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Aami in America, A Pilgrimage of the Heart
• Broughton Coburn
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An account of a coast-to-coast tour in the company of an 84-year-old nepalese woman.
(USA11, $14.95)
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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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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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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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Annapurna, The Epic Account of a Himalayan Conquest and its Harrowing Aftermath
• Maurice Herzog
• EXPLORATION
• FAVORITE
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This classic account of the first ascent of an 8,000-meter peak -- and their extraordinary rescue -- was dictated by expedition leader Herzog from his hospital bed in Paris.
(HML07, $16.95)
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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, $13.99)
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Beyond the Sky and the Earth, A Journey into Bhutan
• Jamie Zeppa
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A tale of discovery in a remote Himalayan kingdom, Zeppa's memoir of her time as teacher in a remote village shows her growing love and commitment to the people and culture.
(BHU08, $16.00)
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Bhutan Map
• ITMB
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A double-sided traveler's map at an excellent scale of 1:380,000. With insets of Paro and Thimphu, index and trekking routes.
(BHU06, $12.95)
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The Book of Indian Birds
• Salim Ali
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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The 12th editon of this classic field guide to the birds of the plains, foothills, wetlands, and seacoast of the Indian subcontinent, published in India and authored by one of its pre-eminent ornithologists. Organized by bird family, each species is illustrated in color.
(IDA45, $34.50)
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Breaking Trail, A Climbing Life
• Arlene Blum
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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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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Buddhist Himalayas
• Olivier and Danielle Föllmi
• Mattieu Ricard
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A big, beautiful celebration of the Himalayas, featuring 185 richly colored, often double-page photographs and succinct accompanying essays by Mattieu Ricard on religion and culture.
(HML53, $29.95)
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Cave in the Snow, A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment
• Vicki MacKenzie
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The absorbing tale of a young English Buddhist and her experience as a hermit.
(HML61, $15.95)
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The Climb, Tragic Ambitions on Everest
• Anatoli Boukreev
• EXPLORATION
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An eyewitness account of the 1996 tragedy by Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev.
(HML29, $7.99)
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The Crystal Horizon
• Reinhold Messner
• Jill Neate
• Audrey Salkeld
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947
• Tsering Shakya
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive account of the history and political development of Tibet since 1947, which includes eye-opening details of the American, British and Indian players involved in Tibet's struggle for sovereignty.
(TBT32, $18.00)
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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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Escape from Kathmandu
• Kim Stanley Robinson
• LITERATURE
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The four interconnected stories in this laugh-out-loud novel include the (mis)adventures of two young Americans with a Yeti, international espionage, mountain climbing of the highest sort and a quest for Shangri-La.
(NPL41, $16.95)
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Everest, A Mountaineering History
• Walter Unsworth
• EXPLORATION
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A classic history of mountaineering, updated through 1998 for this third edition.
(NPL38, $45.00)
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Everest, A Trekker's Guide
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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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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From Heaven Lake, Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
• Vikram Seth
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An unconventional, award-winning travelogue of a 1981 trip to India from China via the Himalayas by the marvelous Indian novelist Vikram Seth.
(HML19, $13.00)
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Ghosts of Everest, The Search for Mallory & Irvine
• Jochen Hemmleb
• Eric Simonson
• Larry Johnson
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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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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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, $32.00)
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Himalayan Voices, An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature
• Michael Hutt
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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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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In Search of Myths and Heroes, Exploring Four Epic Legends of the World
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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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, $18.95)
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India Northeast Map
• Nelles
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A regional map (1:1,500,000) covering Northeast India in detail, including Arunchal Pradesh, Assam and adjoining Tibet, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma.
(IDA253, $10.95)
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Insight Guide Nepal
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated overview of Nepal with essays on its history, nature and culture.
(NPL19, $23.95)
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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, $26.95)
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Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
• Jon Krakauer
• EXPLORATION
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In this bestseller, climber and journalist Krakauer reconstructs a minute-by-minute account of what went wrong on the great mountain in 1996.
(HML13, $14.95)
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A Journey in Ladakh
• Andrew Harvey
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The vivid account of a 1981 journey by a young English poet in search of ancient Buddhist traditions in remote Ladakh.
(HML15, $18.95)
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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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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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Kinship to Mastery, Biophilia in Human Evolution and Development
• Stephen R. Kellert
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A study of biolophilia, the innate human affinity for nature, told through a series of vignettes.
