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	Insight Guide India  •   Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES A volume in the award-winning Insight series, this guide is noted for its wonderful photography, full-color maps, superb production and informative short essays on contemporary topics such as India's movie industry, language, and cuisine. It includes introductions to the major temples, forts, and wildlife sites, as well as background on each region, and plenty of photos and maps. A well illustrated overview of the culture, history and attractions of the subcontinent for travelers. (IDA19, $23.95)
	India  •  Stanley Wolpert HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES A wonderfully literate introduction to India by the acknowledged master. Author of 14 books and a professor of history since 1958, Wolpert distills a tremendous amount of information in this detailed overview, tackling the environment, religion and philosophy, the arts and sciences, domestic and foreign policy, and culture. (IDA04, $19.95)
	Malgudi Days  •  R. K. Narayan  •  Jhumpa Lahiri LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES • FAVORITE Wonderful tales about a fictional South Indian town by a beloved Indian writer. Malgudi is a composite of Narayan's two hometowns -- Mysore and Madras -- populated by quirky characters whose unique approaches to tradition and modernity are the stuff of great short stories. (IDA59, $14.00)
	City of Djinns, A Year in Delhi  •  William Dalrymple CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES • FAVORITE Dalrymple describes his year in Delhi with enormous humor, heart and understanding, skillfully interweaving his own adventures with a solidly researched history of the city and the social forces that have shaped it. A must-read for any curious traveler to Delhi. First published in 1993. (IDA06, $16.00)
	India Map  •   ITMB 2006 •  MAP A double-sided shaded relief map of India at the excellent scale of 1:2,100,000, printed on tear and waterproof paper. With an index, it shows major roads, rivers, and locations of national parks. (IDA18, $10.95)

	Culture Smart! India, A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette  •  Nick Grihault   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, well-illustrated guide to both social and business customs in India. (IDA298, $9.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Delhi, Agra and Jaipur  •  Anuradha Chaturvedi   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, gorgeously illustrated guide to Delhi and its environs featuring 900 color photographs, maps and site plans. (IDA151, $25.00)
	Hindi, Start Speaking Today!  •   Educational Services Corporation   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A 90-minute crash course in Hindi featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook. The course follows the foreign service method, focusing on whole dialogues and sentences. (IDA142, $21.95)
	Love Bangalore  •   Love Travel Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This rather remarkable, hand-crafted book, presented in its own satchel of locally woven silk, is a loving, personal guide to singular shops and spas, restaurants, escapes and experiences in and around the city. (IDA359, $40.00)
	Love Mumbai  •   Love Travel Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The second in the series. (IDA389, $40.00)
	Rough Guide India  •  David Abram   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Geared to the independent traveler, this Rough Guide combines an opinionated survey of culture and history with good information on sightseeing, food and accommodations. (IDA86, $26.99)
	Curry, A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors  •  Lizzie Collingham   • FOOD  •  This cultural history with recipes is appetizingly organized as a menu (biryani, vindaloo, chai, etc.). Curry explores the origins and spread of Indian food and the interplay between Muslim, Hindu, Portuguese and British traditions on the Subcontinent. (IDA319, $15.95)
	Mangoes & Curry Leaves, Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent  •  Jeffrey Alford  •  Naomi Duguid   • FOOD  •  In this latest book the roving, food-loving authors (Hot Sour Salty Sweet) travel the seven countries of the Indian Subcontinent: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, collecting not only 200 recipes but also engaging tales of the people, history and adventures. With color photographs of food and places throughout. (IDA320, $45.00)
	Adventures With the Buddha, A Buddhism Reader  •  Jeffery Paine   • RELIGION  •  Paine chooses nine influential 19th and 20th century western adventurers and their travels in China, Tibet, Nepal and India for this riveting tale of religion, adventure and enlightenment. (REL12, $16.95)
	Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God  •  Jonah Blank   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Blank's entertaining portrait of contemporary India and Sri Lanka mixes reporting, travel and myth as he travels, sometimes in the footsteps of India's great hero Rama. (IDA250, $16.00)
	Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress  •  Jan Morris   • HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A wonderful portrait of early (pre-1897) British colonial rule in India, Central Asia, Africa and elsewhere. Morris weaves historical accounts, character studies, and much imagination into this readable, compelling tale. (IDA20, $26.00)
