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Adventures With the Buddha, A Buddhism Reader
• Jeffery Paine
• RELIGION
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Paine chooses nine influential 19th and 20th century western adventurers and their travels in China, Tibet, Nepal and India for this riveting tale of religion, adventure and enlightenment.
(REL12, $16.95)
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Along the Ganges
• Ilija Trojanow
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In this colorful travelogue, Trojanow follows the Ganges from its source in the Himalayas to the cities that it feeds, using the holy river as a means to ponder Hinduism, culture, ecology and the tension between ancient and modern India.
(IDA294, $19.95)
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Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh
• Dalai Lama
• Peter Matthiessen
• Helena Norberg-Hodge
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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An Area of Darkness
• V.S. Naipaul
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent
• J.C. Harle
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A scholarly survey of the art and architecture of not only India but also of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
(IDA60, $37.00)
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The Art of the Imperial Cholas
• Vidya Dehijia
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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(IDA104, $41.50)
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Baumgartner's Bombay
• Anita Desai
• LITERATURE
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The tale of Hugo Baumgartner, a Jewish businessman who flees to India to escape persecution.
(IDA245, $13.00)
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Beneath a Marble Sky, A Love Story
• John Shors
• LITERATURE
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Built to mourn the tragic death of the emperor's wife, the Taj Mahal is at the center of this murderous, fantastical and dazzling tale, told from the point of view of daughter Princess Jaharana. Shors conjures life in 18th-century Hindustan and its royalty.
(IDA301, $14.00)
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Bhagavad Gita, A New Translation
• Stephen Mitchell
• LITERATURE
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A lyrical translation and introduction to the Gita, an ancient Hindu poem. Mitchell's translation aims for the literary qualities of the original.
(IDA170, $13.95)
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The Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna's Counsel in Time of War
• Barbara Stoler Miller
• LITERATURE
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A leading translator of Sanskrit literature, Dr. Miller edited and translated numerous works of Indian poetry and drama, including this popular translation of the Bhagavad-Gita in verse form.
(IDA348, $5.95)
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The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History
• Alan Turner
• Mauricio Anton
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors.
(BST50, $22.95)
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Born Into Brothels
• Zana Briski
• Children of Calcutta
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A companion to the award-winning documentary of the same name, this charming book displays the beautiful photography of eight children growing up in Calcutta's red light district.
(IDA269, $35.00)
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Brahma's Pushkar, Ancient Indian Pilgrimage
• Aman Nath
• Rajan Kapoor
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The myth, history, ancient rites and legdens surrounding Puhkar, its pilgrims, traders, and visitors are documented in nearly 500 color photographs and illuminating text.
(IDA304, $55.00)
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The Camphor Flame, Popular Hinduism and Society in India
• C.J. Fuller
• RELIGION
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A comprehensive study of contemporary Hinduism and Indian society.
(IDA90, $24.95)
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The Child and the State in India
• Myron Weiner
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A thought-provoking no-nonsense evaluation of education and child labor in India.
(IDA40, $26.95)
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City of Joy
• Dominique La Pierre
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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Come with Me to India, On a Wondrous Voyage through Time
• Sudha Koul
• HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An informal -- and brief -- survey of Indian cultural history, written with the author's very American(ized) daughters in mind.
(IDA47, $15.50)
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Conflict Unending
• Sumit Ganguly
• HISTORY
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An in-depth study of the turbulent relationship between India and Pakistan since independence in 1947, with a focus on Kashmir.
(IDA223, $27.00)
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The Dancing Girl
• Hasan Shah
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Daughter of the Ganges, The Story of One Girl's Adoption and her Return Journey to India
• Asha Miro
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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(IDA299, $24.00)
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Dharma's Daughters: Contemporary Indian Women and Hindu Culture
• Sara Mitter
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An insightful, many-layered social history of women in the author's adoptive India.
(IDA38, $22.95)
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Eastern India Map
• Nelles
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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, $10.95)
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Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras
• Diana L. Eck
• RELIGION
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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, $19.00)
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An End to Suffering, The Buddha in the World
• Pankaj Mishra
• RELIGION
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A personal and informative exploration of the life of Buddha and the history of Buddhism.
(IDA242, $15.00)
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Eyewitness Guide India
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A handsome, beautifully illustrated guide to India. It features color photographs, history and plenty of background information.
(IDA265, $30.00)
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A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
• Krys Kazmierczak
• Ber Van Perlo
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact field guide to 1,300 species.
(FG40, $45.00)
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Footprint Goa Handbook
• Annie Dare
• GUIDEBOOK
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A sturdy guide in the practical Footprint series with background information on the history and culture of Goa.