(NAT61, $25.00)
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Life and Death on Mt. Everest, Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
• Sherry B. Ortner
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A vividly written, scholarly study of the relationship between the Sherpas and the mountaineers who come to "conquer" the Himalayas.
(TBT33, $27.95)
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Lost Horizon, A Novel
• James Hilton
• LITERATURE
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First published in 1933, this novel (and subsequent movie) introduced the world to the Himalayan paradise of Shangri-La, which a group of Americans and Englishmen discover after a plane crash.
(HML73, $12.95)
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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, $14.95)
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Mountain Light, In Search of the Dynamic Landscape
• Galen Rowell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Rowell 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)
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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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The Mountains of My Life
• Walter Bonatti
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Mountains of the Mind, Adventures in Reaching the Summit
• Robert Macfarlane
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A meditative account of the meaning of making it to the top, interweaving travel and philosophy.
(HML65, $14.00)
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Mt. Everest
• National Geographic
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A gloriously detailed, birds-eye view of Everest by the cartographers at National Geographic.
(NPL36, $19.99)
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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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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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The Naked Mountain
• Reinhold Messner
• Tim Carruthers
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Nanda Devi, A Journey to the Last Sanctuary
• Hugh Thomson
• EXPLORATION
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An account of the history, allure and exploration of the isolated Himalayan sanctuary on the border of India and Tibet.
(HML66, $14.00)
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Nanda Devi, Exploration and Ascent
• Eric Shipton
• H. W. Tilman
• EXPLORATION
• OUT OF PRINT
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A compilation of two mountaineering classics, "Nanda Devi" and "Ascent of Nanda Devi."
(HML54, $18.95)
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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 Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan
• A.K. Hellum
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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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, $37.95)
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Sacred Tibet
• Philip Rawson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A concise, illustrated survey of Buddhist art in its religious, social and cultural context.
(TBT18, $15.95)
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Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain
• Jennifer Jordan
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Sherpas, Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal
• James Fisher
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A detailed study of the change that mountaineering brought to Sherpa society.
(NPL13, $26.95)
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker: Traveller and Plant Collector
• Raymond Desmond
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of the Victorian explorer and botanist featuring Hooker's illustrations and excerpts from his "Himalayan Journals"
(GEN79, $49.50)
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The Snow Lion and the Dragon, China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama
• Melvyn C. Goldstein
• HISTORY
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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, $17.95)
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Something Hidden Behind the Ranges, A Himalayan Quest
• Daniel Taylor-Ide
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The author takes us on a journey through the mountain kingdoms.
(HML22, $14.95)
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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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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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Tibet Map
• MapLink
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A colorful laminated map of Tibet and surrounding regions at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(TBT17, $9.95)
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between
• Robert Thurman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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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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Tibetan Buddhist Life
• Don Farber
• RELIGION
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A beautiful and informative celebration of Tibetan Buddhist culture.
(TBT70, $30.00)
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Travelers' Tales Nepal
• Rajendra Khadka
• ANTHOLOGY
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This anthology of travel writing on Nepal features mostly modern stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jan Morris and other great writers, local and foreign.
(NPL16, $17.95)
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Trekking in Ladakh
• Charlie Loram
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN DECEMBER
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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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Trekking in Nepal, A Traveler's Guide
• Sir Edmund Hillary
• Stephen Bezruchka
• GUIDEBOOK
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A respected guide covering, in detail, route planning for trekkers, national parks, health, where to go and what to do in Nepal. With an overview of the geography, history, religion and culture of the region.
(NPL10, $16.95)
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Trekking in the Annapurna Region
• Bryn Thomas
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to trekking in the region with route maps, village plans and concise information on preparations, what to see and do.
(NPL29, $19.95)
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Trekking in the Everest Region
• Jamie McGuinness
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN NOVEMBER
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A compact guide to treks in the Everest region featuring route maps, village plans and concise information on preparations.
(NPL31, $22.95)
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A Vanished World
• Wilfred Thesiger
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This stunning visual album of an unusually eventful life takes in Thesiger's travels and adventures in revolutionary Ethiopia and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, his time among the Marsh Arabs of Iraq, his long stint living in Northern Kenya, and his long love affair with the Empty Quarter of Oman.
(ARB56, $35.00)
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The Violet Shyness of Their Eyes, Notes from Nepal
• Barbara J. Scot
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A heartfelt portrait of the Nepalese people and culture, resulting from the author's year teaching in Nepal. An excellent memoirist, Scot combines personal observation, thoughtful commentary and warmth.
(HML14, $16.95)
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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, $62.95)
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