	In Spite of the Gods, The Strange Rise of Modern India  •  Edward Luce   • HISTORY  •  Luce tackles the challenges and reality of the world's largest democracy with insight and balance in this portrait of a nation in transition. (IDA349, $14.95)
	India and the Mughal Dynasty  •  Valerie Berinstain  •  Paul Bahn   • HISTORY  •  Lavishly illustrated, this pocket guide presents the history, culture and splendor of the Mughal court and its celebrated architecture. (IDA50, $12.95)
	India Unveiled  •  Robert Arnett   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A celebration of the people, landscapes and traditional culture of India, organized regionally and featuring 268 beautiful color photographs. It's a revealing, insightful portrait of the country combining history, geography and travelogue. (IDA107, $55.00)
	India, A Mosaic  •  Robert B. Silvers  •  Barbara Epstein   • HISTORY  •  A collection of nine exemplary essays from the New York Review of books that tackle the issues of contemporary India's culture, politics and society. (IDA153, $14.95)
	India, A Wounded Civilization  •  V.S. Naipaul   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A vivid and unsentimental cultural portrait that draws together conversations with Indians, news reports, politics and literature, paying particular attention to the Hindu confrontation with the West. (IDA224, $12.95)
	India: Land of Dreams and Fantasy  •  Doranne Jacobson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  This large-format hardbound volume features 300 color photographs and informative essays on India's history, religions, architecture, rural wonders, urban glories, handicrafts, rituals, festivals and daily life. (IDA32, $29.95)
	May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons, A Journey Among the Women of India  •  Elisabeth Bumiller   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A wonderfully written, fascinating portrayal of Indian women from Bollywood stars to Indira Gandhi to prostitutes. It's an insightful portrait of the country as seen through the eyes of its women. (IDA37, $14.95)
	Meeting God, Elements of Hindu Devotion  •  Thomas Moore  •  Stephen Huyler   • RELIGION  •  A stunningly photographed introduction to the rituals and daily devotion of contemporary Hinduism in India. A companion to the traveling exhibition "Puja, Expressions of Hindu Devotion." (IDA132, $24.00)
	Taj Mahal, Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire  •  Diana Preston  •  Michael Preston   • HISTORY  •  A vivid narrative history of the creation of the Taj Mahal, a memorial created by Moghul emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife. (IDA340, $16.95)
	The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity  •  Amartya Sen   • HISTORY  •  Sen celebrates India's diversity of religious beliefs, customs and democratic traditions in these provocative, erudite essays. (IDA346, $15.00)
	The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture  •  Annemarie Schimmel   • HISTORY  •  In this richly illustrated cultural history, Schimmel sketches daily life in the Mughal Court (1526-1707) and its impact on art, culture and religion. (IDA325, $29.95)
	The Idea of India  •  Sunil Khilnani   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Khilnani confronts the complexities, paradoxes and challenges of the nation in this short, elegant survey of India since independence. (IDA160, $15.00)
	The Last Mughal, The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857  •  William Dalrymple   • HISTORY  •  The riveting tale of the poet, mystic and Mughal Emperor Shah Zafar II, culminating in the 1857 Indian Rebellion. (IDA350, $16.95)
	Hindu Art and Architecture  •  George Michell   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An excellent survey of Hindu art and architecture, explaining the meaning and construction of principal images and buildings, as well as the development of Hinduism and the corpus of myths that have influenced its artistic tradition. (IDA147, $18.95)
	Indian Art, A Concise History  •  Roy C. Craven   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This convenient volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a crisp, illustrated overview of the range of Indian art over the centuries. (IDA16, $18.95)
	Taj Mahal  •  M.C. Joshi  •  Jean-Louis Nou  •  Amina Okada   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This lavish portrait features 158 full-color photographs (including four magnificent foldout panels) by Jean-Louis Nou. He balances grand exterior and panoramic views with detailed photographs of filigreed inscriptions and bejeweled floral mosaics. (IDA108, $75.00)
	The Royal Palaces of India  •  George Michell  •  Antonio Martinelli   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • OUT OF PRINT  •  An architectural survey of Hindu and Muslim fortresses and royal residences from the 12th century to the days of British colonial rule -- well-informed, comprehensive and handsomely illustrated with 250 color photographs. (IDA74, $39.95)
	The Taj Mahal  •  Giles Tillotson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • COMING IN NOVEMBER  •  More than a richly illustrated history, though it is that as well, this book is an eloquent meditation on the place of the Taj Mahal in the cultural imagination of India and the wider world. (IDA528, $19.95)
	An Autobiography, Or the Story of My Experiments with Truth  •  Mohandas K. Gandhi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  There is no substitute for reading Gandhi in his own, simple, direct prose. A highly recommended glimpse into the personality and life of this remarkable figure. (IDA163, $10.95)
