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MONGOLIA: CAMEL SAFARI IN THE GOBI DESERT
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The Adversary
• Michael Walters
MYSTERY •
2009 •
PAPER
When the trial of the leader of Mongolia's powerful crime empire begins to fall apart, Nergui, former head of the Serious Crime Team, teams up with Doripalam to infiltrate the justice system and find out who is behind the plot to set such a dangerous man free.
(MGL64, $19.00) |
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Birds of Mongolia
• Sundev Gombobaatar
FIELD GUIDE •
2013 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
In Preparation. Produced in conjunction with the Ornithological Laboratory of the National University of Mongolia and the Mongolia Ornithological Society, which Dr. Gomboo co-founded, this first modern field guide to the birds of Mongolia features 83 color plates, nearly complete. Popular trip leader, naturalist and author Chris Leahy (Massachusetts Audubon) recently joined the project.
(MGL62, $35.00) |
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Bradt Guide Mongolia
• Jane Blunden
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 420 PAGES
A comprehensive guide in the growing series by Bradt, noteworthy for its focus on culture, nature and responsible travel. The author, who first traveled to Mongolia in the 1970s, includes sights and activities throughout the republic.
(MGL44, $27.99) |
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The Cave of the Yellow Dog
• Byambasuren Davaa
• Lisa Reisch
LITERATURE •
2008 •
PAPER
The movie-tie in of Davaa's award-winning docu-drama of life on the Mongolian steppe,
(MGL58, $15.95) |
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The Empire of the Steppes, A History of Central Asia
• Rene Grousset
HISTORY •
1989 •
PAPER
• 687 PAGES
A magisterial survey of the nomadic empires of Central Asia from the Scythians and Huns, to Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and Kublai. It's the classic history of the region, originally published in 1939 and translated from the French. Of great interest to history-minded travelers.
(CAS43, $32.50) |
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The End of Nomadism? State, Society and the Environment in Inner Asia
• Caroline Humphrey
• David Sneath
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 355 PAGES
In this scholarly book Humphrey and Sneath explore land use policies and its impact on nomads in a changing world through extensive case studies in Siberian Russia, Mongolia, and Northwest China,
(ASA44, $28.95) |
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A Field Guide to the Birds of China
• 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, with introductory chapters on the history of ornithology in China, biogeography and conservation. Range maps are organized on adjacent pages to the illustrations. The book also includes a list of endemic, threatened and endangered species. Principal author John MacKinnon has also written "Wild China", "A Photoguide to the Birds of China" and "A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali."
(CHN85, $124.00) |
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Genghis Khan, His Life and Legacy
• Paul Ratchnevsky
• Thomas Nivison Haining
HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A scholarly biography of the 12th-century conqueror, ably translated from the German with the general reader in mind. This landmark book by a leading historian of the Mongol Empire, offers great insight into life on the steppes of Central Asia and expansion of the Mongol empire. With a useful chronology, glossary, Dynastic tables and main personalities. Originally published in Germany in 1983.
(MGL24, $36.95) |
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Genghis Khan, Life, Death and Resurrection
• John Man
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2007 •
PAPER
• 388 PAGES
In this evocative account of Genghis Khan, his empire, myths and legacy, John Man interweaves his own travels with history and biography. His focus is on the mysteries still surrounding the man, who once ruled an empire that stretched across Asia to the doorstep of Europe. A historian and travel writer, John Man is also the author of Gobi, Tracking the Desert.
(MGL47, $21.99) |
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In Secret Mongolia
• Henning Haslund
EXPLORATION •
1995 •
PAPER
• 366 PAGES
First published in 1934 as "Tents in Mongolia," Haslund's account combines his tales of adventure and misadventure with notes on gods, myths and Shamans. This facsimile edition in the Mystic Traveller Series includes the original black-and-white photographs and maps. Haslund -- a member of Sven Hedlin's 1927-30 Central Asiatic Expedition -- wrote several books on early 20th century Mongolia, including this one and "Men and Gods in Mongolia."
(MGL13, $16.95) |
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Mongolia in the 20th Century: Landlocked Cosmopolitan
• Stephen Kotkin
• Bruce Elleman
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A comprehensive, scholarly survey of Mongolia's history over the past hundred years, including Mongol communities in Russia and China.
