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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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Bhutan, A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom
• Michael Hawley
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• OUT OF PRINT
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Hawley's little big book, still an impressive five pounds, features hundreds of photographs of the landscapes, places, festivals and especially the people of Bhutan. Drawn from the world's largest book, a 150-pound technical marvel. All proceeds from the book are donated by the publisher to education in Bhutan.
(BHU20, $100.00)
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Bhutan, Land of Spirituality and Modernization: Role of Water In Daily Life
• Dieter Zurcher
• Kunzang Choden
• HISTORY
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Zurcher, a former environmental consultant, and Choden, the first Bhutanese woman to publish a novel, combine minds to explore the significance of water to Bhutan's historical, economic and cultural development. With beautiful photographs revealing the ecosystems, bridges, irrigation structures and more.
(BHU27, $47.95)
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Bhutan, the Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom
• Michael Aris
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated history of the kingdom of Bhutan and its 20th-century monarchy.
(BHU32, $)
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The Birds of Heaven, Travels With Cranes
• Peter Matthiessen
• Robert Bateman
• NATURAL HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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Matthiessen traveled with the cranes to Siberia, Japan, Mongolia, North America, China, Bhutan, East Africa, Australia, India and Texas for this handsomely illustrated, informative book. He interweaves his travels with insightful commentary on the conservation, ecology, and the significance of the crane in art and culture.
(BRD11, $16.00)
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Birds of India
• Richard Grimmett
• Carol Inskipp
• Tim Inskipp
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, authoritative guide to 1,300 birds of the subcontinent, from Nepal and Bhutan to Sri Lanka, with stunning color plates, range maps and descriptive information on facing pages.
(FG43, $35.00)
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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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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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Falling Off the Map, Some Lonely Places of the World
• Pico Iyer
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A collection of trenchant, witty essays on far-flung places by the marvelous Pico Iyer. It includes his travels to North Korea, Argentina, Cuba, Iceland, Bhutan, Vietnam, Paraguay and Australia.
(WLD27, $12.95)
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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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Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best
• Sylvie Franquet
• Anthony Sattin
• GUIDEBOOK
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This slim guide to Bangkok includes an excellent pullout map of the center of the city along with essential information on its highlights.
(TLD40, $11.99)
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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 Enchantment, An Anthology
• Frank Kingdon-Ward
• EXPLORATION
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An anthology by the great Himalayan explorer and plant-collector Frank Kingdon-Ward.
(HML03, $19.95)
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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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In the Shadow of the Himalayas, A Photographic Record by John Claude White 1883-1908
• Kurt Meyer
• Pamela Deuel Meyer
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A collection of 144 remarkable documentary photographs of Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim at the turn of the 20th century by John Claude White (1853-1918), the first British Political Officer to Sikkim.
(HML71, $65.00)
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Infinite Life, Seven Virtues for Living Well
• Robert Thurman
• RELIGION
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A marvelously clear guide to incorporating Buddhist principles into everyday life.
(GEN309, $24.95)
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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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It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness
• Sylvia Boorstein
• RELIGION
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A down-to-earth, warm-hearted introduction to the basic teaching of Buddhism.
(GEN264, $13.00)
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Little Buddha
• Bernardo Bertolucci
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Bertolucci's luminescent film interweaves the story of a journey from Seattle to Bhutan with the life of Siddharta.
(HML74, $14.99)
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Material World
• Paul Kennedy
• Charles C. Mann
• Peter Menzel
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An inspired idea, this book documents 30 families around the world with all their possessions arrayed around them.
(GEN02, $25.00)
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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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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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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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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 Leopard
• Peter Matthiessen
• EXPLORATION
• FAVORITE
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The most perceptive, acutely observed and personal of all his books, Peter Matthiessen's vivid account of a five-week journey through Nepal with George Schaller combines their quest for the magnificent cat with a moving introduction to Buddhism and the people and culture of the Himalayas.
(NPL03, $15.00)
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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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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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Unbecoming Citizens: Culture, Nationhood, and the Flight of Refugees from Bhutan
• Michael Hutt
• HISTORY
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A somewhat inflammatory analysis of a serious and complex situation, based largely on the author's field work at refugee camps in southwestern Nepal.
(BHU19, $18.75)
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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
• REFERENCE
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Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration.
(WLK04, $9.99)
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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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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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Women in the Material World
• Faith D'Aluisio
• Peter Menzel
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An illustrated global odyssey reflecting the diversity of women, their daily lives and work.
(GEN241, $25.00)
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