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TIBET: THE WORLD'S HIGHEST TREK
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My Land and My People, The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
• Dalai Lama
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 238 PAGES
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.
(TBT22, $13.95) |
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The Struggle for Modern Tibet, The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering
• Melvyn C. Goldstein
• William Siebenschuh
• Tashi Tsering
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2000 •
PAPER
• 220 PAGES
A frank account of the complex life of a man inducted as a young boy into the Tibetan religious elite, later imprisoned in China during the Cultural revolution, who now teaches English the university in Lhasa. It's an excellent portrait of society and challenges in modern Tibet.
(TBT53, $26.95) |
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Visions of Tibet: Outer, Inner, Secret
• Brian Kistler
• Robert Thurman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
Kistler's photographs, taken over a 15-year period, celebrate Tibet, its monuments, people, and places.
(TBT95, $49.95) |
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The Way of the White Clouds
• Lama Anagarika Govinda
• Robert Thurman
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
A classic memoir by the remarkable German-born traveler, monk and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhism, including an account of his travels and discoveries in Tibet in the years before the 1950 Chinese invasion. 40th anniversary edition.
(TBT87, $19.95) |
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The Lhasa Map
• Gecko Maps
2003 •
MAP
This fantastically detailed, double-sided walking map (1:4,000) of Lhasa includes architecture and points of interest. 20x41 Two Sides. 20x41 inches.
(TBT126, $23.99) |
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Bradt Guide Tibet
• Michael Buckley
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A practical, detailed overview of Tibetan history, culture, attractions and natural life. Includes color photographs, local maps and excellent travel information.
(TBT74, $26.99) |
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Footprint Tibet Handbook
• Gyurme Dorje
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 984 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the whole of Tibet, including not just the central plateau but also the eastern provinces of Kham and Amdo, as well as chapters on Bhutan and the Kathmandu Valley. Almost 1,000 pages but surprisingly compact, with maps, color photographs, and a brief overview of culture and history. Divided geographically, most of the book is devoted to kilometer-by-kilometer information on sights and attractions. Gyurme Dorje is a leading Buddhist scholar who knows the region as well as anyone.
(TBT37, $29.95) |
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Prisoners of Shangri-La, Tibetan Buddhism and the West
• Donald S. Lopez Jr.
HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 284 PAGES
A scholarly history of western myth-making and romance over the question of Tibet. It's a thought-provoking corrective to much of the hogwash about Buddhism perpetrated by both western interpreters and Tibetans themselves. Lopez, a leading scholar of Tibetan Buddhism reveals a complex country and its spiritual history in this scholarly analysis.
(TBT42, $18.00) |
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Magic and Mystery in Tibet
• Alexandra David-Neel
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1971 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
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) |
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Tales of Tibet: Sky Burials, Wind Horses and Prayer Wheels
• Herbert J. Batt
• Tsering Shakya
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
A collection of short fiction by contemporary Tibetan authors, translated from Tibetan and Chinese. The stories, many imbued with a Buddhist perspective, depict traditional ritual and rites. Tsering Shakya (author of The Dragon in the Land of Snows) provides the foreword.
(TBT57, $33.95) |
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Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas
• Bikram Grewal
FIELD GUIDE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
A pocket guide to 250 birds found from the foothills up to high elevations ranging from the Hindu Kush and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayas. With brief descriptive information, maps and 260 full-color illustrations.
(HML31, $15.95) |
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