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by Dalai Lama | Peter Matthiessen | Helena Norberg-Hodge

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2009
PAPER
226 PAGES

Norberg-Hodge documents her community work and changes from traditional ways of life; she has lived and worked in Ladakh since 1975. (HML24, $16.95)

An Area of Darkness

by V.S. Naipaul

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2002
PAPER
267 PAGES

A reflective, personal account of Naipaul's travels in India in 1962 -- a portrait of a time and place and searing, honest chronicle of the country during transition. (IDA13, $14.95)

The Art of the Imperial Cholas

by Vidya Dehijia

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1990
HARD COVER

This introduction to Chola art is adapted from a series of lectures and organized chronologically. (IDA104, $41.50)

An Autobiography, Or the Story of My Experiments with Truth

by Mohandas K. Gandhi

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1995
PAPER
480 PAGES

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)

Bhagavad Gita, A New Translation

by Stephen Mitchell

LITERATURE
2000
PAPER
176 PAGES

A lyrical translation and introduction to the Gita, an ancient Hindu poem. Mitchell's translation aims for the literary qualities of the original. (IDA170, $14.00)

Bhubaneswar: From a Temple Town to a Capital City

by Ravi Kalia

HISTORY
1995
HARD COVER
256 PAGES

A scholarly analysis of the building of the new capital of the Indian state of Orissa. (IDA135, $45.00)

The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History

by Alan Turner | Mauricio Anton

NATURAL HISTORY
2000
PAPER
256 PAGES

A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors. (BST50, $26.95)

Blue Guide Southern India

by George Michell

GUIDEBOOK
1998
PAPER
576 PAGES

The usual comprehensive Blue Guide treatment of the art and culture of South India, with 90 maps and site plans. (IDA94, $25.95)

The Book of Indian Birds

by Salim Ali

FIELD GUIDE
1997
PAPER
412 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

The 12th editon of this classic field guide to the birds of the plains, foothills, wetlands, and seacoast of the Indian subcontinent, published in India and authored by one of its pre-eminent ornithologists. Organized by bird family, each species is illustrated in color. (IDA45, $34.50)

Calcutta Map

by Bharat Graphics

MAP

A folded map of Calcutta, shown at a scale of 1:85,000. (IDA155, $6.95)

Insight Guide India

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
496 PAGES

An illustrated overview of India, with essays on its attractions, history, nature and culture. Includes introductions to the major temples, forts and wildlife sites, and plenty of color photos and maps. (IDA19, $24.99)

The Camphor Flame, Popular Hinduism and Society in India

by C.J. Fuller

RELIGION
1992
PAPER
306 PAGES

A comprehensive study of contemporary Hinduism and Indian society. (IDA90, $24.95)

The Child and the State in India

by Myron Weiner

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1991
PAPER
213 PAGES

A thought-provoking no-nonsense evaluation of education and child labor in India. (IDA40, $32.95)

City of Joy

by Dominique La Pierre

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1985
PAPER
544 PAGES

An epic of love, heroism, and hope set among the dispossessed, and those who have sacrificed all to help them, in the slums of Calcutta. (IDA25, $7.99)

Come with Me to India, On a Wondrous Voyage through Time

by Sudha Koul

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
225 PAGES
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

An informal -- and brief -- survey of Indian cultural history, written with the author's very American(ized) daughters in mind. (IDA47, $15.50)

Concise Flowers of the Himalaya

by Oleg Polunin | Adam Stainton

FIELD GUIDE
1998
PAPER
424 PAGES
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)

Crafts of Kasmir, Jammu & Ladakh

by Jaya Jaitly

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1990
HARD COVER
227 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A gorgeous introduction to the diversity of crafts, people and societies of High Asia. (HML27, $45.00)

Culture Shock! India

by Gitanjali Susan Kolanad

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2008
PAPER
296 PAGES

A lively introduction to modern Indian culture and manners. (IDA141, $17.99)

The Dancing Girl

by Hasan Shah

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
112 PAGES

The realistically rendered tale of love for a dancing girl who entertained the British Army in colonial India, originally written in 1790. (IDA61, $9.95)

Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India

by Diana L. Eck

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1998
PAPER
115 PAGES

Tremendously useful for the traveler, this rigorous guide explains the significance and meaning of Hindu temples, festivals and ritual. Darsan, which translates as "seeing", reveals religious expression in India. (IDA75, $25.00)

