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	Lonely Planet South India  •   Lonely Planet  •   Lonely Planet Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 548 PAGES In Lonely Planet's hallmark style, this practical guide to South India features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nitty-gritty information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a section of color photos and 50 maps. (IDA188, $24.99)
	India  •  Stanley Wolpert HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES A wonderfully literate introduction to India by the acknowledged master. Author of 14 books and a professor of history since 1958, Wolpert distills a tremendous amount of information in this detailed overview, tackling the environment, religion and philosophy, the arts and sciences, domestic and foreign policy, and culture. (IDA04, $19.95)
	Malgudi Days  •  R. K. Narayan  •  Jhumpa Lahiri LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES • FAVORITE Wonderful tales about a fictional South Indian town by a beloved Indian writer. Malgudi is a composite of Narayan's two hometowns -- Mysore and Madras -- populated by quirky characters whose unique approaches to tradition and modernity are the stuff of great short stories. (IDA59, $14.00)
	Southern India Map  •   Nelles 2006 •  MAP A colorful regional map of southern India at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (IDA69, $10.95)

	Blue Guide Southern India  •  George Michell   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The usual comprehensive Blue Guide treatment of the art and culture of South India, with 90 maps and site plans. (IDA94, $25.95)
	Footprint South India  •  Robert Bradnock   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide in the popular British series. (IDA237, $22.95)
	Love Bangalore  •   Love Travel Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This rather remarkable, hand-crafted book, presented in its own satchel of locally woven silk, is a loving, personal guide to singular shops and spas, restaurants, escapes and experiences in and around the city. (IDA359, $40.00)
	Love Mumbai  •   Love Travel Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The second in the series. (IDA389, $40.00)
	Rough Guide South India  •   Rough Guide   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive travel guide in the British series, this book includes an overview of the nature, history and culture of South India and a survey of attractions by region. (IDA93, $23.99)
	In Spite of the Gods, The Strange Rise of Modern India  •  Edward Luce   • HISTORY  •  Luce tackles the challenges and reality of the world's largest democracy with insight and balance in this portrait of a nation in transition. (IDA349, $14.95)
	India, A Wounded Civilization  •  V.S. Naipaul   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A vivid and unsentimental cultural portrait that draws together conversations with Indians, news reports, politics and literature, paying particular attention to the Hindu confrontation with the West. (IDA224, $12.95)
	May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons, A Journey Among the Women of India  •  Elisabeth Bumiller   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A wonderfully written, fascinating portrayal of Indian women from Bollywood stars to Indira Gandhi to prostitutes. It's an insightful portrait of the country as seen through the eyes of its women. (IDA37, $14.95)
	Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India  •  Diana L. Eck   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A fascinating and rigorous guide to deciphering Hindu symbolism, this scholarly book will help you understand and appreciate religious art in India. Despite its scholarly paraphernalia and language, the book is extremely useful for the traveler. (IDA75, $21.00)
	Hindu Art and Architecture  •  George Michell   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An excellent survey of Hindu art and architecture, explaining the meaning and construction of principal images and buildings, as well as the development of Hinduism and the corpus of myths that have influenced its artistic tradition. (IDA147, $18.95)
	Indian Art, A Concise History  •  Roy C. Craven   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This convenient volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a crisp, illustrated overview of the range of Indian art over the centuries. (IDA16, $18.95)
	The Ajanta Caves, Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India  •  Benoy Behl   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A clear, beautifully photographed overview of the ancient murals and paintings of the life of Buddha carved into a hillside in western India. (IDA316, $34.95)