	Slowly Down the Ganges  •  Eric Newby   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In 1963, the author and his wife set out an a 1,200-mile voyage down the Ganges River. The title could apply as easily to the ruminative attitude Newby takes towards his journey as to the many mishaps which bedevil the quest. (IDA179, $14.95)
	Hindu Myths  •  Wendy Doniger   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A sourcebook, translated from the Sanskrit, this anthology is drawn from editor and University of Chicago professor Doniger's courses on Hinduism and mythology. (IDA347, $16.00)
	Mirrorwork, 50 Years of Indian Writing 1947-1997  •  Salman Rushdie  •  Elizabeth West   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A selection of twentieth-century Indian prose, both fiction and non-fiction, compiled by Salman Rushdie and featuring work by Jawaharlal Nehru, R.K. Narayan, Satyajit Ray, Amit Chaudhuri, and Vikram Seth. Published in celebration of 50 years of independence. (IDA293, $17.00)
	Travelers' Tales India  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of 45 descriptive and thought-provoking short excerpts on Indian life and culture, including contributions from Rushdie, Naipaul and Dalrymple, plus some valuable excerpts from books long out of print. (IDA05, $19.95)
	A Fine Balance  •  Rohinton Mistry   • LITERATURE • 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, $15.95)
	Bhagavad Gita, A New Translation  •  Stephen Mitchell   • LITERATURE  •  A lyrical translation and introduction to the Gita, an ancient Hindu poem. Mitchell's translation aims for the literary qualities of the original. (IDA170, $13.95)
	Gods, Demons and Others  •  R. K. Narayan  •  R.K. Laxman   • LITERATURE  •  Hindu stories freely adapted by Narayan, one of India's foremost writers. They include tales both highly readable and revealing of Indian Hindu traditions, some drawn from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. (IDA101, $21.00)
	Kim  •  Rudyard Kipling   • LITERATURE  •  For the sheer pleasure of its prose, insight into the British in India and its extraordinary sense of place, you can't do better than Kipling's classic novel about a boy who travels the Grand Trunk Road with the Dalai Lama. (IDA65, $7.00)
	Midnight's Children  •  Salman Rushdie   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  Rushdie's greatest novel is a madcap, comic take on the birth of modern India in all its many splendid and unexpected manifestations. Its narrator, not coincidentally, is born at the stroke of midnight August 15, 1947. (IDA12, $14.95)
	Sea of Poppies  •  Amitav Ghosh   • LITERATURE • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, the exotic backstreets of China. A masterpiece from one of the world's finest novelists. (IDA529, $26.00)
	Season of the Monsoon  •  Paul Mann   • MYSTERY  •  Inspector George Sansi, police detective in Bombay, investigates murder in Bollywood in the thrilling, chilling series debut, originally published in 1993. (IDA384, $14.95)
	Shantaram: A Novel  •  David Gregory Roberts   • LITERATURE  •  This epic page-turner, a bestseller in Australia, revolves around the exploits of a young Australian man at large in the streets of 1980s Bombay. (IDA395, $14.95)
	The Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna's Counsel in Time of War  •  Barbara Stoler Miller   • LITERATURE  •  A leading translator of Sanskrit literature, Dr. Miller edited and translated numerous works of Indian poetry and drama, including this popular translation of the Bhagavad-Gita in verse form. (IDA348, $5.95)
	The God of Small Things  •  Arundhati Roy   • LITERATURE  •  Roy's luminous prose and playful wit make this novel a true masterpiece. Set against a lush Kerala backdrop during the tumult of the 1960s, it's a tragedy seen through innocent eyes. (IDA31, $14.95)
	The Namesake  •  Jhumpa Lahiri   • LITERATURE  •  An intricate and beautifully told tale, Lahiri follows the Ganguli family as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film, directed by Mira Nair. (IDA292, $14.00)
	The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature  •  Amit Chaudhuri   • LITERATURE  •  An introduction to Indian fiction and poetry since 1850, including works both in translation and written originally in English. The authors span a century and a half of Indian letters, from Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee to Rushdie and Anita Desai. (IDA218, $15.00)
	India Safari Companion  •  Alain Pons   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A colorful, illustrated slim guide to wildlife, photography and travel in India. (IDA371, $14.95)
	Wild India, The Wildlife of India and Nepal  •  Guy Mountefort  •  Gerald Cubitt   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An informative introduction to the natural history of the region in a handsome oversize volume. With hundreds of extraordinary photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Himalayas, the Indo-Ganges Plain and the Deccan. (IDA02, $29.95)
	Birds of India  •  Richard Grimmett  •  Carol Inskipp  •  Tim Inskipp   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, authoritative guide to 1,300 birds of the subcontinent, from Nepal and Bhutan to Sri Lanka, with stunning color plates, range maps and descriptive information on facing pages. (FG43, $35.00)

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