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Dateline Mongolia, An American Journalist in Nomad's Land

Dateline Mongolia, An American Journalist in Nomad's Land


by Michael Kohn

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 346 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Kohn, editor of the English-language Mongol Messenger in Ulaan baatar, writes with wit and insight of not only the customs and nomadic traditions of the steppes but also the spirit of a nation confronting the modern world. Kohn is also the author of Lonely Planet Mongolia. (MGL67, $17.95)

Gobi, Tracking the Desert

Gobi, Tracking the Desert


by John Man

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 232 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A profile of the Gobi, its nature, history and allure. (MGL22, $32.00)

When Things Get Dark

When Things Get Dark


by Matthew Davis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The young Peace Corps volunteer writes with raw honesty of his two-year, life-changing stint as an ill-prepared English teacher in Mongolia, where he struggled with the brutal winter, unmotivated students and his own dark days. (MGL70, $26.99)

The Story of the Weeping Camel

The Story of the Weeping Camel


by Byambasuren Davaa

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • DVD
  • OUT OF PRINT

Oscar-nominated Davaa's engaging film of a nomadic Mongolian family blends documentary footage and fictional narrative into a satisfying portrait of life on the steppes. (MGL55, $27.95)

Men & Gods in Mongolia

Men & Gods in Mongolia


by Henning Haslund

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 358 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A first-person account of travels among the Torgut Mongols by the Swedish explorer who accompanied Sven Hedin on his exploration of Mongolia and Central Asia in the 1920s and 1930s. (MGL16, $15.95)

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