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	Aami in America, A Pilgrimage of the Heart • Broughton Coburn • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of a coast-to-coast tour in the company of an 84-year-old nepalese woman. (USA11, $14.95)
	Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya • Jamaica Kincaid • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 Warriors, A Woman Martial Artist in Tibet • Pamela Logan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The account of an aerospace scientist turned adventurer and her quest to reach the Khampa warrior horseman of Eastern Tibet. (TBT51, $13.00)
	Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh • Dalai Lama • Peter Matthiessen • Helena Norberg-Hodge • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Ancient Wisdom, Living Tradition, The Spirit of Tibet in the Himalayas • Marcia Keegan • Dalai Lama • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A lovely photo essay on Tibetan life and culture. (TBT48, $34.95)
	Annapurna Map • Nelles • A map of the Annapurna hiking region at scale of 1:100,000 with major features, color shading and contour lines. (NPL32, $13.95)
	Annapurna, A Woman's Place • Arlene Blum • EXPLORATION • 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, $16.00)
	Art of Tibet • Robert Fisher • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $18.95)
	The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk • Palden Gyatso • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Below Another Sky, A Mountain Adventure in Search of a Lost Father • Rick Ridgeway • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A touching account of the return to a mountain where tragedy had struck 20 years earlier. (TBT55, $25.00)
	Bhutan Map • ITMB • A double-sided traveler's map of Bhutan at an excellent scale of 1:380,000. With insets of Paro and Thimphu, index and trekking routes. (BHU06, $12.95)
	Bhutan, A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom • Michael Hawley • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Hawley's little big book, still an impressive five pounds, features hundreds of photographs of the landscapes, places, festivals and especially the people of Bhutan. Drawn from the world's largest book, a 150-pound technical marvel. All proceeds from the book are donated by the publisher to education in Bhutan. (BHU20, $100.00)
	Bhutan, Land of Spirituality and Modernization: Role of Water In Daily Life • Dieter Zurcher • Kunzang Choden • HISTORY • Zurcher, a former environmental consultant, and Choden, the first Bhutanese woman to publish a novel, combine minds to explore the significance of water to Bhutan's historical, economic and cultural development. With beautiful photographs revealing the ecosystems, bridges, irrigation structures and more. (BHU27, $47.95)
	Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon • John Berthold • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A striking portfolio of color photographs of the people, villages, annual religious festivals, landscapes and Buddhist traditions of Bhutan. (BHU21, $29.95)
	The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History • Alan Turner • Mauricio Anton • NATURAL HISTORY • A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors. (BST50, $22.95)
	The Big Open, On Foot Across Tibet's Chang Tang • Rick Ridgeway • Conrad Anker • EXPLORATION • 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)
	The Birds of Heaven, Travels With Cranes • Peter Matthiessen • Robert Bateman • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • 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. He interweaves his travels with insightful commentary on the conservation, ecology, and the significance of the crane in art and culture. (BRD11, $16.00)
	Birds of India • Richard Grimmett • Carol Inskipp • Tim Inskipp • FIELD GUIDE • A compact, authoritative guide to 1,300 birds of the subcontinent, from Nepal and Bhutan to Sri Lanka, with stunning color plates, range maps and descriptive information on facing pages. (FG43, $35.00)
	Birds of Nepal • Richard Grimmett • Carol Inskipp • Tim Inskipp • FIELD GUIDE • 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)
	Birds of Northern India • Richard Grimmett • Carol Inskipp • FIELD GUIDE • A regional field guide to 180 species of birds, with 120 stunning color plates and condensed descriptive information, integrated on facing pages for easy reference in the field. (IDA222, $35.00)
	Breaking Trail, A Climbing Life • Arlene Blum • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Karen Armstrong • RELIGION • 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 • Perry Garfinkel • RELIGION • A spiritual travelogue that scours the globe for the both the roots and world-wide extensions of Buddhism. (REL30, $13.95)