(IDA266, $19.95)
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Funny Boy
• Shyam Selvadurai
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk
• Susan T. Hitchcock
• John Esposito
• Desmond Tutu
• Mpho Tutu
• RELIGION
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A handsomely photgraphed tour of the five major world religions and the places that each one holds most sacred.
(REL05, $24.00)
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The Glass Palace
• Amitav Ghosh
• LITERATURE
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An epic novel of war, love and history in Burma, India and Malaysia, following the lives and fortunes of one family over three generations.
(IDA173, $14.95)
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A Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives
• Richard Grimmett
• Carol Inskipp
• Tim Inskipp
• FIELD GUIDE
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Beautiful, comprehensive and up-to-date, this is the definitive field guide to birds from Bhutan to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It covers 1300 species, and weighs 5 pounds. With 150 color plates and a detailed map for each species.
(FG31, $132.00)
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Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress
• Jan Morris
• HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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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, $26.00)
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Henri Cartier-Bresson in India
• Henri Cartier-Bresson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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(IDA295, $29.95)
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The Hero's Walk
• Anita Rau Badami
• LITERATURE
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(IDA351, $14.00)
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Hindoo Holiday, An Indian Journal
• J.R. Ackerly
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Ackerly traipses across India as the English tutor to a handsome and extravagantly homosexual maharajah in this comic, beautifully turned-out novel masquerading as a travelogue.
(IDA115, $14.00)
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Hindu Art
• T. Richard Blurton
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A beautifully large paperback of excellent quality, this book is a good introduction to the complexities of Indian painting, sculpture and sacred architecture.
(IDA35, $31.00)
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Hinduism, A Very Short Introduction
• Kim Knott
• RELIGION
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An introduction to the beliefs and practice of Hinduism, and a consideration of its influence in India and around the world.
(IDA329, $11.95)
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The Holder of the World
• Bharati Mukherjee
• LITERATURE
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A daring novel of ideas, travel and history. Mukherjee interweaves the story of a modern American researcher with the travels of her 17th-century ancestor who roamed through Mughal India.
(IDA190, $13.95)
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The Idea of India
• Sunil Khilnani
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Khilnani confronts the complexities, paradoxes and challenges of the nation in this short, elegant survey of India since independence.
(IDA160, $15.00)
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India Map
• ITMB
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The most detailed shaded relief map (at a scale of 1:2,100,000) of India available.
(IDA18, $10.95)
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India Modern, Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design
• Herbert J.M. Ypma
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A history of modern Indian design and its origins.
(IDA186, $29.95)
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India Modern, Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design (Pocket Edition)
• Herbert J.M. Ypma
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A pocket-history of modern Indian design and its origins.
(IDA187, $9.95)
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India Unveiled
• Robert Arnett
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A celebration of the people, landscapes and traditional culture of India, organized regionally and featuring 268 beautiful color photographs. It's a revealing, insightful portrait of the country combining history, geography and travelogue.
(IDA107, $55.00)
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India, Emerging Power
• Stephen Philip Cohen
• HISTORY
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A critical assessment of India as a world power by a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Cohen looks especially at the relations between India and Pakistan and China, as well as the United States.
(IDA263, $22.95)
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India, From Midnight to the Millennium
• Shashi Tharoor
• HISTORY
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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)
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India: Land of Dreams and Fantasy
• Doranne Jacobson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• COMING IN OCTOBER
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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)
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Indian Art
• Vidya Dehejia
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A beautifully illustrated, very readable history of Indian art and architecture. It considers the religious and intellectual contexts of three thousand years of Indian art, including the modern era.
(IDA185, $24.95)
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Indian Balm, Travels Amongst Fakirs And Fire Warriors
• Paul Hyland
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Hylands perceptive, witty account of travels along the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.
(IDA287, $14.95)
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Indian Embers
• Lady Rosamund Lawrence
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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First published in 1949, this travelogue is a classic account of a journey through India.
(IDA54, $22.95)
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Indian Subcontinent Map
• Nelles
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A map of all of India as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and parts of Tibet, China and Burma, at a scale of 1:4,500,000.
(IDA271, $10.95)
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The Inheritance of Loss
• Kiran Desai
• LITERATURE
• NEW
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Kiran Desai's luminous family saga, a tale of East and West, shifts between life in a once grand household in northern India and that of the cook's son, struggling to get by in immigrant New York. Desai illuminates the aspirations, delusions and reality of both worlds.
(IDA303, $14.00)
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Insight Guide India
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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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, $23.95)
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Insight Guide Sri Lanka
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated overview of Sri Lanka with essays on its attractions, history and culture complemented by many pictures and maps.
