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Along the Ganges

Along the Ganges


by Ilija Trojanow

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

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, $11.95)

The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor

The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor


by Zahiruddin Babur Shah | Salman Rushdie | Wheeler M. Thackson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

The candid memoir of the first Moghul emperor of India (universally known as Babur), descended from Tamerlane. (CAS149, $17.95)

Banaras


by Diana L. Eck

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

This history of the holiest and oldest of Indian cities, the home of Shiva, encompasses many millennia of Buddhist and especially Hindu practices along the Ganges. (IDA211, $29.50)

Berlitz Pocket Guide Delhi


by Berlitz Pocket Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A shirt pocket guide to the north Indian city with essential travel information, a few photos and some very useful maps. (IDA333, $8.95)

Birds of Northern India

Birds of Northern India


by Richard Grimmett | Carol Inskipp

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

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)

Climbing the Mango Trees, A Memoir of a Childhood in India

Climbing the Mango Trees, A Memoir of a Childhood in India


by Madhur Jaffrey

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An actress and food writer, Jaffrey combines her warm tale of coming-of-age in a sprawling homestead in Old Delhi with 32 recipes. (IDA327, $15.00)

Footprint Rajasthan Handbook

Footprint Rajasthan Handbook


by Matt Barrett

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This wonderfully informative guide in the practical Footprint series includes background information on the his-tory, attractions and culture of Rajasthan. (IDA267, $24.95)

Indian Art, A Concise History

Indian Art, A Concise History


by Roy C. Craven

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This convenient volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a crisp, illustrated overview of the range of Indian art over the centuries. (IDA16, $21.95)

The Inheritance of Loss

The Inheritance of Loss


by Kiran Desai

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Alternating between a once grand household in northern India and the life of the cook's son in New York, this novel by the marvelous and wise Desai skewers the aspirations and reality of both worlds. (IDA303, $14.95)

Lonely Planet Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra

Lonely Planet Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra


by Abigail Hole

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES

A practical guide to Rajasthan, featuring 36 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (IDA238, $24.99)

Love and Longing in Bombay

Love and Longing in Bombay


by Vikram Chandra

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Five transfixing stories in five different genres, united in setting and authorship by the contemporary wizard of the human condition, Vikram Chandra. (IDA216, $19.99)

Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children


by Salman Rushdie

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 533 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Recently crowned Best of the Booker, Rushdie's greatest novel is a madcap, comic take on the birth of modern India in all its splendid and unexpected manifestations. (IDA589, $25.00)

Shantaram, A Novel

Shantaram, A Novel


by David Gregory Roberts

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 944 PAGES

This epic page-turner, a bestseller in Australia, revolves around the exploits of a young Australian man at large in the streets of 1980s Bombay. (IDA395, $14.99)

A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy


by Vikram Seth

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 1488 PAGES

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

India

India


by Andreas Bitesnich

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Bitesnich celebrates the diversity of India in 175 color and black-and-white photographs in this sumptuously produced album. With captions. (IDA632, $98.00)

 

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