	Buddhism without Beliefs • Stephen Batchelor • RELIGION • 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 • Damien Keown • RELIGION • 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 • John Snelling • RELIGION • 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, $16.95)
	Cave in the Snow, A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment • Vicki MacKenzie • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • Robert A. F. Thurman • RELIGION • A key text by the great Tibetan philosopher Jey Tsong Khapa (1357-1419) with a modern translation and overview by Robert Thurman. (TBT85, $45.00)
	Circling the Sacred Mountain • Tad Wise • Robert Thurman • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman's account of his journey, both physical and spiritual, to the sacred graveyards, monasteries, and meditation caves of Kailas with Tad Wise and students. (TBT54, $18.00)
	Classic Hikes of the World • Peter Pottersfield • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Pottersfield features 23 treks in this beautifully illustrated volume. Each trip gets an extended photographic essay with a route description, maps and practical details. (WLD52, $39.95)
	The Climb, Tragic Ambitions on Everest • Anatoli Boukreev • EXPLORATION • An eyewitness account of the 1996 tragedy by Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev. (HML29, $7.99)
	Conflict Unending • Sumit Ganguly • HISTORY • An in-depth study of the turbulent relationship between India and Pakistan since independence in 1947, with a focus on Kashmir. (IDA223, $27.00)
	The Crystal Horizon • Reinhold Messner • Jill Neate • Audrey Salkeld • EXPLORATION • Messner's account of the first successful solo ascent of Everest, which he accomplished without the aid of supplemental oxygen in 1980. (HML69, $24.95)
	The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs • Robert Beer • RELIGION • An encyclopedic reference exploring the symbols found in the sacred Tibetan art of the thangka. (TBT66, $65.00)
	Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks • Clint Willis • ANTHOLOGY • A terrific collection of great writing about mountaineering. (HML37, $17.95)
	Everest, A Mountaineering History • Walter Unsworth • EXPLORATION • A classic history of mountaineering, updated through 1998 for this third edition. (NPL38, $45.00)
	Everest, A Trekker's Guide • Kev Reynolds • GUIDEBOOK • A brief pocket guide to seven treks in the Everst region (including one in Tibet) with sketch maps, good general information and a few photographs. (NPL45, $22.95)
	Everest, Mountain Without Mercy • Broughton Coburn • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 • Thomas F. Hornbein • EXPLORATION • A vivid, moving personal account of the American expedition to Everest in 1963. (HML10, $19.95)
	Falling Off the Map, Some Lonely Places of the World • Pico Iyer • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A collection of trenchant, witty essays on far-flung places by the marvelous Pico Iyer. It includes his travels to North Korea, Argentina, Cuba, Iceland, Bhutan, Vietnam, Paraguay and Australia. (WLD27, $12.95)
	The Far Pavilions • M. M. Kaye • LITERATURE • A tale of love, adventure and war set during the British Raj in India, culimating with the Indian Mutiny and the Second Afghan War. (IDA195, $19.95)
	A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent • Krys Kazmierczak • Ber Van Perlo • FIELD GUIDE • A compact field guide to 1,300 species. (FG40, $45.00)
	Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best • Sylvie Franquet • Anthony Sattin • GUIDEBOOK • This slim guide to Bangkok includes an excellent pullout map of the center of the city along with essential information on its highlights. (TLD40, $11.95)
	Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan • Gyurme Dorje • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN AUGUST • An outstanding guide to all of Tibet, including the central plateau, eastern provinces of Kham and Amdo, as well as Bhutan and the Kathmandu Valley. Dorje is a leading Buddhist scholar who knows the region well. (TBT37, $29.95)
	Free Spirit, A Climber's Life • Reinhold Messner • Jill Neate • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • From his native Dolomites to extraordinary adventures in the Himalayas and Antarctica, Messner recounts his life so far as a mountain pioneer. (GEN44, $19.95)
	Funny Boy • Shyam Selvadurai • LITERATURE • 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)