Days and Nights on the Grand Trunk Road

by Anthony Weller

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1997
PAPER
400 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

The intrepid author follows the ancient road 1,600 miles through India and Pakistan. (IDA58, $12.95)

Delhi Map

by Bharat Graphics

1999
MAP

A folded map of Delhi, shown at a scale of 1:200,000. Imported from India. (IDA150, $6.95)

Dharma's Daughters: Contemporary Indian Women and Hindu Culture

by Sara Mitter

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1991
PAPER
198 PAGES

An insightful, many-layered social history of women in the author's adoptive India. (IDA38, $22.95)

Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras

by Diana L. Eck

RELIGION
1994
PAPER
259 PAGES

With its wide geographic and spiritual scope, and combination of the personal and scholarly, this book is a fascinating introduction to religion, and the author. (IDA78, $20.00)

The End of a Trail, The Cheetah in India

by Divyabhanusinh Chavda

NATURAL HISTORY
2007
PAPER
272 PAGES

A historical study of the cheetah in India, where it is now extinct. (IDA140, $75.00)

Fasting, Feasting

by Anita Desai

LITERATURE
2000
PAPER
228 PAGES

A well-constructed and deeply disturbing story of a sister and brother in a middle-class Indian family. Dull Uma is constrained to live at home and totally controlled by her parents, whereas bright Arun is helped to achieve academically and goes abroad to America. An eye-opening view into cultural differences and the Indian experience at home and abroad. (IDA172, $13.95)

Father India, Westerners Under the Spell of an Ancient Culture

by Jeffrey Paine

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
PAPER
324 PAGES

A very interesting book that explores the fascination that India has exerted on writers, politicians and other vistors. (IDA165, $14.95)

Footprint India Handbook

by Annie Dare | David Stott

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
1616 PAGES

A comprehensive gudie to India with practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. (IDA138, $29.95)

Freedom at Midnight

by Dominque Lapierre | Larry Collins

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
576 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Subtitled "The epic drama of India's struggle for Independence, " this magisterial history documents the birth of a nation. (IDA148, $16.00)

Funny Boy

by Shyam Selvadurai

LITERATURE
1997
PAPER
320 PAGES

Building a complex portrait through detail of family, society and place, this prize-winning novel is a gay coming of age story set in contemporary Sri Lanka. Splendidly written. (SRL01, $14.00)

Gandhi, His Life and Message for the World

by Louis Fischer

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1991
PAPER
200 PAGES

A classic biography of Gandhi, still one of the most readable, lively, and interesting books on the subject. (IDA162, $7.99)

The Glass Palace

by Amitav Ghosh

LITERATURE
2002
PAPER
474 PAGES

In this panoramic novel full of tales and anecdote, Ghosh follows the lives and fortunes of Rajkumar and his family over three eventful generations in Burma, India and Malaysia. (IDA173, $15.00)

Gods, Demons and Others

by R. K. Narayan | R.K. Laxman

LITERATURE
1993
PAPER
241 PAGES

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, $23.00)

Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress

by Jan Morris

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
554 PAGES
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, $38.95)

Hindi, Start Speaking Today!

by Educational Services Corporation

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
CASETTE TAPE

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, $24.95)

Hindoo Holiday

by J.R. Ackerley

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2000
PAPER
300 PAGES

Ackerley traipses across India as the English tutor to a handsome and extravagantly homosexual maharajah in this comic, beautifully written novel masquerading as a travelogue. (IDA115, $17.95)

Hindu Art

by T. Richard Blurton

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1993
PAPER
239 PAGES

A beautifully large paperback of excellent quality, this book is a good introduction to the complexities of Indian painting, sculpture and sacred architecture. (IDA35, $35.00)

The Idea of India

by Sunil Khilnani

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
PAPER
263 PAGES

Khilnani confronts the complexities, paradoxes and challenges of the nation in this brief, elegant survey of India since independence. (IDA160, $17.00)

India East Map

by Nelles

MAP

A detailed regional map of eastern India, from just east of Delhi through all of Nepal, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (IDA123, $13.95)

India North Map

by Nelles

MAP

A regional map of northern India scaled at 1:1,500,000, with excellent topographic detail and insets of Delhi, Agra, Zanskar & Ladakh. (IDA124, $13.95)

