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Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude
• Stephen Bezruchka
• REFERENCE
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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)
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Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya
• Jamaica Kincaid
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Among the Mountains, Travels through Asia
• Wilfred Thesiger
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Annapurna Map
• Nelles
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A map of the Annapurna hiking region at scale of 1:100,000 with major features, color shading and contour lines.
(NPL32, $13.95)
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Annapurna, A Woman's Place
• Arlene Blum
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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The Ascent of Rum Doodle
• W. E. Bowman
• Bill Bryson
• LITERATURE
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Firmly in the school of offhand, bumbling British exploration, this book is hardly handicapped by the fact that its author had never been near the Himalayas. It's a spoof of British mountaineering. Very funny indeed.
(HML55, $16.95)
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Big Cats
• Seymour Simon
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A full-color introduction to the life of big cats around the world, including the tiger, lion, leopard, puma, cheetah, jaguar, and snow leopard. Intended for children ages 4-8.
(BST46, $6.99)
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Birds of Nepal
• Richard Grimmett
• Carol Inskipp
• Tim Inskipp
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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Buddha
• Demi
• RELIGION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Beautiful, intricately detailed, full-color illustrations make this life of the Buddha an excellent choice for children. Intended for children age 7-10.
(ASA17, $21.99)
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Buddha Stories
• Demi
• RELIGION
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Intended for ages 4 to 8, this book tells 10 of the author's favorite "jakatas," or moral tales of the Buddha. She has sumptuously illustrated the volume in gold printed on deep, dark blue (in the tradition of an ancient Buddhist text).
(ASA16, $23.99)
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The Buddhist Handbook
• John Snelling
• RELIGION
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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)
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Concise Flowers of the Himalaya
• Oleg Polunin
• Adam Stainton
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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A condensed version of the classic Flowers of the Himalayas featuring the same 700 color photographs and 315 line drawings but with shorter descriptive information.
(HML17, $25.00)
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Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks
• Clint Willis
• ANTHOLOGY
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A terrific collection of great writing about mountaineering.
(HML37, $17.95)
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Eric Shipton, The Six Mountain Travel Books
• Eric Shipton
• EXPLORATION
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Shipton's extraordinary adventures in the mountains of the Himalayas, East Africa, Central Asia and Patagonia.
(EXP12, $38.00)
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Everest Base Camp, Nepal Map
• National Geographic
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A durable, folded map for treks from Lukla through Sagarmatha National Park to Everest Base Camp, at a scale of 1:50,000.
(HML77, $11.95)
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Everest, Expedition to the Ultimate
• Reinhold Messner
• Audrey Salkeld
• EXPLORATION
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In 1978, Messner and Peter Habler climbed Everest without using supplemental oxygen. This is Messner's frank account of their very difficult -- but ultimately successful -- climb.
(HML49, $24.95)
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Everest, Mountain Without Mercy
• Broughton Coburn
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Everest, the West Ridge
• Thomas F. Hornbein
• EXPLORATION
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A vivid, moving personal account of the American expedition to Everest in 1963.
(HML10, $19.95)
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The Far Pavilions
• M. M. Kaye
• LITERATURE
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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)
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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, $50.00)
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Field Guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent
• K. K. Gurung
• Raj Singh
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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This compact guide to 106 species features color illustrations, tracks, range maps and information about habitats and conservation. With an overview of 23 parks and reserves, including location maps and species lists.
(FG33, $41.00)
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Glacier Ice
• Austin Post
• Edward R. LaChapelle
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world.
(SCI07, $27.95)
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The Great Hill Stations of Asia
• Barbara Crossette
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A modern tour of the mountain enclaves of colonial Asia -- appreciative, magnificently researched and engaging.
(ASA13, $16.00)
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Himalaya
• Eric Valli
• Anne de Sales
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A handsome collection of breathtaking photographs of the landscape and people of the Himalayas.
(HML64, $50.00)
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Himalaya Map
• Nelles
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A colorful regional map of the Himalayas at a scale of 1:1,500,000, including Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and Sikkim.
(HML09, $10.95)
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Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan
• Jeremy Schmidt
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Himalayan Quest, Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants
• Ed Viesturs
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation
• John Avedon
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Avedon's masterful, passionate cris de coeur, still the best book on the subject, shows the lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950 through the eyes of its leaders, monks and regular people.
(TBT04, $16.95)
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Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
• Jon Krakauer
• EXPLORATION
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A best-selling, minute-by-minute account of the 1996 disaster on Everest.
(HML08, $28.00)
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Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
• John Powers
• RELIGION
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A comprehensive study of the history and philosophy behind Tibetan Buddhism, suitable for the general reader.
(TBT40, $22.95)
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K2, Triumph and Tragedy
• Jim Curran
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Khumbu Himal (Everest) Map
• Nelles
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An trekkers map of the Mt. Everest region.
(NPL33, $13.95)
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Langtang, Gosainkund & Helambu, A Treker's Guide
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Lonely Planet Nepal
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to Nepal.
(NPL28, $25.99)
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Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya
• Joseph Bindloss
• Bradley Mayhew
• GUIDEBOOK
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This classic guide, now in its eighth edition, is great for both practical trail information and general information on the region.
(NPL23, $22.99)
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon
• Jim Corbett
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The memoirs of a turn-of-the-century hunter-turned-conservationist who was much loved in India.
(HML12, $19.95)
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Memoirs of a Political Officer's Wife in Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan
• Margaret D. Williamson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills
• The Mountaineers
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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My Land and My People, The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
• Dalai Lama
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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 by the Lama himself.
(TBT22, $13.95)
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Nepal Map
• Nelles
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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)
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Of Tigers and Men
• Richard Ives
• NATURAL HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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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)
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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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A Plantsman in Nepal
• Roy Lancaster
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Exploring for plants in China.
(CHN59, $79.50)
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Religions of Tibet in Practice
• Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
• RELIGION
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A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual.
(TBT16, $26.95)
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So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
• Barbara Crossette
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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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)
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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, $19.00)
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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, $19.00)
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Surviving Everest (DVD)
• National Geographic
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A celebration of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay by National Geographic. The documentary details the many triumphs and disasters that have occurred on Mt. Everest, including original 1953 footage and a 1984 tribute.
(HML58, $24.95)
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Surviving Everest (VHS)
• National Geographic
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A National Geographic documentary on Mt. Everest.
(HML57, $19.95)
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Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, A Practical Approach for Modern Life
• B. Alan Wallace
• RELIGION
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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)
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Tiger Moon, Tracking the Great Cats in Nepal
• Mel Sunquist
• Fiona Sunquist
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An account of two years on the track of tigers.
(NPL46, $18.00)
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The Waiting Land, A Spell in Nepal
• Dervla Murphy
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• OUT OF PRINT
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This Irish grandmother has made travel writing somewhat of a cottage industry. Forthright, insightful and occasionally funny, she's a great traveling companion and guide. Here's the tale of her journey by mostly unconventional transport through Nepal.
(NPL05, $16.95)
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The Wheel of Life, The Autobiography of a Western Buddhist
• John Blofeld
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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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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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, $67.95)
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