	Gentle Bridges, Conversations With the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind • Jeremy Hayward • Francisco Varela • Dalai Lama • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Susan T. Hitchcock • John Esposito • Desmond Tutu • Mpho Tutu • RELIGION • 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 • Jochen Hemmleb • Eric Simonson • Larry Johnson • EXPLORATION • 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)
	God Lives in St. Petersburg, and Other Stories • Tom Bissell • LITERATURE • Six fast-paced tales set in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and the Aral Sea by the author of Chasing the Sea. (CAS117, $13.95)
	The Great Hill Stations of Asia • Barbara Crossette • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A modern tour of the mountain enclaves of colonial Asia -- appreciative, magnificently researched and engaging. (ASA13, $16.00)
	The Great Religions, Essential Questions • Marc-Alain Quaknin • Dom Robert Le Gall • Claude Levenson • Malek Chebel • Bruce Feiler • RELIGION • 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)
	A Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives • Richard Grimmett • Carol Inskipp • Tim Inskipp • FIELD GUIDE • 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)
	The Heart of the World, A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise • Ian Baker • The Dalai Lama • EXPLORATION • 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, $16.00)
	Himalaya, Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge, And Hope on the Roof of the World • Broughton Coburn • Richard C. Blum • Erica Stone • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A beautifully photographed overview of the geology, history and people of the Himalayas. (HML78, $35.00)
	Himalayan Enchantment, An Anthology • Frank Kingdon-Ward • EXPLORATION • 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 • Jeremy Schmidt • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The story of two adventurous young couples who travel by bike, truck and foot across the Himalayas strong on the culture and people of the region. With 32 pages of color photographs. (HML05, $18.95)
	Himalayan Quest, Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants • Ed Viesturs • EXPLORATION • A photographic chronicle of the first American to scale all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters without the use of supplemental oxygen. (HML63, $32.00)
	Himalayan Voices, An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature • Michael Hutt • ANTHOLOGY • 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, $26.95)
	A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State • Melvyn C. Goldstein • HISTORY • A history of Tibet during the critical period from World War I to the Chinese takover in 1951. (TBT56, $39.95)
	In Search of Myths and Heroes, Exploring Four Epic Legends of the World • Michael Wood • HISTORY • The companion book to a PBS series. Wood sets out (lucky man) in search of Shangri-La, Jason of the Golden Fleece, Queen of Sheba and King Arthur. (EXP39, $15.95)
	India • Stanley Wolpert • HISTORY • A wonderfully literate introduction to India by the acknowledged master, this expansive book tackles religion and philosophy, art and culture, politics and the environment with clarity. (IDA04, $19.95)
	India Map • ITMB • The most detailed shaded relief map (at a scale of 1:2,100,000) of India available. (IDA18, $10.95)
	Infinite Life, Seven Virtues for Living Well • Robert Thurman • RELIGION • A marvelously clear guide to incorporating Buddhist principles into everyday life. (GEN309, $24.95)
	Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness • Robert Thurman • Dalai Lama • RELIGION • In this popular book Buddhist monk, scholar and translator Robert Thurman mediates on Buddhism, Tibet and contemporary life. (TBT73, $15.00)
	Insight Guide Nepal • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • An illustrated overview of Nepal with essays on its history, nature and culture. (NPL19, $23.95)
	Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster • Jon Krakauer • EXPLORATION • A best-selling, minute-by-minute account of the 1996 disaster on Everest. (HML08, $26.95)
	Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism • John Powers • RELIGION • A comprehensive study of the history and philosophy behind Tibetan Buddhism, suitable for the general reader. (TBT40, $22.95)
	It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness • Sylvia Boorstein • RELIGION • A down-to-earth, warm-hearted introduction to the basic teaching of Buddhism. (GEN264, $13.00)
	Kailash Trekking Map • Gecko Maps • A detailed topographic map (1:50,000) of the trekking route circling Mount Kailas. (TBT64, $16.95)
	Khumbu Himal (Everest) Map • Nelles • An trekkers map of the Mt. Everest region. (NPL33, $13.95)
