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Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya
• Jamaica Kincaid
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An atmospheric account of celebrated writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid's journey to Nepal and the Himalayas with a small team of botanists.
(HML62, $10.95)
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Among the Mountains, Travels through Asia
• Wilfred Thesiger
• EXPLORATION
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A classic account of intrepid British explorer Wilfred Thesiger's travels through the mountain ranges of Iraqi Kurdistan, the Karakorams, the Hindu Kush, and Ladakh.
(ASA28, $17.99)
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Annapurna Map
• Nelles
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A map of the Annapurna hiking region at scale of 1:100,000 with major features, color shading and contour lines.
(NPL32, $13.95)
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Annapurna, A Woman's Place
• Arlene Blum
• EXPLORATION
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This account of the historic 1978 climb celebrates the first American ascent of Annapurna by a team of 13 women. The climbers were also, notably, the first women to scale any of the world's 8,000 meter-peaks.
(HML30, $16.00)
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Bones of the Tiger
• Hemanta Mishra
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• COMING IN MAY
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Mishra (The Soul of the Rhino) tells of his work to save the man-eating tigers of Royal Chitwan National Park in this true adventure tale.
(NPL73, $16.95)
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Buddha's Orphans
• Samrat Upadhyay
• LITERATURE
• COMING IN JULY
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This novel by Samrat Upadhyay (Arresting God in Kathmandu) sets Nepal's political upheaval as a backdrop to the love story of Raja, an orphan boy, and Nilu, a daughter of privilege. Their story transports readers across generations and explores family connections.
(NPL71, $26.00)
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The Buddhist Handbook
• John Snelling
• RELIGION
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Subtitled, "The Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice and History, " this even-handed book is a concise primer covering the history, philosophical foundation and practice of Buddhism.
(ASA08, $16.95)
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Classic Hikes of the World
• Peter Pottersfield
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Pottersfield features 23 treks in this beautifully illustrated volume. Each trip gets an extended photographic essay with a route description, maps and practical details.
(WLD52, $39.95)
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The Climb, Tragic Ambitions on Everest
• Anatoli Boukreev
• EXPLORATION
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An eyewitness account of the 1996 tragedy by Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev.
(HML29, $7.99)
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Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks
• Clint Willis
• ANTHOLOGY
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A terrific collection of great writing about mountaineering.
(HML37, $17.95)
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Essential Tibetan Buddhism
• Robert Thurman
• RELIGION
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The foremost Western scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, Thurman has chosen well from its vibrant sacred literature, and helpfully includes suggested further reading, explanatory notes and a directory of sacred sites.
(TBT15, $14.99)
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Everest, A Trekker's Guide
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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A brief pocket guide to seven treks in the Everst region (including one in Tibet) with sketch maps, good general information and a few photographs.
(NPL45, $22.95)
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Everest, Mountain Without Mercy
• Broughton Coburn
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Spectacularly photographed, this book is an account of the making of the IMAX film on Everest, including an account of the 1996 disaster.
(HML20, $24.00)
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Everest, the West Ridge
• Thomas F. Hornbein
• EXPLORATION
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A vivid, moving personal account of the American expedition to Everest in 1963.
(HML10, $19.95)
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The Far Pavilions
• M. M. Kaye
• LITERATURE
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A tale of love, adventure and war set during the British Raj in India, culimating with the Indian Mutiny and the Second Afghan War.
(IDA195, $19.95)
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A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
• Krys Kazmierczak
• Ber Van Perlo
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact field guide to 1,300 species.
(FG40, $50.00)
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Ghosts of Everest, The Search for Mallory & Irvine
• Jochen Hemmleb
• Eric Simonson
• Larry Johnson
• EXPLORATION
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You may have seen the pictures. This is the illustrated, comprehensive account of the successful expedition to determine the fate of George Mallory, who disappeared on Mt. Everest in 1924.
(HML39, $24.95)
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The Great Hill Stations of Asia
• Barbara Crossette
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A modern tour of the mountain enclaves of colonial Asia -- appreciative, magnificently researched and engaging.
(ASA13, $16.00)
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Helambu-Langtang, Hiking Region Map
• Nelles
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This folded map gives an overview of the Langtang north of Kathmandu region at a scale of 1:100,000.
(NPL72, $13.95)
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High Frontiers, Dolpo and the Changing World of Himalayan Pastoralists
• Kenneth Michael Bauer
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Bauer's ethnography of the people of Dolpo, covers the history and environment of this isolated region, their culture, ways of life and transformation in the 20th century in scholarly, straightforward detail.
(NPL57, $45.00)
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Himalaya
• Eric Valli
• Anne de Sales
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A handsome collection of breathtaking photographs of the landscape and people of the Himalayas.
(HML64, $50.00)
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Himalaya Map
• Nelles
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A colorful regional map of the Himalayas at a scale of 1:1,500,000, including Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and Sikkim.
(HML09, $10.95)
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Himalayan Hermitess, The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun
• Kurtis Schaeffer
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The clearly translated account of the life of Orgyan Chokyi (1675-1729), who spent her life in Dolpo, with notes and an overview of Himalayan religious traditions.
(NPL56, $30.00)
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Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan
• Jeremy Schmidt
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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National Geographic Expert, Jeremy Schmidt, and photographer Patrick Morrow, recount their circumnavigation of the Himalayas, accompanied by their wives. Their journey by bike, truck and foot across Tibet, Nepal, China, India and Pakistan is illustrated with 32 pages of color photographs.
(HML05, $18.95)
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Himalayan Quest, Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants
• Ed Viesturs
• EXPLORATION
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A photographic chronicle of the first American to scale all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters without the use of supplemental oxygen.
