Bhutan, the Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom  •  Michael Aris HISTORY •  1979 •  PAPER  • 344 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated history of the kingdom of Bhutan and its 20th-century monarchy, (BHU32, $)
Birds of Bhutan  •  Carol Inskipp  •  Tim Inskipp  •  Richard Grimmett FIELD GUIDE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES • COMING IN A compact guide featuring 70 stunning color plates and local information on habitats, birdwatching and conservation. Covering 555 species, the guide includes concise descriptive information on identification, habitat, and distribution. Second edition. Published in conjunction with the WWF Bhutan Programme and dedicated to his majesty Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wanchuk. The same trio of authors contributed to the masterful "Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives" (Item no. FG31), which is also available in a field edition (Item no. FG43). (BHU12, $28.95)
Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as Told to His Daughter  •  Ashi Dorji Wangmo BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 128 PAGES • COMING IN A memoir of her father by one of Bhutan's four current queens. It's a vivid, personal account of the Wangchuck dynasty -- and of life and society in the Himalayan Kingdom -- as told by the 70-year-old Yab Ugyen Dorji to his daughter. With color and archival photographs dating back to the founding of the dynasty in 1907. (BHU10, $39.95)
Concise Flowers of the Himalaya  •  Oleg Polunin  •  Adam Stainton FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 424 PAGES • COMING IN A condensed version of the classic "Flowers of the Himalaya," featuring the same 700 color photographs and 315 drawings but with shorter descriptive information. The field guide covers plants occurring from the Nepal-Sikkim border in the southeast to Kashmir in the northwest. Publsihed by Oxford University Press in India. (HML17, $25.00)
Bhutan, Mountain Fortress of the Gods  •  Francoise Pommaret  •  Christian Schicklgruber CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 280 PAGES • COMING IN With its gorgeous color photographs and informative essays on the history, culture and arts of Bhutan, this visually rich oversize volume is an excellent introduction to the country, its people, religion and traditions. (BHU07, $75.00)
Memoirs of a Political Officer's Wife in Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan  •  Margaret D. Williamson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1987 •  PAPER • COMING IN 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. With black-and-white photographs by the author. (BHU05, $18.95)