(MGL28, $38.95) |
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Mongolia in Transition: Old Patterns, New Challenges
• Ole Bruun
• Ole Odgaard
HISTORY •
1996 •
PAPER
A wide-ranging survey of Mongolia's transition from Soviet control of the economy and government to democracy and a market economy by 14 Mongolian and international contributors. Issues addressed include living standards, economic reform, land use policy and household economy.
(MGL48, $54.95) |
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Przewalski's Horse, The History and Biology of an Endangered Species
• Lee Boyd
• Katharine Houpt
NATURAL HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 313 PAGES
The story of the only truly wild horse, long extinct in their natural habitat of China and Mongolia, mostly focused on what has been learned from captive rearing programs. Written for zoo managers and wildlife scientists, this book will appeal to general readers with a special interest in horses and wildlife management. This is a Print-On-Demand title, and may take 3-4 weeks to receive.
(MGL12, $22.95) |
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Riding Windhorses: A Journey into the Heart of Mongolian Shamanism
• Sarangerel Odigan
• Julie Ann Stewart
RELIGION •
2000 •
PAPER
• 210 PAGES
An heartfelt, wide-ranging introduction to Mongolian and Siberian Shamanism and culture by a practitioner who now makes her home in Ulaanbaatar. The author, Sarangerel Odigan, born in the United States, was trained in traditional the traditions of Mongolian and Buryat Shamans. With chapters on healing rituals and techniques, fortune-telling and dreams, and contemporary practices in Mongolia.
(MGL29, $16.95) |
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The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane
• Beatrice Forbes Manz
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1999 •
PAPER
• 231 PAGES
A portrait of the great nomadic conqueror who rose to power in 1370 on the ruins of the Mongol Empire and led campaigns from Moscow to Delhi, well written, captivating -- and with the usual scholarly paraphernalia; eighty pages are devoted to notes, bibliography, index and chronology. This book covers in vivid detail the tribal politics that brought Tamerlane to power, his administration, the army that he kept on the move, the horror that he inspired in Europe from the tales that filtered back, and the struggle for succession after him. First published in 1989.
(CAS11, $29.99) |
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Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge
• Jeremy Narby
• Francis Huxley
RELIGION •
2004 •
PAPER
• 354 PAGES
An anthology of observations and writings on Shamanism from the 16th-century to modern day. The compilation offers a wide variety of views on the Shaman, religion and culture.
(GEN202, $16.95) |
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Swords from the East
• Harold Lamb
LITERATURE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
This action-packed collection of stories follows bold and resourceful Mongolian characters, including Genghis Khan on his rise to power. Lamb depicts the Mongols' prominent role in history as they overthrow kingdoms, divert rivers and conquer Asia.
(CAS185, $24.95) |
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Tea of Ulaanbaatar
• Christopher R. Howard
LITERATURE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
Youthful idealism is pit against moral decay in Howard's debut novel about the Peace Corps, Mongol hordes, hallucinogenic tea, and American nightmares, set in late 1990s Mongolia.
(MGL72, $14.95) |
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Mongolian Buddhism, The Rise and Fall of the Sangha
• Michael K. Jerryson
HISTORY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
In a pioneering account of Mongolia's official religion, Jerryson tells its history from the ascent of Buddhism in the 13th century to its decline under the Soviet Union.
(MGL60, $24.95) |
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Khubilai Khan, His Life and Times
• Morris Rossabi
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2009 •
PAPER
• 348 PAGES
A serious study of Kublai Khan (the best available biography of the legendary figure) and a fascinating, scholarly portrait of the culture and politics of 13th-century Asia. Rossabi examines Khan's rise to power, the submission of Korea and the attempted invasion of Japan. An invader conquered by his own conquest, Khubilai Khan remains of interest to the casual reader because of his influence on his times and his legendary status as the subject of both Marco Polo's writings and Coleridge's famous poem.
(CAS10, $24.95) |
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Mongolia, Travels in the Untamed Land
• Jasper Becker
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2008 •
PAPER
A new edition of Becker's enlightening, wide-ranging portrait of Mongolia and its people. A journalist based for many years in Beijing, he mixes travel, interview, history and astute commentary on issues facing modern Mongolia, including his travels among the camel herders of the Southern Gobi and with the Buryatia and Tuva of neighboring regions of Russia. Originally published in 1992 as The Lost Country, Mongolia Revealed.
(MGL57, $19.95) |
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