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Aami in America, A Pilgrimage of the Heart


by Broughton Coburn

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER

An account of a coast-to-coast tour in the company of an 84-year-old nepalese woman. (USA11, $14.95)

Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude

Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude


by Stephen Bezruchka

  • REFERENCE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

Bezruchka, a mountaineer and M.D., includes case studies, frequently asked questions and simple methods of diagnosis and treatment in this indispensable pocket guide. (REF02, $8.95)

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)

Among the Mountains, Travels through Asia

Among the Mountains, Travels through Asia


by Wilfred Thesiger

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 174 PAGES

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)

Among Warriors, A Martial Artist in Tibet


by Pamela Logan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 271 PAGES

The account of an aerospace scientist turned adventurer and her quest to reach the Khampa warrior horseman of Eastern Tibet. (TBT51, $14.95)

Annapurna Map

Annapurna Map


by Nelles

  • MAP

A map of the Annapurna hiking region at scale of 1:100,000 with major features, color shading and contour lines. (NPL32, $17.95)

Annapurna, A Woman's Place

Annapurna, A Woman's Place


by Arlene Blum

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

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, $19.95)

Annapurna, The Epic Account of a Himalayan Conquest and its Harrowing Aftermath

Annapurna, The Epic Account of a Himalayan Conquest and its Harrowing Aftermath


by Maurice Herzog

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Conrad Anker provides a new foreword for this new 60th-anniversary edition of Maurice Herzog's classic, dictated from his hospital bed in Paris. French minister of youth and sport in the 1960s and former mayor of Chamonix, Herzog recovered nicely (he's 102 in 2011). (HML07, $16.95)

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)

Bradt Guide Tibet

Bradt Guide Tibet


by Michael Buckley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A practical, detailed overview of Tibetan history, culture, attractions and natural life. Includes color photographs, local maps and excellent travel information. (TBT74, $22.95)

The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk

The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk


by Palden Gyatso

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER

Palden Gyatso writes with simple eloquence of the takeover of his country, destruction of monasteries and his own determination to hold onto his beliefs in a Chinese labor camp. (TBT94, $14.00)

Beyond the Sky and the Earth

Beyond the Sky and the Earth


by Jamie Zeppa

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

Zeppa's memoir of her time as teacher in a remote village shows her growing love and commitment to the people and culture. (BHU08, $16.00)

The Big Open, On Foot Across Tibet's Chang Tang


by Rick Ridgeway | Conrad Anker

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

An adventure writer recounts his trek across Tibet's inhospitable northern region in search of the chiru, an endangered species of antelope. (TBT80, $26.00)

Birds of Nepal

Birds of Nepal


by Richard Grimmett | Carol Inskipp | Tim Inskipp

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Covering all 760 species of birds occurring in Nepal, this book features 110 color plates. Text and illustrations are integrated on facing pages for easy reference in the field. (NPL40, $35.00)

The Book of Indian Birds

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)

Breaking Trail, A Climbing Life

Breaking Trail, A Climbing Life


by Arlene Blum

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Blum reveals her transformation from scrawny girl in the flat Midwest to world-class climber in this inspirational memoir of a life in very high places: McKinley, Annapurna, Everest. (HML72, $14.00)

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)

Buddhism, A Very Short Introduction

Buddhism, A Very Short Introduction


by Damien Keown

  • RELIGION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 152 PAGES

One of a series of very brief, authoritative introductions by Oxford University Press with chapters on The Buddha, Karma, the Mahayana, Buddhism in Asia, Buddhist practices and ethics. (ASA53, $11.95)

The Buddhist Handbook

The Buddhist Handbook


by John Snelling

  • RELIGION
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 345 PAGES

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, $19.95)

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)

The Central Philosophy of Tibet, A Study and Translation of Jey Tsong Khapa's Essence of True Eloquence


by Robert A. F. Thurman

  • RELIGION
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 476 PAGES

A key text by the great Tibetan philosopher Jey Tsong Khapa (1357-1419) with a modern translation and overview by Robert Thurman. (TBT85, $55.00)

The Climb, Tragic Ambitions on Everest

The Climb, Tragic Ambitions on Everest


by Anatoli Boukreev

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 297 PAGES

An eyewitness account of the 1996 tragedy by Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev. (HML29, $7.99)

The Dragon in the Land of Snows

The Dragon in the Land of Snows


by Tsering Shakya

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 606 PAGES

A comprehensive account of the history and political development of Tibet since 1947, which includes eye-opening details of the American, British and Indian players involved in Tibet's struggle for sovereignty. (TBT32, $18.00)