India Northeast Bangladesh Map

by Nelles

MAP

This regional map (1:1,500,000) covers Arunchal Pradesh, Assam and adjoining Tibet, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma. (IDA98, $13.95)

India South Map

by Nelles

2008
MAP

A colorful regional map of India south of Mumbai at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (IDA69, $13.95)

India Unbound

by Gurcharan Das

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2002
PAPER
432 PAGES

In this pleasant and readable narrative, acclaimed journalist and author Gurcharan Das weaves his personal story into the larger context of India's recent history, discussing at length the economic and political issues facing the nation. (IDA144, $17.00)

India West Map

by Nelles

2010
MAP

A detailed regional map including Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Rajasthan. Scaled at 1:1,500,000, with insets of Delhi and Mumbai. (IDA73, $13.95)

India, A Concise History

by Francis Watson

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
200 PAGES

An illustrated history in the fine series from Thames & Hudson. (IDA139, $18.95)

India, A History

by John Keay

HISTORY
2011
PAPER
608 PAGES

A sweeping history of India from early settlement in the Indus Valley around 2000 B.C through ancient civilizations, Hindu, Christian and Muslim traditions, Mughal pomp, colonial rule, independence and the heady challenges of modern democracy. (IDA175, $19.95)

India, A Mosaic

by Robert B. Silvers | Barbara Epstein

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
320 PAGES

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, From Midnight to the Millennium

by Shashi Tharoor

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
392 PAGES

Tharoor tackles religious differences, his upbringing in the south of India, his own experiences as a "Non-resident Indian," and a great deal of history in this sweeping, narrative history of the last 50 years. (IDA106, $14.95)

India: Land of Dreams and Fantasy

by Doranne Jacobson

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1995
HARD COVER
192 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

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)

Indian Embers

by Lady Rosamund Lawrence

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1991
HARD COVER
397 PAGES

First published in 1949, this travelogue is a classic account of a journey through India. (IDA54, $22.95)

Insight Guide Sri Lanka

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
296 PAGES

An illustrated overview of Sri Lanka with essays on its attractions, history and culture complemented by many pictures and maps. (SRL02, $23.99)

Jaipur: The Last Destination

by Samar Singh Jodha | Aman Nath

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2006
HARD COVER
224 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A gorgeous tribute to Jaipur, its art, architecture and heritage, featuring stunning color photographs of citadels, palaces, theaters, art, textiles and mosaics, archival prints and drawings, and accompanying text. (IDA109, $95.00)

Jewel in the Crown

by Paul Scott

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
462 PAGES

The first book in Scott's addictive Raj Quartet, set in British India in 1942, is a rousing, psychologically complex tale of English colonial rule. (IDA66, $20.00)

Ka, Stories of the Mind and Gods of India

by Roberto Calasso | Tim Parks

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
464 PAGES

A challenging collection of stories based on traditional Hindu myths. (IDA168, $16.00)

Kali's Child, The Mystical and Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna

by Jeffrey J. Kripal

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1998
PAPER
386 PAGES

A scholarly analysis of the life and thought of a 19th century Bengali mystic and modern saint. (IDA112, $35.00)

Karma Cola, Marketing the Mystical East

by Gita Mehta

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1994
PAPER
193 PAGES

A witty, often poignant satire on the exploitation of both Westerners and Indians through tourism. (IDA136, $13.95)

Kim

by Rudyard Kipling

LITERATURE
1983
LARGE PRINT
448 PAGES

The enduring tale of Kimball O'Hara, an orphan boy who, through happenstance, travels the Grand Trunk Road with a Tibetan Lama. (IDA116, $27.99)

Ladakh, Crossroads of High Asia

by Janet Rizvi

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1998
PAPER
328 PAGES

The standard, authoritative survey of the culture, society and economy of remote Ladakh. (HML26, $35.00)

Lives of Indian Images

by Richard H. Davis

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1999
PAPER
350 PAGES

An insightful study of how Indian religious images take on lives of their own. (IDA91, $39.95)

Lonely Planet Hindi, Urdu & Bengali Phrasebook

by Richard Somers Delacy

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2005
PAPER
303 PAGES

A handy phrasebook travel basics. (IDA82, $8.99)

Lonely Planet India

by Tony Wheeler

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
1229 PAGES

A comprehensive practical guide to India geared for independent travelers. (IDA44, $31.99)

Love in a Different Climate, Men Who Have Sex with Men in India

by Jeremy Seabrook

RELIGION
1999
PAPER
184 PAGES

Sexual identity and politics in India. (IDA113, $25.00)