	Kundun, A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama • Mary Craig • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $20.00)
	The Last River, The Tragic Race for Shangri-La • Todd Balf • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A thrilling account of a first-ever descent into the heart of Tibet. (TBT44, $14.00)
	Learning Practical Tibetan • Andrew Bloomfield • Yanki Tshering • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A guide to learning useful Tibetan phrases, designed with the traveler in mind. (TBT38, $19.95)
	Learning Practical Tibetan • Andrew Bloomfield • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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 • Sherry B. Ortner • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A vividly written, scholarly study of the relationship between the Sherpas and the mountaineers who come to "conquer" the Himalayas. (TBT33, $26.95)
	The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa • Sarah Harding • RELIGION • A translation of the stories, meditations and discussions of Pema Lingpa (1450-1521), an important figure in Bhutanese religious history. (BHU24, $14.95)
	The Life of Milarepa: A New Translation from the Tibetan • Anonymous • Lobsang Lhalungpa • LITERATURE • A biography of Jetsun Milarepa, one of Tibet's most famous yogis and poets and a key figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Buddhism. A classic Tibetan folk tale full of magic, feuds, and humor. (TBT98, $14.95)
	Little Buddha • Bernardo Bertolucci • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Bertolucci's luminescent film interweaves the story of a journey from Seattle to Bhutan with the life of Siddharta. (HML74, $14.99)
	Lonely Planet Bhutan • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A compact travel guide to Bhutan with a good overview of culture, history and nature, sketch maps, a section of color photographs and plenty of practical detail on sightseeing and treks. (BHU11, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet Nepal • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide to Nepal. (NPL28, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet Northeast India • Mark Elliott • Joseph Bindloss • Lindsay Brown • GUIDEBOOK • This guide covers easternmost India in the hallmark Lonely Planet style, covering Calcutta, Sikkim, West Bengal and Orissa along with the newly opened and little-visited northeastern states. (IDA518, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Tibet • Bradley Mayhew • John Vincent Bellezza • Tony Wheeler • Chris Taylor • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Tibet with maps, features on Tibetan and Mandarin language, notes on Buddhism, Tibetan culture and its rich history. (TBT50, $26.99)
	Lonely Planet Tibetan Phrasebook • Sandup Tsering • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A brief guide to Tibetan with transliterations of place names, pronunciation guide and common phrases. (TBT52, $8.99)
	Lord of the Dance: Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama • Tulku Chagdud • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Alexandra David-Neel • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • Jim Corbett • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The memoirs of a turn-of-the-century hunter-turned-conservationist who was much loved in India. (HML12, $14.95)
	Material World, A Global Family Portrait • Paul Kennedy • Charles C. Mann • Peter Menzel • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An inspired idea, this book documents 30 families around the world with all their possessions arrayed around them. (GEN02, $25.00)
	Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy • Ayesha Jalal • Sugata Bose • HISTORY • 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)
	The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life • Jean-Francois Revel • Matthieu Ricard • RELIGION • This collection of dialogues on Buddhism, philosophy, science, politics, and other subjects takes the form of a conversation between the Buddhist scholar and his father. (REL28, $14.95)
	Monk Dancers of Tibet • Mattieu Ricard • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Matthieu Ricard documents, in words and full-color photographs, the traditional dances of the monks at the Shechen monastery. (TBT77, $29.95)
	Mountain Light, In Search of the Dynamic Landscape • Galen Rowell • NATURAL HISTORY • Galen presents 80 of his most spectacular mountain images, divided according to visual content. Each chapter illustrates a theme or technique, supplemented by a short personal essay. (PHT06, $29.95)
	Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills • The Mountaineers • GUIDEBOOK • The essential handbook for mountaineers, in a seventh revised edition. With chapters on outdoor fundamentals, rock, snow, ice, and alpine climbing, emergency prevention and response, the mountain environment, and gear. (GEN267, $29.95)
	The Mountains of My Life • Walter Bonatti • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The candid memoir of the great Italian climber and his adventures in the Alps, the Himalayas, and South America, including Bonatti's account of what happened on the summit of K2 in 1954. (ALP25, $16.95)
	Mountains of the Mind, Adventures in Reaching the Summit • Robert Macfarlane • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A meditative account of the meaning of making it to the top, interweaving travel and philosophy. (HML65, $14.00)
	Mt. Everest • National Geographic • A gloriously detailed, birds-eye view of Everest by the cartographers at National Geographic. (NPL36, $19.99)
	My Land and My People, The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet • Dalai Lama • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The Dalai Lama recounts his life and struggles for an independent Tibet. It's one of the most remarkable stories of our time, simply and compassionately told by the Lama himself. (TBT22, $13.95)
	My Tibet • Dalai Lama • Galen Rowell • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Rowell captures the spirit and powerful allure of Tibet in this collection of striking color photographs of the people and landscapes. With accompanying essays by the Dalai Lama on ecology, environment, spirituality, Lhasa and Mt. Kailas. (TBT58, $39.95)
	The Naked Mountain • Reinhold Messner • Tim Carruthers • EXPLORATION • Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner recounts his first expedtion to an 8,000 meter peak (Nanga Parbat) in 1970 in this passionate memoir. Messner's brother died on the mountain. (HML70, $22.95)
	Nanda Devi, A Journey to the Last Sanctuary • Hugh Thomson • EXPLORATION • An account of the history, allure and exploration of the isolated Himalayan sanctuary on the border of India and Tibet. (HML66, $14.00)
	Nepal Map • Nelles • A convenient double-sided map of Nepal at a scale of 1:500,000, with insets of Kathmandu City and Kathmandu Valley. (NPL01, $10.95)
	Northeastern India/Bangladesh Map • Nelles • A regional map of India at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with excellent topographic detail. . (IDA98, $10.95)
	Northern India Map • Nelles • A regional map of northern India scaled at 1:1,500,000, with excellent topographic detail and insets of Zanskar & Ladakh. (IDA124, $10.95)
	On Top of the World, Five Women Explorers in Tibet • Luree Miller • EXPLORATION • An inspiring account of the adventures of five intrepid women explorers in 19th-century Tibet. (TBT28, $12.95)
	Over the Mountains, An Aerial View of Geology • Michael Collier • SCIENCE • Collier, a geologist, writer and photographer, piloted a small plane to inaccessible mountain locations, returning with the breathtaking color photographs featured in this book. (NAT126, $34.95)
	A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan • A.K. Hellum • NATURAL HISTORY • An informal account of travels, ecology and art in Bhutan, featuring paintings of 100 mountain plants by a Norwegian-born forestry consultant. (BHU14, $18.95)
	Peaks and Lamas • Marco Pallis • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • B. Grewal • FIELD GUIDE • 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 • Simon Coleman • John Elsner • RELIGION • An illustrated survey, organized thematically, of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Indian and Buddhist pilgrimages and sacred travel. (REL07, $26.50)
	Pilgrimage, Twenty Journeys to Inspire the Soul • David Souden • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An illusrtated account of journeys to sacred places. (GEN247, $29.95)
	A Plantsman in Nepal • Roy Lancaster • NATURAL HISTORY • Exploring for plants in China. (CHN59, $79.50)
	Prisoners of Shangri-La, Tibetan Buddhism and the West • Donald S. Lopez Jr. • HISTORY • 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 Ramayana, A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic • R. K. Narayan • LITERATURE • Novelist Narayan's translation of the ancient Hindu epic of heroism, love and fate. (IDA311, $13.00)
	Red Dust, A Path Through China • Ma Jian • Flora Drew • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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, $15.00)
	Red Poppies • Alai • Howard Goldblatt • Sylvia Li-Chun Lin • LITERATURE • This family saga unfolds among the warlords of eastern Tibet in the 1930s before the Chinese occupation. (TBT61, $14.00)
