's Cultural revolution. (TBT53, $26.95)
	The Way of the White Clouds • Lama Anagarika Govinda • Robert Thurman • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The 40th anniversary edition of the remarkable German-born monk and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhism's account of travels and discoveries in Tibet before the 1950 Chinese invasion. (TBT87, $19.95)
	Tales of Tibet: Sky Burials, Wind Horses and Prayer Wheels • Herbert J. Batt • Tsering Shakya • LITERATURE • A collection of short fiction by contemporary Tibetan authors. The stories, many imbued with a Buddhist perspective, depict traditional ritual and rites. (TBT57, $29.95)
	Concise Flowers of the Himalaya • Oleg Polunin • Adam Stainton • FIELD GUIDE • OUT OF PRINT • A condensed version of the classic Flowers of the Himalayas featuring the same 700 color photographs and 315 line drawings but with shorter descriptive information. (HML17, $25.00)
	Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas • B. Grewal • FIELD GUIDE • A pocket guide to 250 birds found from the foothills up to high elevations ranging from the Hindu Kush and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayas. With brief descriptive information, maps and 260 full-color illustrations. (HML31, $15.95)