(SRL02, $22.95)
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Interpreter of Maladies
• Jhumpa Lahiri
• LITERATURE
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In these nine stories, Lahiri captures the experience of first-generation Indian-Americans as their marriages shift and fall apart, and their families are threatened by miscarriages, infidelity, and the trials of assimilation. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
(IDA243, $13.95)
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An Introduction to Hinduism
• Gavin D. Flood
• RELIGION
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A comprehensive overview of the Hinduism, from the basic principles and tenets of the religion to modern variations and controversies.
(IDA315, $25.99)
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An Invitation to Indian Cooking: With a New Preface by the Author
• Madhur Jaffrey
• FOOD
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An introduction to the food of India, and the diversity of flavors, ingredients, recipes, and styles of preparation and presentation. A classic in its field.
(IDA161, $27.00)
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Jewel in the Crown
• Paul Scott
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames: Women's Narratives from a Diaspora of Hope
• Jael Silliman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly yet sentimental account of the longstanding female Jewish community in Calcutta.
(IDA244, $19.95)
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Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames: Women's Narratives from a Diaspora of Hope
• Jael Silliman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly yet sentimental account of the longstanding female Jewish community in Calcutta.
(IDA244, $19.95)
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Kali's Child, The Mystical and Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna
• Jeffrey J. Kripal
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly analysis of the life and thought of a 19th century Bengali mystic and modern saint.
(IDA112, $32.00)
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Kim
• Rudyard Kipling
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Kim
• Rudyard Kipling
• LITERATURE
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For the sheer pleasure of its prose, insight into the British in India and its extraordinary sense of place, you can't do better than Kipling's classic novel about a boy who travels the Grand Trunk Road with the Dalai Lama.
(IDA65, $7.00)
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Lives of Indian Images
• Richard H. Davis
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An insightful study of how Indian religious images take on lives of their own.
(IDA91, $32.95)
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Lonely Planet Hindi & Urdu Phrasebook
• Richard Somers Delacy
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A handy phrasebook for Hindi and Urdu basics.
(IDA82, $8.99)
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Lonely Planet India
• Tony Wheeler
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive practical guide to India geared for independent travelers.
(IDA44, $29.99)
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Love in a Different Climate, Men Who Have Sex with Men in India
• Jeremy Seabrook
• RELIGION
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Sexual identify and politics in India.
(IDA113, $25.00)
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Maharanis, A Family Saga of Four Queens
• Lucy Moore
• HISTORY
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Moore captures the passion, complexities and power of four influential women in this family saga covering the history of India from 1911 to Independence.
(IDA309, $16.00)
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Mahatma Gandhi and his Apostles
• Ved Mehta
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A vivid examination of the life and work of Gandhi by novelist Ved Mehta.
(IDA21, $25.00)
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Mantles of Merit: Chin Textiles from Myanmar, India and Bangladesh
• David Fraser
• Barbara Fraser
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An abundantly illustrated study of the textiles of the Chin peoples of southern and eastern Asia. With more than 600 color illustrations.
(ASA46, $60.00)
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Maximum City, Bombay Lost and Found
• Suketu Mehta
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The tale of the author who, after a 21-year sojourn in New York, returns to his native Bombay, "the biggest, fastest, richest city in India."
(IDA252, $16.95)
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A Meeting by the River
• Christopher Isherwood
• LITERATURE
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Two brothers meeting in India, one a bisexual capitalist and the other a Hindu monk.
(IDA114, $16.95)
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Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy
• Ayesha Jalal
• Sugata Bose
• HISTORY
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This scholarly, brief history of India up to the 1990s is particularly good at its coverage of the post-Independence political landscape. It's a popular textbook, co-authored by a Pakistani and an Indian.
(IDA192, $35.95)
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Monkfish Moon
• Romesh Gunesekera
• LITERATURE
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These nine excellent short stories, all set in Sri Lanka, capture the spirit of the place. 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)
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Much Maligned Monsters: A History of European Reactions to Indian Art
• Partha Mitter
• HISTORY
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Mitter presents a fascinating history of Indian art and a parallel history of its fascinated European spectators, ranging from the early days of Asian exploration up through the twentieth century.
(IDA285, $27.00)
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The Namesake
• Jhumpa Lahiri
• LITERATURE
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An intricate and beautifully told tale, Lahiri follows the Ganguli family as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film, directed by Mira Nair.
(IDA292, $14.00)
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Northeastern India/Bangladesh Map
• Nelles
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A regional map of India at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with excellent topographic detail. .
(IDA98, $10.95)
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Northern India Map
• Nelles
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A regional map of northern India scaled at 1:1,500,000, with excellent topographic detail and insets of Zanskar & Ladakh.