Mahabhrata

by William Buck | B. A. Van Nooten

LITERATURE
2000
PAPER
451 PAGES

An introduction and retelling of one of the greatest Hindu epics. (IDA167, $24.95)

Mahatma Gandhi and his Apostles

by Ved Mehta

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1977
PAPER
288 PAGES

A vivid examination of the life and work of Gandhi by novelist Ved Mehta. (IDA21, $30.00)

Malgudi Days

by R. K. Narayan

LITERATURE
2006
PAPER
272 PAGES
FAVORITE

Wonderful tales about a fictional South Indian town, populated by quirky characters whose unique approaches to tradition and modernity are the stuff of great short stories. (IDA59, $15.00)

A Meeting by the River

by Christopher Isherwood

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
160 PAGES

Two brothers meeting in India, one a bisexual capitalist and the other a Hindu monk. (IDA114, $16.95)

Monkfish Moon

by Romesh Gunesekera

LITERATURE
1996
HARD COVER
140 PAGES

In these stories Gunesekera sketches myriad characters, all of whom wonder "what's happened?" as they deal with the reality of a nation embroiled in Tamil-Sinhala strife. (SRL03, $16.95)

The Moor's Last Sigh

by Salman Rushdie

LITERATURE
1997
PAPER
435 PAGES

A sweeping family epic that tackles many of the most complex aspects about Indian culture. In his characteristically rich prose, Rushdie tells the history of India, set among the spice traders of Cochin. (IDA89, $16.00)

News from Tartary

by Peter Fleming

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1999
PAPER
384 PAGES

Fleming's rousing account of a 3,500-mile jaunt from Peking to Sinkiang and on to India, a classic of imperial British wit and style. (CAS46, $18.95)

On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of Southern India

by Dervla Murphy

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2006
HARD COVER
261 PAGES

This tough Irish grandmother has made travel something of a cottage industry. Here's her first venture outside Europe, an insightful tale of her wanderings by bus and on foot through the mountainous province of Coorg in 1976. (IDA29, $27.95)

A Passage to India

by E.M. Forster

LITERATURE
1976
PAPER
362 PAGES

Forster's enduring masterpiece of the clash between Indian and British culture gives gripping insights into British imperial attitudes and Indian colonial responses. (IDA26, $14.00)

A Passage to India

by E.M. Forster

1997
CASETTE TAPE

(IDA67, $23.95)

A Princess Remembers, The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur

by Devi Gayatri

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1996
PAPER
408 PAGES
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

The memoirs of an extraordinary life. Widow of the Maharaja of Jaipur, member of parliament and a fascinating character, Gayatri recalls growing up in the palace compound, marrying the Maharaja, her political triumphs and work on behalf of education in India. (IDA149, $39.95)

Rabindranath Tagore, An Anthology

by Rabindranath Tagore

ANTHOLOGY
1998
PAPER
416 PAGES

An excellent introduction to the work of the Bengali master, including essays, travel writing, poems, songs and an excerpt from his celebrate novel, The Home and the World. (IDA133, $22.99)

Raj, The Making and Unmaking of British India

by Lawrence James

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
544 PAGES

An anecdotal, engrossing mostly military history of the East India Company. (IDA87, $24.99)

The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies, No 17)

by Richard M. Eaton

RELIGION
1996
PAPER
359 PAGES

Eaton provides a rich, scholarly account of why eastern Bengal (modern Bangladesh) became heavily Islamicized, wheras western Bengal did not. Examines the movement of the linguistic, agrarian and cultural frontiers of Bengal. (IDA169, $28.95)

A River Sutra

by Gita Mehta

LITERATURE
1994
PAPER
291 PAGES

Set on the banks of a fictional Ganges, Mehta's evocative stories of a civil servant weave history, tradition, culture and religion. (IDA43, $14.95)

Road Guide to Calcutta

by Variety Book Depot

1998
MAP

(IDA154, $5.95)

The Romantics

by Pankaj Mishra

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
272 PAGES

The story of a Brahmin youth who travels to the holy city of Benares and falls in with a motley crew of westerners enamored of India. (IDA143, $16.00)

Rough Guide India

by David Abram

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
1456 PAGES

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, $29.99)