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)

Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks

Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks


by Clint Willis

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

A terrific collection of great writing about mountaineering. (HML37, $17.95)

Escape from Kathmandu

Escape from Kathmandu


by Kim Stanley Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The four interconnected stories in this laugh-out-loud novel include the (mis)adventures of two young Americans with a Yeti, international espionage, mountain climbing of the highest sort and a quest for Shangri-La. (NPL41, $18.99)

Everest, A Mountaineering History

Everest, A Mountaineering History


by Walter Unsworth

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 736 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A classic history of mountaineering, updated through 1998 for this third edition. (NPL38, $45.00)

Everest, Mountain Without Mercy


by Broughton Coburn

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

Everest, the West Ridge

Everest, the West Ridge


by Thomas F. Hornbein

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES

A vivid, moving personal account of the American expedition to Everest in 1963. (HML10, $19.95)

A Field Guide to the Birds of China

A Field Guide to the Birds of China


by John MacKinnon | Karen Phillipps

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 586 PAGES

A comprehensive field guide to the birds of China, featuring 128 color plates illustrating 1,300 species of birds. Contains introductory chapters on the history of ornithology in China, biogeography, and conservation. (CHN85, $124.00)

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)

Gentle Bridges, Conversations With the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind


by Jeremy Hayward | Francisco Varela | Dalai Lama

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER

A fascinating study of Buddhist faith, science and the interaction between the two, the result of a historic meeting between the Dalai Lama and a group of Western scientists. (TBT100, $23.95)

Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk

Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk


by Susan T. Hitchcock | John Esposito | Desmond Tutu | Mpho Tutu

  • RELIGION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A handsomely photgraphed tour of the five major world religions and the places that each one holds most sacred. (REL05, $24.00)

Ghosts of Everest, The Search for Mallory & Irvine


by Jochen Hemmleb | Eric Simonson | Larry Johnson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

The Great Religions, Essential Questions


by Marc-Alain Quaknin | Dom Robert Le Gall | Claude Levenson | Malek Chebel | Bruce Feiler

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER

Four authors, representing four faiths -- Judaism, Catholicism, Islam, and Tibetan Buddhism -- respond to fundamental questions of religion in this clear, accessible overview. (REL23, $24.95)

Happiness, A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

Happiness, A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill


by Matthieu Ricard

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER

The scientist-turned-monk's primer on Buddhism as a journey to fulfillment and transformation. (GEN381, $14.99)

The Heart of the World, A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise

The Heart of the World, A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise


by Ian Baker | The Dalai Lama

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

Climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker's account of discovery in the upper reaches of the Tsangpo Gorge in the heart of the Tibetan Himalayas. Before Baker's expedition, the gorge -- a mystical sanctuary of Tibetan Buddhism -- had not been explored since 1925. (TBT78, $17.00)

Himalaya


by Eric Valli | Anne de Sales

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 432 PAGES

A handsome collection of breathtaking photographs of the landscape and people of the Himalayas. (HML64, $50.00)

Himalaya Map

Himalaya Map


by Nelles

  • MAP

A colorful regional map of the Himalayas at a scale of 1:1,500,000, including Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Sikkim. (HML09, $13.95)

Himalayan Enchantment, An Anthology

Himalayan Enchantment, An Anthology


by Frank Kingdon-Ward

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1990
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

An anthology by the great Himalayan explorer and plant-collector Frank Kingdon-Ward. (HML03, $19.95)

Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan

Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan


by Jeremy Schmidt

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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)

Himalayan Quest, Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants


by Ed Viesturs

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

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)

Himalayan Voices, An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature

Himalayan Voices, An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature


by Michael Hutt

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A collection of 20th-century Nepali poetry and short fiction, much of it translated into English for the first time. This anthology offers insight into Nepal's literary traditions, society and culture. (HML35, $28.95)

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)

In the Himalayas, Journeys Through Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan

In the Himalayas, Journeys Through Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan


by Jeremy Bernstein

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A newly revised classic book on the people, places and politics of the Himalayan countries. (TBT05, $16.95)

In the Land of the Blue Poppies

In the Land of the Blue Poppies


by Frank Kingdon-Ward | Tom Christopher | Jamaica Kincaid

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 242 PAGES

Expert Tom Christopher presents excerpts from intrepid Kingdon-Ward's fascinating accounts of plant-hunting adventures in Tibet, Burma and the Himalayas in the early 20th century. (ASA35, $19.00)

In the Shadow of the Himalayas, A Photographic Record by John Claude White 1883-1908

