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Within the Realm of Happiness


by Kinley Dorji

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER

The Bhutanese journalist and editor evokes both the recent past of his childhood and hope for the future in this collection of short stories. (BHU40, $27.00)

Bhutan, Hidden Lands of Happiness

Bhutan, Hidden Lands of Happiness


by John Wehrheim

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 279 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Wehrheim pairs black-and-white photographs of the people, monasteries, villages and festivals with stories, journal entries, teachings and lore in this striking, personal portrait of the Buddhist kingdom. (BHU30, $65.00)

Bhutan, the Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom


by Michael Aris

  • HISTORY
  • 1979
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated history of the kingdom of Bhutan and its 20th-century monarchy. (BHU32, $)

Seeing with the Third Eye

Seeing with the Third Eye


by T. Sangay Wangchuk

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Wangchuk recalls with warmth and earthy detail the daily rhythms, festivals and traditional ways of life in rural Bhutan in this affectionate tribute to his grandmother, a superb overview of Bhutanese beliefs and culture. (BHU29, $16.00)

In the Shadow of the Himalayas, A Photographic Record by John Claude White 1883-1908

In the Shadow of the Himalayas, A Photographic Record by John Claude White 1883-1908


by Kurt Meyer | Pamela Deuel Meyer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Bhutan, A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom

Bhutan, A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom


by Michael Hawley

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 218 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan

A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan


by A.K. Hellum

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as Told to His Daughter

Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as Told to His Daughter


by Ashi Dorji Wangmo

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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. (BHU10, $39.95)

Concise Flowers of the Himalaya

Concise Flowers of the Himalaya


by Oleg Polunin | Adam Stainton

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Bhutan, Mountain Fortress of the Gods


by Francoise Pommaret | Christian Schicklgruber

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 280 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Gorgeous photographs and informative essays on the history, culture and arts of Bhutan. (BHU07, $75.00)

Memoirs of a Political Officer's Wife in Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan

Memoirs of a Political Officer's Wife in Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan


by Margaret D. Williamson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • OUT OF PRINT

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. (BHU05, $18.95)

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