(IDA124, $10.95)
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A Passage to India
• E.M. Forster
• LITERATURE
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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)
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A Passage to India
• E.M. Forster
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(IDA67, $23.95)
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India
• B. Grewal
• Bill Harvey
• Otto Pfister
• FIELD GUIDE
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A comprehensive photographic guide to the subcontinent.
(IDA215, $32.95)
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal
• B. Grewal
• FIELD GUIDE
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A slim pocket guide to 252 of the most conspicuous birds of India and Nepal.
(IDA46, $15.95)
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Raj, The Making and Unmaking of British India
• Lawrence James
• HISTORY
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An anecdotal, engrossing mostly military history of the East India Company.
(IDA87, $23.95)
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A River Sutra
• Gita Mehta
• LITERATURE
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A civil servant moves to the banks of India's holy Narmada river.
(IDA43, $14.95)
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Rough Guide India
• David Abram
• GUIDEBOOK
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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, $26.99)
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The Royal Palaces of India
• George Michell
• Antonio Martinelli
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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Running in the Family
• Michael Ondaatje
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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, $12.95)
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Say It in Hindi
• Veena T. Oldenburg
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A pocket phrasebook.
(IDA81, $5.95)
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Scoop-Wallah, Life on a Delhi Daily
• Justine Hardy
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A memoir of life in Delhi as a newspaper reporter.
(IDA127, $15.95)
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A Silence of Splendor
• Indu Sundaresan
• LITERATURE
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(IDA300, $25.00)
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Snakes and Ladders, Glimpses of Modern India
• Gita Mehta
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Essays on contemporary India, culture, politics and personalities, by the profilic writer and thinker.
(IDA68, $13.95)
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South Asia
• Sumit Ganguly
• HISTORY
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A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
(IDA308, $18.00)
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Street Graphics India
• Barry Dawson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An excellent overview of the vibrant, ever-changing culture of modern, commercial India.
(IDA122, $19.95)
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A Suitable Boy
• Vikram Seth
• LITERATURE
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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, $21.95)
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This is India
• Shobita Punja
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An oversize illustrated tribute to India.
(IDA97, $39.95)
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Through the Tiger's Eyes, A Chronicle of India's Wildlife
• Stanley Breeden
• Belinda Wright
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This handsomely illustrated book chronicles India's noblest endangered species and the ever-present threat of their extinction.
(IDA272, $24.95)
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Train to Pakistan, A Novel
• Khushwant Singh
• LITERATURE
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This novel, set during the violence following the 1947 creation of Pakistan by the British, follows the inhabitants of a fictional Punjab village.
(IDA264, $14.00)
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Travelers' Tales India
• James O'Reilly
• Larry Habegger
• ANTHOLOGY
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A collection of 45 descriptive and thought-provoking short excerpts on Indian life and culture, including contributions from Rushdie, Naipaul and Dalrymple, plus some valuable excerpts from books long out of print.
(IDA05, $19.95)
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A Traveller's History of India
• Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda
• HISTORY
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A condensed introduction to the themes and events that have shaped India from prehistory to Rajiv Gandhi.
(IDA57, $14.95)
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Travels Along the Edge
• David Noland
• GUIDEBOOK
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A well-considered compendium 40 offbeat, demanding or just-plain-fun fun adventurous trips around the world.
(TRV02, $19.00)
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Trekking in Ladakh
• Charlie Loram
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN OCTOBER
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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)
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Western India Map
• Nelles
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A detailed regional map including Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Rajasthan. Scaled at 1:1,500,000, with insets of Delhi and Mumbai.
(IDA73, $10.95)
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White Mughals
• William Dalrymple
• HISTORY
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A portrayal of the experiences of "white mughals," 18th- and 19th-century British colonialists who adopted traditional Indian lifestyles and took Indian women as their brides.
(IDA233, $18.00)
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Wild India, The Wildlife of India and Nepal
• Guy Mountefort
• Gerald Cubitt
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An informative introduction to the natural history of the region in a handsome oversize volume. With hundreds of extraordinary photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Himalayas, the Indo-Ganges Plain and the Deccan.
(IDA02, $29.95)
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The Wisdom of the Buddha
• Jean Boisselier
• RELIGION
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A pocket-size primer of Buddhism, this book is an illustrated history of the sixth-century Indian prince and his quest for enlightenment. With 207 illustrations, 160 in full color.
(IDA55, $12.95)
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A Woman's Asia
• Marybeth Bond
• ANTHOLOGY
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These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller.
(ASA49, $17.95)
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The Wonder House
• Justine Hardy
• LITERATURE
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(IDA302, $24.00)
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World Religions: Eastern Traditions
• Willard G. Oxtoby
• RELIGION
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A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars, covering Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and East Asian traditions. Scholarly, but still rewarding for the general reader.
(ASA07, $62.95)
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