In the Shadow of the Himalayas, A Photographic Record by John Claude White 1883-1908


by Kurt Meyer | Pamela Deuel Meyer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • OUT OF PRINT

A collection of 144 remarkable documentary photographs of Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim at the turn of the 20th century by John Claude White (1853-1918), the first British Political Officer to Sikkim. (HML71, $65.00)

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)

Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster


by Jon Krakauer

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

A best-selling, minute-by-minute account of the 1996 disaster on Everest. (HML08, $28.00)

Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster


by Jon Krakauer

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

In this bestseller, climber and journalist Krakauer reconstructs a minute-by-minute account of what went wrong on the great mountain in 1996. (HML13, $15.00)

It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness

It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness


by Sylvia Boorstein

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 145 PAGES

A down-to-earth, warm-hearted introduction to the basic teaching of Buddhism. (GEN264, $13.00)

K2, Triumph and Tragedy

K2, Triumph and Tragedy


by Jim Curran

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER

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)

Khumbu Himal (Everest) Map

Khumbu Himal (Everest) Map


by Nelles

  • 1999
  • MAP

An trekkers map of the Mt. Everest region. (NPL33, $13.95)

Kundun


by Martin Scorcese

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • DVD

Scorsese's tribute to Tibet and the resilience of its people. (TBT111, $9.99)

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)

Langtang, Gosainkund & Helambu, A Treker's Guide


by Kev Reynolds

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

One in a series of Himalayan guides by Kev Reynolds, this one covers 22 treks and hikers in the region north of Kathmandu. (NPL30, $15.95)

The Last River, The Tragic Race for Shangri-La

The Last River, The Tragic Race for Shangri-La


by Todd Balf

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 293 PAGES

A thrilling account of a first-ever descent into the heart of Tibet. (TBT44, $14.00)

Learning Practical Tibetan


by Andrew Bloomfield

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1998
  • CASETTE TAPE
  • 202 PAGES

A slim guide with two 90-minute audio tapes designed with the traveler in mind. (TBT93, $55.00)

Life and Death on Mt. Everest, Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering

Life and Death on Mt. Everest, Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering


by Sherry B. Ortner

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

A vividly written, scholarly study of the relationship between the Sherpas and the mountaineers who come to "conquer" the Himalayas. (TBT33, $29.95)

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)

Lonely Planet Tibet

Lonely Planet Tibet


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

A practical guide to Tibet with maps, features on Tibetan and Mandarin language, notes on Buddhism, Tibetan culture and its rich history. (TBT50, $28.99)

Lonely Planet Tibetan Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Tibetan Phrasebook


by Sandup Tsering

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

A brief guide with place names, pronunciation and common phrases. (TBT52, $8.99)

Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya

Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya


by Joseph Bindloss | Bradley Mayhew

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 436 PAGES

This classic guide, now in its eighth edition, is great for both practical trail information and general information on the region. (NPL23, $22.99)

Lord of the Dance: Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama


by Tulku Chagdud

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Cagdud, an internationally renowned Vajrayana Buddhist Master, was forced into exile by the Chinese invasion and lived for 20 years in India and Nepal serving as a doctor and lama to his fellow refugees. (TBT99, $16.95)

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)

Man-Eaters of Kumaon


by Jim Corbett

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

The memoirs of a turn-of-the-century hunter-turned-conservationist who was much loved in India. (HML12, $19.95)

Memoirs of a Political Officer's Wife in Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan

Memoirs of a Political Officer's Wife in Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan


by Margaret D. Williamson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • OUT OF PRINT

Williamson, the wife of a British political officer stationed in Gangtok in the 1930s, captures the culture, society and flavor of the region in this wonderfully personal account. (BHU05, $18.95)

Mountain Light, In Search of the Dynamic Landscape

Mountain Light, In Search of the Dynamic Landscape


by Galen Rowell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

The 25th anniverary edition of Rowell's landmark book, featuring 80 spectacular images, divided according to visual content. Each chapter illustrates a theme or technique, supplemented by a short personal essay. (PHT06, $29.95)

Mt. Everest


by National Geographic

  • 1998
  • MAP

A gloriously detailed, birds-eye view of Everest by the cartographers at National Geographic. (NPL36, $19.99)

My Journey to Lhasa

My Journey to Lhasa


by Alexandra David-Neel

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

Dressed as a humble pilgrim and traveling under the cover of night, the indomitable 55-year-old David-Neel and her young companion climbed mountains and tricked soldiers to ultimately reach Tibet's forbidden capital. Originally published in 1923, her account stands as a riveting portrait of early 20th-century Tibet. (TBT26, $14.99)

