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Beyond The House Of The False Lama, Travels With Monks, Nomads, And Outlaws
• George Crane
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
Crane (Bones of the Master) takes a roundabout route in search of a hidden temple in Inner Mongolia in this meditative account. He writes of travels from the Hudson Valley to the Florida Keys to Grenada to Paris, and on to the Gobi Desert.
(MGL53, $14.95) |
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The Birds of Heaven, Travels With Cranes
• Peter Matthiessen
• Robert Bateman
NATURAL HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
• COMING IN
Matthiessen traveled with the cranes to Siberia, Japan, Mongolia, North America, China, Bhutan, East Africa, Australia, India and Texas for this handsomely illustrated, informative book. Organizing the book geographically, he interweaves his travels with insightful commentary on the conservation, ecology, and the significance of the crane in art and culture. With color paintings by Robert Bateman.
(BRD11, $16.00) |
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Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World
• John Carswell
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
This beautifully illustrated and scholarly survey shows the development and history of Chinese Blue and White porcelain, developed for trade during the height of the Medieval Mongol Empire and, thus, transported throughout Asia to the Mediterranean world. Carswell brings to the book an artist's eye and his knowledge of 13th to 16th-century trade routes. In looking at the exchange between China and the rest of the world over this period, he traces the impact of Islamic and other influences on Chinese potters and European fascination with chinoiserie. With 130 color reproductions from museums and private collections, including the British Museum (which originally published the book). Carswell was curator of the Oriental Institute Museum and director of the Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Chicago.
(CAS95, $65.00) |
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Bones of the Master, A Journey to Secret Mongolia
• George Crane
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
An odd, captivating biography of a 75-year-old Zen monk who escaped Inner Mongolia in the wake of China's Great Leap Forward in 1959, and the tale of his unlikely journey back to China with next-door-neighbor, friend and poet George Crane. It's a powerful story and not a bad introduction to Chinese history and Ch'an Buddhism.
(CHN96, $17.00) |
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The Empire of the Steppes, A History of Central Asia
• Rene Grousset
HISTORY •
1989 •
PAPER
• 687 PAGES
A magisterial survey of the nomadic empires of Central Asia from the Scythians and Huns, to Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and Kublai. It's the classic history of the region, originally published in 1939 and translated from the French. Of great interest to history-minded travelers.
(CAS43, $32.50) |
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Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
• Philip J. Currie
• Kevin Padian
REFERENCE •
1997 •
HARD COVER
• 904 PAGES
This massive volume may be expensive, but it's certainly comprehensive. Compiled by two prominent paleontologists, it's a reference to major dinosaur research up through the end of the 20th century. The 275 articles cover a range of subjects and feature numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams. There are also plenty of cross-references, a glossary, a chronology and other helpful information.
(SCI29, $185.00) |
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The End of Nomadism? State, Society and the Environment in Inner Asia
• Caroline Humphrey
• David Sneath
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 355 PAGES
In this scholarly book Humphrey and Sneath explore land use policies and its impact on nomads in a changing world through extensive case studies in Siberian Russia, Mongolia, and Northwest China,
(ASA44, $28.95) |
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Essential Tibetan Buddhism
• Robert Thurman
RELIGION •
1996 •
PAPER
• 317 PAGES
A collection of recently translated texts by the foremost Western scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. Thurman has chosen well from that tradition's sacred literature and helpfully includes suggested further reading, explanatory notes and a directory of sacred sites.
(TBT15, $14.99) |
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Genghis Khan, His Life and Legacy
• Paul Ratchnevsky
• Thomas Nivison Haining
HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A scholarly biography of the 12th-century conqueror, ably translated from the German with the general reader in mind. This landmark book by a leading historian of the Mongol Empire, offers great insight into life on the steppes of Central Asia and expansion of the Mongol empire. With a useful chronology, glossary, Dynastic tables and main personalities. Originally published in Germany in 1983.
(MGL24, $36.95) |
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Genghis Khan, Life, Death and Resurrection
• John Man
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2007 •
PAPER
• 388 PAGES
In this evocative account of Genghis Khan, his empire, myths and legacy, John Man interweaves his own travels with history and biography. His focus is on the mysteries still surrounding the man, who once ruled an empire that stretched across Asia to the doorstep of Europe. A historian and travel writer, John Man is also the author of Gobi, Tracking the Desert.