	Religions of Tibet in Practice • Donald S. Lopez, Jr. • RELIGION • A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual. (TBT16, $37.95)
	Road to Katmandu • Patrick Marnham • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Marnham's classic account of an overland journey from Turkey to Nepal in 1968. (ASA47, $16.95)
	Rough Guide Music Himalayas • Various Artists • MUSIC • A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of the Himalayas. A melding of styles from Northern India, Ladakh, Tibet, China, Nepal and Bhutan, this collection includes monastic chants and traditional folk ballads. (NPL53, $14.98)
	Sacred Tibet • Philip Rawson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A concise, illustrated survey of Buddhist art in its religious, social and cultural context. (TBT18, $15.95)
	The Sailfish and the Sacred Mountain, Passages in the Lives of a Father and Son • Will Johnson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A memoir and spiritual tale of a father-and-son journey to Mount Kailas. (TBT79, $16.95)
	Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain • Jennifer Jordan • EXPLORATION • The stories of five women who made it to the top of K2 from 1986 to 1995, told in order of their summits: Wanda Rutkiewicz, Liliane Barrard, Julie Tullis, Chantal Mauduit and Alison Hargreaves. (HML68, $24.95)
	The Search for Shangri-La, A Journey into Tibetan History • Charles Allen • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Both travelogue and straight-ahead religious history. (TBT67, $14.95)
	The Search for the Panchen Lama • Isabel Hilton • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • Clare Harris • Tsering Shakya • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • Heinrich Harrer • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • First published in 1953, this is the riveting account of a young Austrian adventurer and mountaineer who became tutor to the Dalai Lama. (TBT02, $14.95)
	Sherpas, Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal • James Fisher • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A detailed study of the change that mountaineering brought to Sherpa society. (NPL13, $26.95)
	Shopping for Buddhas • Jeff Greenwald • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • COMING IN SEPTEMBER • A funny tale of searching every last corner of Kathmandu for just the right statue of Buddha. In addition to his tourist's obsession with getting the ideal souvenir, Greenwald offers amusing and insightful meditations about Nepalese culture, politics and religion. (NPL25, $10.95)
	Sikkim Map • ITMB • A full-color detailed map of Sikkim for travelers at a scale of 1:140,000. (HML75, $9.95)
	Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker: Traveller and Plant Collector • Raymond Desmond • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the Victorian explorer and botanist featuring Hooker's illustrations and excerpts from his "Himalayan Journals" (GEN79, $49.50)
	The Snow Lion and the Dragon, China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama • Melvyn C. Goldstein • HISTORY • A brief history of the relationship of China and Tibet in the 20th century. Goldstein, a professor of history and expert on the region, includes a call for the United States to take an active role in mediating a diplomatic solution to the conflict. (TBT23, $16.95)
	Something Hidden Behind the Ranges, A Himalayan Quest • Daniel Taylor-Ide • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The author takes us on a journey through the mountain kingdoms. (HML22, $14.95)
	South Asia • Sumit Ganguly • HISTORY • A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. (IDA308, $18.00)
	The Spirit of Tibet, Portrait of a Culture in Exile • Alison Wright • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A handsome pictorial essay on Tibetan culture and people in exile. (IDA159, $34.95)
	The Story of Buddhism, A Concise Guide to Its History & Teachings • Donald S. Lopez • RELIGION • An overview of Buddhism by a well-known scholar. (ASA42, $15.95)
	Story of Tibet, Conversations With the Dalai Lama • Thomas Laird • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The extraordinary history of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism as recounted by the Dalai Lama. (TBT92, $17.00)
	The Struggle for Modern Tibet, The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering • Melvyn C. Goldstein • William Siebenschuh • Tashi Tsering • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The life story of an idealistic young man who juggled traditional hierarchy in traditional Tibet with the promise and poison of Mao's Cultural revolution. (TBT53, $26.95)