	An Autobiography, Or the Story of My Experiments with Truth  •  Mohandas K. Gandhi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  There is no substitute for reading Gandhi in his own, simple, direct prose. A highly recommended glimpse into the personality and life of this remarkable figure. (IDA163, $10.95)
	Goa, and the Blue Mountains or Six Months of Sick Leave  •  Richard Burton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A facsimile edition of Burton's first book, an account of travels in Goa, the Nilgiri mountains and cities along the Malabar coast of southwestern India, first published in 1851. (IDA259, $26.95)
	On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of Southern India  •  Dervla Murphy   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  This tough Irish grandmother has made travel something of a cottage industry. Here's her first venture outside Europe, an insightful tale of her wanderings by bus and on foot through the mountainous province of Coorg in 1976. (IDA29, $15.95)
	Hindu Myths  •  Wendy Doniger   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A sourcebook, translated from the Sanskrit, this anthology is drawn from editor and University of Chicago professor Doniger's courses on Hinduism and mythology. (IDA347, $16.00)
	Mirrorwork, 50 Years of Indian Writing 1947-1997  •  Salman Rushdie  •  Elizabeth West   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A selection of twentieth-century Indian prose, both fiction and non-fiction, compiled by Salman Rushdie and featuring work by Jawaharlal Nehru, R.K. Narayan, Satyajit Ray, Amit Chaudhuri, and Vikram Seth. Published in celebration of 50 years of independence. (IDA293, $17.00)
	A Fine Balance  •  Rohinton Mistry   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  Set in Indira Gandhi's "emergency Raj" of 1975 in an unnamed Indian "city by the sea," which bears a striking resemblance to Bombay, this tender novel follows the intermingled fortunes of a Parsi widow, her boarder and two tailors. (IDA92, $15.95)
	Gods, Demons and Others  •  R. K. Narayan  •  R.K. Laxman   • LITERATURE  •  Hindu stories freely adapted by Narayan, one of India's foremost writers. They include tales both highly readable and revealing of Indian Hindu traditions, some drawn from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. (IDA101, $21.00)
	Midnight's Children  •  Salman Rushdie   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  Rushdie's greatest novel is a madcap, comic take on the birth of modern India in all its many splendid and unexpected manifestations. Its narrator, not coincidentally, is born at the stroke of midnight August 15, 1947. (IDA12, $14.95)
	Mr. Sampath, The Printer of Malgudi  •  R. K. Narayan   • LITERATURE  •  A handsome edition of one of Narayan's funniest tales, which features Mr. Sampath, the equanimious printer of a failing local newspaper. When the paper folds, Mr. Sampath finds his editor a new job as a scriptwriter for the movies, and hilarious hijinks ensue. (IDA182, $12.00)
	The Abduction of Sita  •  R. K. Narayan   • LITERATURE  •  Narayan's version of the Hindu epic of the struggle of Rama (with the help of the brave moneky Hanuman) to get the Princess Sita back from the evil lord Ravana. (IDA335, $8.95)
	The God of Small Things  •  Arundhati Roy   • LITERATURE  •  Roy's luminous prose and playful wit make this novel a true masterpiece. Set against a lush Kerala backdrop during the tumult of the 1960s, it's a tragedy seen through innocent eyes. (IDA31, $14.95)
	The Mango Season  •  Amulya Malladi   • LITERATURE  •  A marvelously evocative novel of life in South India, in which the prodigal daughter returns home. The pleasure and importance of food in the novel (which includes recipes) underscores the tension between modern and traditional. (IDA257, $13.95)
	The Moor's Last Sigh  •  Salman Rushdie   • LITERATURE  •  A sweeping family epic that tackles many of the most complex aspects about Indian culture. In his characteristically rich prose, Rushdie tells the history of India, set among the spice traders of Cochin. (IDA89, $14.95)
	The Ramayana, A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic  •  R. K. Narayan   • LITERATURE  •  Novelist Narayan's translation of the ancient Hindu epic of heroism, love and fate. (IDA311, $13.00)
	India Safari Companion  •  Alain Pons   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A colorful, illustrated slim guide to wildlife, photography and travel in India. (IDA371, $14.95)
	Birds of India  •  Richard Grimmett  •  Carol Inskipp  •  Tim Inskipp   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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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