(HML63, $21.95)
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In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation
• John Avedon
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Avedon's masterful, passionate cris de coeur, still the best book on the subject, shows the lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950 through the eyes of its leaders, monks and regular people.
(TBT04, $16.95)
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Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
• Jon Krakauer
• EXPLORATION
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A best-selling, minute-by-minute account of the 1996 disaster on Everest.
(HML08, $28.00)
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Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
• John Powers
• RELIGION
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A comprehensive study of the history and philosophy behind Tibetan Buddhism, suitable for the general reader.
(TBT40, $22.95)
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K2, Triumph and Tragedy
• Jim Curran
• EXPLORATION
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This is a tense account of disaster on the world's second highest mountain in 1986. The author was on the mountain when 13 climbers in 9 different expeditions died.
(PKN05, $15.00)
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Kangchenjunga, A Trekker's Guide
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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Covering treks to both base camps at the third highest in the world, known for its five summits.
(NPL63, $18.95)
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Khumbu Himal (Everest) Map
• Nelles
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An trekkers map of the Mt. Everest region.
(NPL33, $13.95)
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Lonely Planet Nepal
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to Nepal.
(NPL28, $25.99)
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon
• Jim Corbett
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The memoirs of a turn-of-the-century hunter-turned-conservationist who was much loved in India.
(HML12, $19.95)
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Many Tongues, One People, The Making of Tharu Identity in Nepal
• Arjun Guneratne
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Guneratne argues in culturally and linguistically diverese Tharu people of lowland Nepal are today actively seeking to define themselves as a single group in n Nepal's multiethnic polity.
(NPL66, $23.95)
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Moon Nepal
• Kerry Moran
• GUIDEBOOK
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A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries.
(NPL69, $19.95)
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Mt. Everest
• National Geographic
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A gloriously detailed, birds-eye view of Everest by the cartographers at National Geographic.
(NPL36, $19.99)
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My Land and My People, The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
• Dalai Lama
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The Dalai Lama recounts his life and struggle for an independent Tibet. It's one of the most remarkable stories of our time, simply and compassionately told by the Lama himself.
(TBT22, $13.95)
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A Naturalist and Other Beasts
• George B. Schaller
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The eminent zoologist writes with authority and affection of his many field expeditions over a long career in conservation, including his time among the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, snow leopards in Nepal and his groundbreaking work on giant pandas in Sichuan.
(NAT119, $16.95)
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A Plantsman in Nepal
• Roy Lancaster
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Exploring for plants in China.
(CHN59, $79.50)
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Reaching the Summit: Edmund Hillary's Life of Adventure
• Alexa Johnston
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Deftly written and richly illustrated, this lively biography draws on Hillary's personal archives.
(HML87, $30.00)
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Religions of Tibet in Practice
• Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
• RELIGION
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A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual.
(TBT16, $26.95)
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Road to Katmandu
• Patrick Marnham
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Marnham's classic account of an overland journey from Turkey to Nepal in 1968.
(ASA47, $21.95)
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So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
• Barbara Crossette
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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Asia correspondent for the New York Times, Crossette portrays Bhutan and neighboring Ladakh and Sikkim as strongholds of Tantric Buddhism in an increasingly homogenized world.
(NPL04, $16.00)
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The Soul of the Rhino
• Hemanta R. Mishra
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Mishra writes of his long career in conservation and particularly his work with the endangered Asian rhino at Royal Chitwan, in this absorbing memoir, marvelously subtitled A Nepali Adventure With Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists.
(NPL59, $16.95)
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South Asia
• Sumit Ganguly
• HISTORY
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A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
(IDA308, $19.00)
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Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, A Practical Approach for Modern Life
• B. Alan Wallace
• RELIGION
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A straightforward primer on the essentials of Buddhism as practiced in Tibet. The book is the result of a lecture series introducing the practice of Buddhism to the general public.
(TBT19, $15.95)
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Tiger Moon, Tracking the Great Cats in Nepal
• Mel Sunquist
• Fiona Sunquist
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An account of two years on the track of tigers.
(NPL46, $18.00)
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Tigerland, and Other Unintended Destinations
• Eric Dinerstein
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Chief scientist at WWF, the engaging Dinerstein chronicles his own coming-of-age as a conservation biologist and globe-trotting adventures in the field in Costa Rica, Ladakh, New Caledonia, East Africa, Galapagos, Montana and Nepal in this enjoyable memoir.
(CON30, $19.95)
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Touching My Father's Soul, A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest
• Jamling Tenzing Norgay
• Broughton Coburn
• Dalai Lama
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A personal account of the business of Everest, the 1996 IMAX Expedition and, most significantly, of a son who is grappling with the legacy of a famous father.
(NPL42, $15.99)
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The Wheel of Life, The Autobiography of a Western Buddhist
• John Blofeld
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Blofeld's ( (1913-1987) enchanting account of Buddhist worlds now largely vanished, including his life and travels in China, Tibet, Mongolia, India and Burma.
(HML76, $30.00)
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The Wisdom of the Buddha
• Jean Boisselier
• RELIGION
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A pocket-size primer of Buddhism, this book is an illustrated history of the sixth-century Indian prince and his quest for enlightenment. With 207 illustrations, 160 in full color.
(IDA55, $12.95)
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A Woman's Asia
• Marybeth Bond
• ANTHOLOGY
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These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller.
(ASA49, $17.95)
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World Religions: Eastern Traditions
• Willard G. Oxtoby
• RELIGION
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A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars, covering Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and East Asian traditions. Scholarly, but still rewarding for the general reader.
(ASA07, $67.95)
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