(MGL47, $21.99) |
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A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Volume I: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire
• David Christian
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 472 PAGES
A comprehensive history of the region from the Stone Age to the 13th-century Mongol Empire. With a few maps and photographs, helpful chronology and the usual scholarly paraphernalia. A volume in the ambitious "Blackwell History of the World" series, this book will appeal to the traveler with a serious interest in the cultural origins of the region.
(CAS35, $62.95) |
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In Secret Mongolia
• Henning Haslund
EXPLORATION •
1995 •
PAPER
• 366 PAGES
First published in 1934 as "Tents in Mongolia," Haslund's account combines his tales of adventure and misadventure with notes on gods, myths and Shamans. This facsimile edition in the Mystic Traveller Series includes the original black-and-white photographs and maps. Haslund -- a member of Sven Hedlin's 1927-30 Central Asiatic Expedition -- wrote several books on early 20th century Mongolia, including this one and "Men and Gods in Mongolia."
(MGL13, $16.95) |
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Irkutsk, Lake Baikal Map
• Russian Government
MAP
• COMING IN
A city map of Irkutsk, with an odd map of Lake Baikal (but not the surrounding roads or topography). Published in Irkutsk, key place names are transliterated with some features in Cyrillic only. Travel information is presented in Cyrillic and English.
(SIB17, $10.00) |
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Lonely Planet Mongolia
• Michael Kohn
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 292 PAGES
A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring 46 maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler. Michael Kohn is also the author of Dateline Mongolia, An American Journalist in Nomad's Land.
(MGL04, $29.99) |
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Men & Gods in Mongolia
• Henning Haslund
EXPLORATION •
1992 •
PAPER
• 358 PAGES
• COMING IN
A first-person account of travels among the Torgut Mongols by the Swedish explorer who accompanied Sven Hedin on his exploration of Mongolia and Central Asia in the 1920s and 1930s. Full of colorful incident of shamans, bandits and brigands, the book takes us to the lost city of Karatoka in the Gobi Desert and gives us a front row seat at the birth of a new nation.
(MGL16, $15.95) |
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Modern Mongolia, Reclaiming Genghis Khan
• Paula Sabloff
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2002 •
PAPER
• 148 PAGES
Originally conceived as a companion to a joint exhibition in Philadelphia and Ulaanbaatar, this slim primer, richly illustrated with 120 color photographs, highlights the people, politics and heritage of modern Mongolia. With both American and Mongolian contributors, it covers the sweep and excitement of 20th-century Mongolian history, the country's nomadic heritage and legacy of Genghis Khan.
(MGL37, $24.95) |
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The Mongol Empire and Its Legacy
• David Morgan
• Reuven Amitai-Preiss
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 361 PAGES
This useful collection of review articles by leading scholars, though aimed at specialists in Mongol studies, provides an excellent overview of the impact and extent of the late 13th and 14th century empire, the largest land-based empire in history. The product of a March 1991 conference in London.
(CAS94, $92.00) |
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Mongolia in the 20th Century: Landlocked Cosmopolitan
• Stephen Kotkin
• Bruce Elleman
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A comprehensive, scholarly survey of Mongolia's history over the past hundred years, including Mongol communities in Russia and China.
(MGL28, $38.95) |
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Mongolia in Transition: Old Patterns, New Challenges
• Ole Bruun
• Ole Odgaard
HISTORY •
1996 •
PAPER
A wide-ranging survey of Mongolia's transition from Soviet control of the economy and government to democracy and a market economy by 14 Mongolian and international contributors. Issues addressed include living standards, economic reform, land use policy and household economy.
(MGL48, $54.95) |
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Mongolian Music: Dance, and Oral Narrative
• Carole Pegg
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
PAPER
• 380 PAGES
An ethnography (with CD) of music and performance in the Republic of Mongolia. Not just traditional entertainment, Mongolian music offers great insight into the culture and history of the region. The book includes a compact disc with traditional music compiled by Carole Pegg during her research. With chapters on Shamanism, Buddhist performance traditions, folk religious practices, celebration, sport and play. The author is a professor of musicology at the University of Cambridge.
