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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $117, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBHU58)		  
The Raven Crown  •  Michael Aris
HISTORY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES
The definitive account of the modern history of Bhutan as seen through the 20th-century Wangchuk dynasty, which has ruled the kingdom since 1907. Based on Bhutanese chronicles, this gorgeously produced, informative book features 106 rare historic photographs from archives in Bhutan and the United Kingdom. Originally published in 1994. The late Michael Aris lived in Bhutan from 1967 to 197 as a historian and tutor of the children of the royal family. (BHU02, $60.00)		   The Raven Crown
So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas  •  Barbara Crossette
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 297 PAGES • FAVORITE
A "New York Times" Asia correspondent writes of Bhutan and neighboring kingdoms of Ladakh and Sikkim in the Himalayas, strongholds of Tantric Buddhism in an increasingly homogenized world. It's part travelogue and part history -- a personal portrait of the region. (NPL04, $16.00)		   So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
What Makes You Not a Buddhist  •  Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
RELIGION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
With humor, authority, warmth and wit, this slim book shows the western world from a Buddhist perspective. Born in Bhutan in 1961, a Tibetan lama and filmmaker (Travellers and Magicians), Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche gives a decidedly modern take on dharma, happiness, suffering and enlightenment. (TBT96, $15.95)		   What Makes You Not a Buddhist
Odyssey Guide Bhutan  •  Francoise Pommaret
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 326 PAGES
An authoritative overview of the kingdom, enhanced by color photographs, well chosen literary excerpts and many maps, this guide by Bhutan expert and ethnographer Pommaret is exceptionally good. With a general introduction to the history, geography, economy, flora and fauna, festivals and the arts. (BHU03, $23.95)		   Odyssey Guide Bhutan
Bhutan Map  •  ITMB
2008 •  MAP
A double-sided traveler's map of Bhutan at an excellent scale of 1:380,000. With insets of Paro and Thimphu, trekking routes, key monasteries and visitor attractions, index and notes. One Side. 25x38 inches. (BHU06, $12.95)		   Bhutan Map



Also Recommended

Bhutan, A Trekker's Guide  •  Bart Jordans   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, practical guide to 27 treks and walks throughout the mountain kingdom with color photographs and detailed sketch maps throughout. (BHU23, $24.95)
 		  
Footprint Bhutan Handbook  •  Gyurme Dorje   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An up-to-date practical guide by a Buddhist scholar and expert in the region, this is a nice balance of cultural and historical overview and choice details for the traveler. (BHU18, $25.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Bhutan  •  Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact travel guide to Bhutan with a good overview of culture, history and nature, sketch maps, a section of color photographs and plenty of practical detail on sightseeing and treks. (BHU11, $26.99)
 		  
Bhutan, Between Heaven and Earth  •  Mary Peck   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Peck portrays the people and landscapes of Bhutan in 50 beautifully reproduced duotone images. (BHU42, $35.00)
 		  
Material World  •  Paul Kennedy  •  Charles C. Mann  •  Peter Menzel   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An inspired idea, this book documents 30 families around the world with all their possessions artfully arrayed around them. (GEN02, $25.00)
 		  
The Blessings of Bhutan  •  Russ and Blyth Carpenter   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  Head-over-heels in love with Bhutan, the Carpenters introduce their adopted home, its people, customs, religion and history. (BHU16, $26.99)
 		  
The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa  •  Sarah Harding   • RELIGION  •  A translation of the stories, meditations and discussions of Pema Lingpa (1450-1521), an important figure in Bhutanese religious history. (BHU24, $14.95)
 		  
From the Land of the Thunder Dragon  •  Susan S. Bean  •  Diana K. Myers   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This magnificent survey, featuring 130 color photographs, illuminates with authority the huge cultural significance of weaving in Bhutan. With contributions by Michael Aris, Francoise Pommaret, Susan Bean and principal author Diana Myers, it's the definitive book on the subject, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum. (BHU01, $50.00)
 		  
Beneath Blossom Rain  •  Kevin Grange   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  From his arrival at Paro International Airport to the last of 11 mountain passes, 24 days and 216 miles later, Grange writes with verve of his adventures on his trek across Bhutan. (BHU38, $19.95)
 		  
Beyond the Sky and the Earth  •  Jamie Zeppa   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Zeppa's memoir of her time as teacher in a remote village shows her growing love and commitment to the people and culture. (BHU08, $16.00)
 		  
Buttertea at Sunrise, A Year in the Bhutan Himalaya  •  Britta Das   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  When Das goes to Bhutan to work as a physiotherapist in a remote village, her good intentions are put to the test amid monsoons and startling conditions. Yet she soon falls for the culture and ancient traditions of the Hidden Kingdom, and these stories of her time there have a spirited, exuberant quality. (BHU39, $24.99)
 		  
Married to Bhutan  •  Linda Leaming   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Enraptured by the customs, land and people of Bhutan, where she has lived and worked for ten years, Leaming writes with humor and candor about her often-bumpy cultural immersion, her romance with a Buddhist artist and her unexpected path to happiness. (BHU36, $14.95)
 		  
Radio Shangri-La  •  Lisa Napoli   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Napoli's memoir of her time working on a fledgling Bhutanese radion station. She writes with frankness and clarity about the contradictions, poverty and reality of much mythologized Bhutan. (BHU35, $15.00)
 		  
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon, A Portrait of Bhutan  •  Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Her majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck's vivid portrait of Bhutan, its history and folklore, villages, palaces and monasteries. (BHU28, $19.95)
 		  
Under the Holy Lake  •  Ken Haigh   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An English professor in Clarksburg, Ontario, Haigh describes the Buddhist temples, people, mountain trails and a simpler way of life in this love song to the mountain valley in Eastern Bhutan, where he was a young teacher on a two-year sojourn in the 1980s. (BHU37, $29.95)
 		  
The Circle of Karma, A Novel  •  Kunzang Choden   • LITERATURE  •  The first novel by a Bhutanese woman, this lyrical coming-of-age story explores the rituals of daily life in Bhutan. When Tsomo's mother suddenly dies, the young girl must travel alone across Bhutan and into India. (BHU26, $14.00)
 		  
Travellers and Magicians  •  Khyentse Norbu   • LITERATURE  •  The first feature shot on location in Bhutan, this film, directed by a respected lama, follows a young official on his odyssey across the country. Along the way he is joined by a mischievous monk, an elderly peddler and an old man with his daughter. (BHU22, $29.99)
 		  
Birds of India  •  Richard Grimmett  •  Carol Inskipp  •  Tim Inskipp   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or repainted, the second edition of the masterful Birds of India now features all maps and text opposite the plates for quicker and easier reference. (FG43, $39.50)
 		  
 
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