Rough Guide South India

by Rough Guide

GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
840 PAGES

This comprehensive guide balances an authoritative, succinct overview of history and culture with a superbly detailed roundup of attractions. (IDA93, $23.99)

The Royal Palaces of India

by George Michell | Antonio Martinelli

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1999
PAPER
232 PAGES
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)

Running in the Family

by Michael Ondaatje

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
207 PAGES

Award-winning author Ondaatje returns to his native Sri Lanka in this hypnotic travelogue. His lovingly traced family memoirs are interspersed with poetry and ruminations on the island's post-colonial history. (SRL04, $15.00)

Say It in Hindi

by Veena T. Oldenburg

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
1985
PAPER
238 PAGES

A pocket phrasebook. (IDA81, $5.95)

Scoop-Wallah, Life on a Delhi Daily

by Justine Hardy

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2000
PAPER
266 PAGES

A memoir of life in Delhi as a newspaper reporter. (IDA127, $18.00)

The Sikhs

by Patwant Singh

RELIGION
2001
PAPER
304 PAGES

The story of a people for the general reader. (IDA178, $19.00)

Slowly Down the Ganges

by Eric Newby

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2011
PAPER
384 PAGES

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, $18.95)

Snakes and Ladders, Glimpses of Modern India

by Gita Mehta

1998
PAPER
297 PAGES

Essays on contemporary India, culture, politics and personalities, by the profilic writer and thinker. (IDA68, $13.95)

South Asia

by Sumit Ganguly

HISTORY
2006
PAPER
256 PAGES

A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. (IDA308, $21.00)

South Asia

by Sumit Ganguly

HISTORY
2006
PAPER
256 PAGES

A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. (IDA308, $21.00)

Street Graphics India

by Barry Dawson

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
PAPER
112 PAGES

An excellent overview of the vibrant, ever-changing culture of modern, commercial India. (IDA122, $19.95)

A Suitable Boy

by Vikram Seth

LITERATURE
2005
PAPER
1488 PAGES

A modern classic set in Calcutta, Delhi and other northern India cities after Independence, bursting with history, character, and politics. In this outstanding epic novel, Seth displays his cultural sensitivity, historical insight, and poetic creativity. (IDA27, $21.99)

Taj Mahal

by M.C. Joshi | Jean-Louis Nou | Amina Okada

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1993
HARD COVER
231 PAGES

This lavish portrait features 158 full-color photographs (including four magnificent foldout panels) by the extraordinary Jean-Louis Nou. With grand exterior views, filigreed inscriptions and bejeweled floral mosaics. (IDA108, $75.00)

This is India

by Shobita Punja

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1998
HARD COVER
176 PAGES

An oversize illustrated tribute to India. (IDA97, $39.95)

Traditional Jewelry of India

by Oppi Untracht

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2008
PAPER
432 PAGES

A superbly illustrated, authoritative survey, covering the origins, materials, traditions and culture of adornment, including Mughal and Indo-European designs. (IDA34, $49.95)

Trekking in Ladakh

by Charlie Loram

GUIDEBOOK
2004
PAPER
288 PAGES

A practical guide to trekking in this remote enclave, this book includes 50 maps, route descriptions, an overview of Leh and a section of color photographs. (HML25, $19.95)

Twilight in Delhi

by Ahmed Ali

LITERATURE
1994
PAPER
200 PAGES

Set at the turn-of-the-century, this much-loved novel, written in English, captures life in Delhi through the tale of the Muslim merchant Mir Nihal and his family. It's an enlightening portrait of Mughal Delhi, its culture and traditions, family ceremonies and traditions, kite battles and pigeon flying. (IDA62, $14.95)

Ultimate Journey, Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment

by Richard Bernstein

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2002
PAPER
352 PAGES

In this journey of self-discovery, Bernstein travels across Central Asia from China to India, loosely in the footsteps of the seventh-century Buddhist monk Hsuan Tang. An engaging, informative account of travels. (CAS64, $14.00)

Untouchable

by Mulk Raj Anand | E. M. Forster

LITERATURE
1990
PAPER
160 PAGES

Referred to by some as his nation's answer to Charles Dickens, the author tackles India's caste system with urgency and conviction. (IDA180, $13.00)

The Wisdom of the Buddha

by Jean Boisselier

RELIGION
1994
PAPER
191 PAGES

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)

A Woman's Asia

by Marybeth Bond

ANTHOLOGY
2005
PAPER
310 PAGES

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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