(MGL43, $35.00) |
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The Mongols
• Stephen Turnbull
HISTORY •
1986 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
Short, yet informative, this military history of the Mongol Empire in the Men-at-Arms series features full-color depictions of the medieval Mongols, archival illustrations and an overview of Mongol history, warfare and sieges. The book, though it looks as though it's designed for young adults, is an excellent reference for the general reader and traveler.
(MGL38, $17.95) |
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News from Tartary
• Peter Fleming
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
A rousing, ironic account of Fleming's 3500-mile trek in the 1930s from Peking to the province of Sinkiang and onwards to India.
(CAS46, $18.95) |
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Odyssey Guide Mongolia
• Carl Robinson
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 536 PAGES
With the panache of a practiced foreign correspondent, Robinson reels in friends and colleagues, including American Museum of Natural History paleontologist Mark Norrell and Smithsonian ethnographer William Fitzhugh, for short contributions on topics of interest for this illustrated guide.
(MGL31, $29.95) |
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Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered
• Tim Cahill
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1998 •
PAPER
A collection of entertaining travel essays, many originally appearing in Outside Magazine. It includes Cahill's acerbic commentary on his adventures from the North Pole to Irian Jaya, Mongolia and Peru.
(WLD01, $16.00) |
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Przewalski's Horse, The History and Biology of an Endangered Species
• Lee Boyd
• Katharine Houpt
NATURAL HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 313 PAGES
The story of the only truly wild horse, long extinct in their natural habitat of China and Mongolia, mostly focused on what has been learned from captive rearing programs. Written for zoo managers and wildlife scientists, this book will appeal to general readers with a special interest in horses and wildlife management. This is a Print-On-Demand title, and may take 3-4 weeks to receive.
(MGL12, $22.95) |
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Riding Windhorses: A Journey into the Heart of Mongolian Shamanism
• Sarangerel Odigan
• Julie Ann Stewart
RELIGION •
2000 •
PAPER
• 210 PAGES
An heartfelt, wide-ranging introduction to Mongolian and Siberian Shamanism and culture by a practitioner who now makes her home in Ulaanbaatar. The author, Sarangerel Odigan, born in the United States, was trained in traditional the traditions of Mongolian and Buryat Shamans. With chapters on healing rituals and techniques, fortune-telling and dreams, and contemporary practices in Mongolia.
(MGL29, $16.95) |
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Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge
• Jeremy Narby
• Francis Huxley
RELIGION •
2004 •
PAPER
• 354 PAGES
An anthology of observations and writings on Shamanism from the 16th-century to modern day. The compilation offers a wide variety of views on the Shaman, religion and culture.
(GEN202, $16.95) |
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The Silk Road, Art and History
• Jonathan Tucker
• Antonia Tozer
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 384 PAGES
• COMING IN
Tucker, a specialist in Asian Art, interweaves history, exploration, culture, art, archaeology and literature in this richly illustrated celebration of the ancient Silk Road from Xi'an to Rome. Organized geographically, brimming with excellent maps and featuring 300 color photographs, the book is an essential reference. Among the many images in the book are the photographs by Tucker and his wide, Antonia Tozer, of the monumental Buddhas at Bamiyan in Afghanistan.
(CAS98, $65.00) |
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Time Traveler, In Search of Dinosaurs and Other Fossils from Montana to Mongolia
• Michael Novacek
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2003 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A memoir and globetrotting tour of paleontological discovery and adventure, including Novacek's expeditions to Yemen, Patagonia and the Gobi. Novacek is Senior Vice President, Provost and Curator at the American Museum of Natural History.
(SCI44, $18.00) |
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Truth, History and Politics in Mongolia
• Christopher Kaplonski
HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES
Kaplonski looks at the relationships between politics and historical memory using Mongolia since the collapse of the Soviet Union as an example. Based on extensive field research, this book is the first English-language account of the democratic revolution in Mongolia. Christopher Kaplonski is affiliated with the Mongolian and Inner Asia Studies Unit at the University of Cambridge.
(MGL49, $195.00) |
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Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China and Vietnam
• Erica Warmbrunn
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 280 PAGES
An account of an eight-month, 8,000-kilometer odyssey across Vietnam, China and Mongolia by bicycle.
(MGL32, $24.95) |
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A Woman's Asia
• 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. Featuring selections from Jan Morris, Pamela Logan and Alison Wright.
(ASA49, $17.95) |
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