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Across the Tibetan Plateau, Ecosystems, Wildlife, And Conservation


by Dorje Tsering | Robert L. Fleming | Liu Wulin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 120 PAGES

A natural history and a collection of photographs of the vast Tibetan Plateau, compiled by three dedicated scholars. (TBT117, $49.95)

Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya

Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya


by Jamaica Kincaid

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

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)

Art of Tibet

Art of Tibet


by Robert Fisher

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A concise survey of the culture and religion of Tibet as expressed through its art. With 200 illustrations of monasteries, painting and sculpture throughout the country. (TBT13, $21.95)

Beautiful Ghosts

Beautiful Ghosts


by Eliot Pattison

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER

Fourth in Pattison's series of superb political thrillers set in Tibet. Having lived a year in exile and disgrace since his unofficial release from a work camp, former Beijing inspector Shan Tao Yun is entreated by the officials who exiled him to help with a murder investigation involving missing art, his former gulag, and his son. (TBT119, $15.99)

Bone Mountain

Bone Mountain


by Eliot Pattison

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER

Third in Pattison's series of superb political thrillers set in Tibet. Agreeing to lead an expedition to return a long-lost Tibetan idol to a remote valley, former Beijing police inspector Shan finds the pilgrimage threatened by the murder of the monk guiding them, an American woman geologist who has fled to the mountains, and the Chinese army, from whom the idol had been stolen and that is now in hot pursuit. (TBT120, $15.95)

Buddha

Buddha


by Karen Armstrong

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A concise, thought-provoking biography of the Buddha in the Penguin Lives series, written by one of the foremost experts on world religions. (REL09, $14.00)

Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness, and the Man Who Found Them All


by Perry Garfinkel

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A spiritual travelogue that scours the globe for the both the roots and world-wide extensions of Buddhism. (REL30, $15.00)

Buddhism Plain and Simple


by Steve Hagen

  • 1999
  • PAPER

A clear and straightfoward introduction to Buddhism. (REL31, $12.00)

Buddhism without Beliefs


by Stephen Batchelor

  • RELIGION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

An accessible, straightforward introduction to the major tenets of Buddhist wisdom, and particularly on their relevance to modern life. (REL29, $13.00)

Cave in the Snow, A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment

Cave in the Snow, A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment


by Vicki MacKenzie

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

The absorbing tale of a young English Buddhist and her experience as a hermit. (HML61, $15.95)

Eastern Tibet, Bridging Tibet and China


by Christoph Baumer | Therese Weber

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 254 PAGES

A portrait of the region at the heart of Tibetan culture, featuring 257 color photographs. (TBT104, $60.00)

The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs


by Robert Beer

  • RELIGION
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 400 PAGES

An encyclopedic reference exploring the symbols found in the sacred Tibetan art of the thangka. (TBT66, $75.00)

From Heaven Lake, Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet


by Vikram Seth

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 178 PAGES

An unconventional, award-winning travelogue of a 1981 trip to India from China via the Himalayas by the marvelous Indian novelist Vikram Seth. (HML19, $15.00)

Golden Buddha


by Clive Cussler | Craig Dirgo

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Cussler and co-author Dirgo put their adventurers on a spy ship with an impossible mission -- find the Golden Buddha and its secrets, stolen by the Chinese from the Dalai Lama in 1959, and make a deal with Russia and China for an independent Tibet. (TBT116, $9.99)

A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State


by Melvyn C. Goldstein

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 936 PAGES

A history of Tibet during the critical period from World War I to the Chinese takover in 1951. (TBT56, $49.95)

Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness


by Robert Thurman | Dalai Lama

  • RELIGION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 356 PAGES

In this popular book Buddhist monk, scholar and translator Robert Thurman mediates on Buddhism, Tibet and contemporary life. (TBT73, $16.00)

Kailash Trekking Map


by Gecko Maps

  • 1999
  • MAP

A detailed topographic map (1:50,000) of the trekking route circling Mount Kailas. (TBT64, $21.95)

Kundun, A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama

Kundun, A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama


by Mary Craig

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

A mesmerizing portrait of the Dalai Lama and his family, his parents, four brothers, and two sisters, and their fight for a free Tibet. (TBT110, $22.95)

Learning Practical Tibetan

Learning Practical Tibetan


by Andrew Bloomfield | Yanki Tshering

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 202 PAGES

A guide to learning useful Tibetan phrases, designed with the traveler in mind. (TBT38, $19.95)

The Life of Milarepa

The Life of Milarepa


by Anonymous | Lobsang Lhalungpa

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Beloved by the Tibetan people, this classic folktale traces the life of the yogi and poet Jetsun Milarepa (1052-1135) with humor. (TBT98, $16.00)

The Lord of Death

The Lord of Death


by Eliot Pattison

  • MYSTERY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Exiled Beijing investigator Shan Tao Yun has his hands full when he happens upon an overturned bus (full of suddenly freed Tibetan monks) -- and two women shot -- on the slopes of Mt. Everest. The exceptional sixth intallment of Eliot Pattison's series, all featuring Shan Tao Yun in Tibet. (TBT131, $14.00)

Magic and Mystery in Tibet

Magic and Mystery in Tibet


by Alexandra David-Neel

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1971
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An unabridged reprint of David-Neel's influential 1932 account of pioneering travels in Tibet. With 32 photographs by the author. An accomplished scholar and keen observer, David-Neel was the first western woman (albeit in disguise) to see Lhasa. (TBT90, $12.95)

Mahayana Buddhism, The Doctrinal Foundations


by Paul Williams

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER

A clear, scholarly summary of the principles of Mahayana Buddhism as they are found in both the Indo-Tibetan and East Asian forms of Mahayana. (ASA60, $39.95)

