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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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ACROSS THE LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON

Worth Looking For

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, $)

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)

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)

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