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)

Nepal Map

Nepal Map


by Nelles

  • 2008
  • MAP

A double-sided map at a scale of 1:500,000, with insets of Kathmandu City and Kathmandu Valley. (NPL01, $13.95)

Of Tigers and Men

Of Tigers and Men


by Richard Ives

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A haunting, beautifully written tale of a man's quest to encounter tigers in the wild, and to understand the meaning of the threat of the tiger's extinction. Ives visits the forests of India, Thailand, and Sumatra. (IDA30, $12.50)

Peaks and Lamas


by Marco Pallis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A classic account of mountaineering and Buddhist Tibet, first published in 1949. (TBT83, $18.00)

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal


by Bikram Grewal

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A slim pocket guide to 252 of the most conspicuous birds of India and Nepal. (IDA46, $15.95)

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)

Pilgrimage, Twenty Journeys to Inspire the Soul


by David Souden

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

An illustrated account of journeys to sacred places. (GEN247, $29.95)

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 Raven Crown

The Raven Crown


by Michael Aris

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

Aris chronicles the rise of the Wangchuk dynasty in this beautifully illustrated history of the kingdom and its 20th-century monarchy, featuring 106 rare photographs. (BHU02, $60.00)

Red Dust, A Path Through China

Red Dust, A Path Through China


by Ma Jian | Flora Drew

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

An astounding memoir by an urban poet, painter and writer on the road to Tibet. A vagabond, rebel and Buddhist, Jian abandons his Beijing life for a 3-year southwestern journey through Tibet, Burma and Guizhou Province. (CHN150, $16.00)

Red Poppies

Red Poppies


by Alai | Howard Goldblatt | Sylvia Li-Chun Lin

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 433 PAGES

This family saga unfolds in the 1930s among the warlords of eastern Tibet. (TBT61, $24.95)

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)

The Search for Shangri-La, A Journey into Tibetan History


by Charles Allen

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Both travelogue and straight-ahead religious history. (TBT67, $17.95)

The Search for the Panchen Lama

The Search for the Panchen Lama


by Isabel Hilton

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A skillful and subtle story of the selection -- and kidnapping -- of the 11th incarnation of the Pachen Lama, revealing much of the current state of affairs between Tibet and China. (TBT43, $14.95)

Seeing Lhasa, British Depictions of the Tibetan Capital, 1936-1947

Seeing Lhasa, British Depictions of the Tibetan Capital, 1936-1947


by Clare Harris | Tsering Shakya

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

An extraordinary document of the country. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, this book presents a trove of photographs, albums and film by Harry Staunton, Evan Nepean, Hugh Richardson and other British visitors to Tibet. (TBT71, $39.95)

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)

Sherpas, Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal

Sherpas, Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal


by James Fisher

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

A detailed study of the change that mountaineering brought to Sherpa society. (NPL13, $27.95)

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker: Traveller and Plant Collector


by Raymond Desmond

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 286 PAGES

A biography of the Victorian explorer and botanist featuring Hooker's illustrations and excerpts from his "Himalayan Journals" (GEN79, $49.50)

The Skull Mantra

The Skull Mantra


by Eliot Pattison

  • MYSTERY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

The first in Pattison's series of superb political thrillers set in Tibet. When a headless corpse turns up on a Tibetan mountainside, veteran police inspector Shan Tao Yun is released from prison to investigate the crime, and he quickly uncovers a conspiracy involving American mining interests, corrupt Party officials and Tibetan sorcerers. (TBT106, $14.95)

So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas

So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas


by Barbara Crossette

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 297 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

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)

South Asia

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)

Spectrum Guide to Nepal

Spectrum Guide to Nepal


by Camerapix

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to the country, its people, history, culture and geography, featuring excellent maps and 200 color photographs. (NPL27, $22.95)

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)

The Story of Buddhism, A Concise Guide to Its History & Teachings


by Donald S. Lopez

  • RELIGION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An overview of Buddhism by a well-known scholar. (ASA42, $15.99)

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)

Tears of Blood, A Cry for Tibet

Tears of Blood, A Cry for Tibet


by Mary Craig

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 341 PAGES

A hard-hitting history of Tibet since 1959. (TBT82, $21.95)

Temptations of the West, How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, And Beyond

Temptations of the West, How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, And Beyond


by Pankaj Mishra

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The thread that binds these engaging accounts of Panjak's insightful travel through South Asia (Buddhist Tibet, Bollywood, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal) is the confrontation of traditional and modern society. (ASA51, $16.00)