	Tales of Mountaineering • Stefano Ardito • EXPLORATION • An oversize photographic history of the great ascents and climbers in 20th-century mountaineering. (EXP51, $35.00)
	Tales of the Rose Tree, Ravishing Rhododendrons and Their Travels Around the World • Jane Brown • NATURAL HISTORY • An English garden writer, Brown offers an entertaining, learned whirlwind tour through the social, commercial and botanical history of the much-loved ornamental, including a roundup of early collecting forays into Asia and the Himalayas. (GEN372, $35.00)
	Tales of Tibet: Sky Burials, Wind Horses and Prayer Wheels • Herbert J. Batt • Tsering Shakya • LITERATURE • A collection of short fiction by contemporary Tibetan authors. The stories, many imbued with a Buddhist perspective, depict traditional ritual and rites. (TBT57, $29.95)
	Tears of Blood, A Cry for Tibet • Mary Craig • HISTORY • A hard-hitting history of Tibet since 1959. (TBT82, $17.50)
	Temptations of the West, How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, And Beyond • Pankaj Mishra • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $15.00)
	Tibet Map • MapLink • A colorful laminated map of Tibet and surrounding regions at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (TBT17, $9.95)
	Tibet's Sacred Mountain, The Extraordinary Pilgrimage to Mount Kailas • Russell Johnson • Kerry Moran • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In this handsome illustrated journal, two Americans record their journey around 22,000-foot Mt. Kailas, documenting the landscapes, rituals and traditions of the sacred mountain. (TBT41, $25.00)
	Tibet, An Enduring Civilization • Francoise Pommaret • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This pocket-size encyclopedia, packed with hundreds of full-color illustrations and photos, highlights the culture and history of Tibet. Pommaret, who has written widely on the Himalayas, devotes a section to Tibet today, titled Invasion and Colonization. (TBT69, $12.95)
	Tibet, The Roof of the World between Past and Present • Maria Antonia Sironi Diemberger • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A photographic portrait of Tibet. (TBT49, $45.00)
	Tibet, Through the Red Box • Peter Sis • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAMILY • A picture book about memory, adventure and -- most of all -- Tibet. (TBT60, $25.00)
	Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land • Patrick French • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A powerful account of travels in Tibet, part memoir and part political analysis. (TBT76, $14.95)
	The Tibetan Book of the Dead • Graham Coleman • Gyurme Dorje • RELIGION • The first complete English translation of an indispensable work on Tibetan religious beliefs. (TBT88, $20.00)
	The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between • Robert Thurman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • B. Alan Wallace • RELIGION • 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 Buddhist Life • Don Farber • RELIGION • A beautiful and informative celebration of Tibetan Buddhist culture. (TBT70, $30.00)
	Tibetan Folk Tales • Fredrick Hyde-Chambers • Audrey Hyde-Chambers • LITERATURE • An anthology of legends and fables, first published in 1981, including the Tibetan creation myth, Buddhist tales, and the famous epic of King Gesar of Ling, a national hero. (TBT59, $21.00)
	Tibetan Pilgrimage, Architecture of the Sacred Land • Michel Peissel • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This visual guide to Tibet, its monstseries, villages and sacred sites features Peissel's gorgeous watercolor illustrations. (TBT89, $35.00)
	Tiger Moon, Tracking the Great Cats in Nepal • Mel Sunquist • Fiona Sunquist • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of two years on the track of tigers. (NPL46, $18.00)
	Tigerland, and Other Unintended Destinations • Eric Dinerstein • NATURAL HISTORY • Dinerstein, chief scientist with WWF, is a wise and witty writer, combining stories of his own transformation into a conservation biologist with deft portraits of key researchers and some fine observations about place. (CON30, $16.95)
	Touching My Father's Soul, A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest • Jamling Tenzing Norgay • Broughton Coburn • Dalai Lama • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $15.95)
	Travelers' Tales India • James O'Reilly • Larry Habegger • ANTHOLOGY • 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)
	Travellers and Magicians • Khyentse Norbu • LITERATURE • The first feature shot on location in Bhutan, this film, directed by a respected lama, follows a young official on his odyssey across the country. Along the way he is joined by a mischievous monk, elderly peddler and old man with his daughter. (BHU22, $29.99) &nbs