The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life


by Jean-Francois Revel | Matthieu Ricard

  • RELIGION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

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, $15.95)

My Land and My People, The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet

My Land and My People, The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet


by Dalai Lama

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 238 PAGES

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. (TBT22, $13.95)

Pilgrimage, Past and Present in the World Religions

Pilgrimage, Past and Present in the World Religions


by Simon Coleman | John Elsner

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

An illustrated survey, organized thematically, of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Indian and Buddhist pilgrimages and sacred travel. (REL07, $32.50)

A Plant Hunter in Tibet

A Plant Hunter in Tibet


by Frank Kingdon-Ward

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

The lively account of a 1933 expedition to a remote corner of southeast Tibet. (TBT105, $26.00)

Prisoners of Shangri-La, Tibetan Buddhism and the West


by Donald S. Lopez Jr.

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 284 PAGES

A scholarly history of western myth-making and romance over the question of Tibet. Lopez, a leading scholar of Tibetan Buddhism reveals a complex country and its spiritual history in this scholarly analysis. (TBT42, $18.00)

The Religions of Tibet

The Religions of Tibet


by Giuseppe Tucci | Geoffrey Samuel

  • RELIGION
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

A scholarly overview of Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, monkhood and folk religion. (TBT11, $28.95)

Religions of Tibet in Practice

Religions of Tibet in Practice


by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 421 PAGES

A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual. (TBT16, $28.95)

Sacred Landsacpe and Pilgrimage in Tibet, In Search of the Lost Kingdom of Bon

Sacred Landsacpe and Pilgrimage in Tibet, In Search of the Lost Kingdom of Bon


by Gesha Gelek Jinpa | Charles Ramble | V. Carroll Dunham | Thomas L. Kelly

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 204 PAGES

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 illustrations and DVD. (TBT112, $65.00)

Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet


by Jean-Jacques Annaud

  • 2005
  • DVD

The 1997 blockbuster film starring Brad Pitt and David Thewlis. Based on the classic memoir by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, who became tutor to the Dalai Lama. (TBT101, $14.94)

The Snow Lion and the Dragon, China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama

The Snow Lion and the Dragon, China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama


by Melvyn C. Goldstein

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 130 PAGES

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, $21.95)

The Spirit of Tibet, Portrait of a Culture in Exile

The Spirit of Tibet, Portrait of a Culture in Exile


by Alison Wright

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A handsome pictorial essay on Tibetan culture and people in exile in the monasteries, nunneries and towns of Dharamsala and surroundings in the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Indian Himalayas. (IDA159, $34.95)

Stick Out Your Tongue


by Ma Jian

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 93 PAGES

A haunting portrait of Tibetan culture, Jian's five stories revolve around a young Chinese dissident in Tibet (not unlike the author). Jian (Red Dust, Beijing Coma) was forced into exile after publishing these stories in China in 1987. (TBT128, $13.00)

Story of Tibet, Conversations With the Dalai Lama

Story of Tibet, Conversations With the Dalai Lama


by Thomas Laird

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

The extraordinary history of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism as recounted by the Dalai Lama. (TBT92, $17.00)

Tibet's Sacred Mountain, The Extraordinary Pilgrimage to Mount Kailas

Tibet's Sacred Mountain, The Extraordinary Pilgrimage to Mount Kailas


by Russell Johnson | Kerry Moran

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 126 PAGES

In this handsome illustrated journal, two Americans record their journey around 22,000-foot Mt. Kailas, documenting the landscapes, rituals and traditions of the sacred mountain. (TBT41, $25.00)

Tibet, An Enduring Civilization

Tibet, An Enduring Civilization


by Francoise Pommaret

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

This pocket-size encyclopedia, packed with hundreds of full-color illustrations and photos, highlights the culture and history of Tibet. Pommaret, who has written widely on the Himalayas, devotes a section to Tibet today, titled Invasion and Colonization. (TBT69, $12.95)

Tibet, Reflections from the Wheel of Life


by V. Carroll Dunham

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 204 PAGES

An insightful photographic celebration of Tibet and the Tibetan worldview. (TBT125, $60.00)

Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, A Practical Approach for Modern Life

Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, A Practical Approach for Modern Life


by B. Alan Wallace

  • RELIGION
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

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)

Tsangpo Gorges


by Frank Kingdon-Ward

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Legendary plant-explorer Kingdon-Ward's original account of his 1924-1925 expedition to the source of the Tsangpo, expertly edited and annotated by modern explorer Kenneth Cox, who brings the story of the exploration of this almost inaccessible corner of south-east Tibet up to date. With 250 color photographs. (TBT103, $75.00)

The Voice That Remembers: A Tibetan Woman's Inspiring Story of Survival

The Voice That Remembers: A Tibetan Woman's Inspiring Story of Survival


by Ama Adhe

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Ama Adhe recounts with dignity and clarity her 27 years in prison for supporting the Khampa resitance to the Chinese takeover of Tibet. (TBT102, $16.95)

The Way of the White Clouds

The Way of the White Clouds


by Lama Anagarika Govinda | Robert Thurman

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

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)

What Makes You Not a Buddhist

What Makes You Not a Buddhist


by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

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 in this engaging primer. (TBT96, $15.95)

The Wheel of Life, The Autobiography of a Western Buddhist


by John Blofeld

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

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)

Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe

Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe


by George Schaller

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 373 PAGES

A detailed account of the Change Tang reserve, Schaller's natural history is also a good overview of the adjoining Himalayan regions. His focus is on the Tibetan gazelle, chiru, blue sheep and other little-known ungulates, (TBT31, $27.50)

 

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