Tibet, The Roof of the World between Past and Present


by Maria Antonia Sironi Diemberger

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A photographic portrait of Tibet. (TBT49, $45.00)

Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land


by Patrick French

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A powerful account of travels in Tibet, part memoir and part political analysis. (TBT76, $17.95)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Tibetan Book of the Dead


by Graham Coleman | Gyurme Dorje

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

The first complete English translation of an indispensable work on Tibetan religious beliefs. (TBT88, $21.00)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between


by Robert Thurman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

A key text as presented by Robert Thurman for a western audience. This is the Tibetan guidebook to dying or "the between," written in the 8th or 9th century by Padma Sambhava. (TBT06, $18.00)

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)

Tibetan Folk Tales

Tibetan Folk Tales


by Fredrick Hyde-Chambers | Audrey Hyde-Chambers

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 186 PAGES

This anthology of legends and fables, handed down by generations of storytellers, includes the Tibetan creation myth, Buddhist tales, and the famous epic of hero King Gesar of Ling. (TBT59, $21.00)

Touching My Father's Soul, A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest

Touching My Father's Soul, A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest


by Jamling Tenzing Norgay | Broughton Coburn | Dalai Lama

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

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)

Travelers' Tales Nepal

Travelers' Tales Nepal


by Rajendra Khadka

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This anthology of travel writing on Nepal features mostly modern stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jan Morris and other great writers, local and foreign. (NPL16, $17.95)

Travelers' Tales Tibet

Travelers' Tales Tibet


by James O'Reilly | Larry Habegger

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An engaging, insightful and entertaining selection of eyewitness reports. (TBT65, $18.95)

Trekking in the Everest Region

Trekking in the Everest Region


by Jamie McGuinness

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

A compact guide to treks in the Everest region featuring route maps, village plans and concise information on preparations. Fifth Edition (NPL31, $22.95)

Trekking Nepal, A Traveler's Guide

Trekking Nepal, A Traveler's Guide


by Stephen Bezruchka

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A respected guide covering route planning, national parks, health, where to go and what to do in Nepal. With an overview of the geography, history, religion and culture of the region. (NPL10, $29.95)

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 Violet Shyness of Their Eyes

The Violet Shyness of Their Eyes


by Barbara J. Scot

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A heartfelt portrait of the Nepalese people and culture, resulting from the author's year teaching in Nepal. An excellent memoirist, Scot combines personal observation, thoughtful commentary and warmth. (HML14, $16.95)

Visions of Tibet: Outer, Inner, Secret


by Brian Kistler | Robert Thurman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

Kistler's photographs, taken over a 15-year period, celebrate Tibet, its monuments, people and places. (TBT95, $49.95)

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)

War at the Top of the World, The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet

War at the Top of the World, The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet


by Eric Margolis

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An overview of geography, religion and politics of the High Himalayas, and its strategic value to Pakistan, India and China. Updated throughout in this second edition, with a new chapter on the Taliban. (PKN09, $30.95)

Water Touching Stone

Water Touching Stone


by Eliot Pattison

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

Second in the series. Aided by a young Kazakh woman, former Beijing police investigator Shan Tao Yun heads for a remote Tibetan plateau to investigate the murder of a venerated teacher and the subsequent disappearance of a lama, but his probe is soon complicated by the resentment of local Tibetans, a sullen resistance fighter and a dead American. (TBT107, $15.99)

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)

Where the Indus is Young, Midwinter in Baltistan

Where the Indus is Young, Midwinter in Baltistan


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

For three months Dervla and six-year-old Rachel explore Little Tibet, high in the Karakoram Mountains, traveling on foot and by pony along the Indus Gorge and into nearby valleys. Originally published in 1977. (PKN16, $29.95)

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)

The Wisdom of the Buddha

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

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)

A Woman's Asia

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)

World Religions: Eastern Traditions

World Religions: Eastern Traditions


by Willard G. Oxtoby

  • RELIGION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 515 PAGES

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, $79.95)

Worlds of Transformation


by Marilyn M. Rhie | Robert Thurman

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 480 PAGES

Two hundred exquisite Tibetan thangka paintings from the 12th through the 20th centuries, spanning the spectrum of Tibetan artistic schools. (TBT97, $95.00)

Younghusband, The Last Great Imperial Adventurer

Younghusband, The Last Great Imperial Adventurer


by Patrick French

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The riveting biography of Sir Francis Younghusband, a key player in Britain's scramble for power in Central Asia, thrown out of the Pamirs by the Russia in 1891, who among his many imperial adventures discovered the source of the Indus. (TBT75, $)

 

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