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India

India

by Stanley Wolpert

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

Reflections on India - its religion and philosophy, its art, culture, and politics - by the dean of the country's Ameri-can historians: beautifully written, and provocative as well as evocative. (IDA04, $24.95)

Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya

Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya

by Jamaica Kincaid

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

An atmospheric account of celebrated writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid's journey to Nepal and the Himalayas with a small team of botanists. (HML62, $10.95)

The Great Hill Stations of Asia

The Great Hill Stations of Asia

by Barbara Crossette

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A modern tour of the mountain enclaves of colonial Asia -- appreciative, magnificently researched and engaging. (ASA13, $16.00)

Lonely Planet Trekking in the Indian Himalaya

Lonely Planet Trekking in the Indian Himalaya

by Garry Weare

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

This guide, now in its fifth edition, is great for both practical trail information and general historical and cultural background on the region. Filled throughout with maps and detailed descriptions of treks. (IDA241, $24.99)

Himalaya Map

Himalaya Map

by Nelles

  • MAP

A colorful regional map of the Himalayas at a scale of 1:1,500,000, including Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Sikkim. (HML09, $13.95)

 
Sikkim Map

Sikkim Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A full-color detailed map of Sikkim for travelers at a scale of 1:140,000. (HML75, $9.95)

Eyewitness Guide Delhi, Agra and Jaipur

Eyewitness Guide Delhi, Agra and Jaipur


by Anuradha Chaturvedi

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

With chapters on Taj Mahal, Amber Fort Palace, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Red Fort and dozens of other highlights for the traveler, this compact, gorgeously illustrated guide to Delhi and its environs features 900 color photographs, maps and site plans. (IDA151, $25.00)

Shangri-la: A Practical Guide to the Himalayan Dream

Shangri-la: A Practical Guide to the Himalayan Dream


by Michael Buckley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 191 PAGES
  • NEW

With marvelous chapters on James Hilton's book and the many meanings and myths surrounding Shangri-La, Buckley's practical guide covers the contenders for this mythical Himalayan paradise in Southwest China, Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. With many maps and color photographs. (HML84, $25.99)

A History of the World In 6 Glasses

A History of the World In 6 Glasses


by Tom Standage

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A highly enjoyable chronicle of the prestige, power, politics and pleasures of key beverages through the ages. Standage argues that the drinks that have mattered, since the Stone Age, are, in chronological order: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Each chapter is a vivid history of politics, prestige, colonialism, commerce and society. (GEN333, $15.95)

The Empire of Tea, The Remarkable History of the Plant That Took over the World

The Empire of Tea, The Remarkable History of the Plant That Took over the World


by Alan & Iris MacFarlane

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

Alan and Iris MacFarlane recount the history of the humble Camilla plant from its origins in the eastern Himalayas to role in ancient China, spread through Asia and current popularity in this absorbing cultural history. (ASA75, $14.95)

A Traveller's History of India

A Traveller's History of India


by Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A condensed introduction to the themes and events that have shaped India from prehistory to Rajiv Gandhi's rule. (IDA57, $14.95)

Raj, The Making and Unmaking of British India

Raj, The Making and Unmaking of British India


by Lawrence James

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

An anecdotal, engrossing mostly military history of the East India Company. (IDA87, $26.99)

World Religions: Eastern Traditions

World Religions: Eastern Traditions


by Willard G. Oxtoby

  • RELIGION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 515 PAGES

A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars, covering Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and East Asian traditions. Scholarly, but still rewarding for the general reader. (ASA07, $84.95)

First Class, Legendary Train Journeys Around the World

First Class, Legendary Train Journeys Around the World


by Patrick Poivre D'Arvor

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 360 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Inspired by the steamer trunks of old, this beautifully packaged book celebrates great trains, past and present, including the Orient Express, Trans-Siberian and California Zephyr. Second in the series is Legendary Ocean Liners (WLD172). (WLD126, $35.00)

So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas

So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas


by Barbara Crossette

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 297 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Asia correspondent for the New York Times, Crossette portrays Bhutan and neighboring Ladakh and Sikkim as strongholds of Tantric Buddhism in an increasingly homogenized world. (NPL04, $16.00)

In the Land of the Blue Poppies

In the Land of the Blue Poppies


by Frank Kingdon-Ward | Tom Christopher | Jamaica Kincaid

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 242 PAGES

Expert Tom Christopher presents excerpts from intrepid Kingdon-Ward's fascinating accounts of plant-hunting adventures in Tibet, Burma and the Himalayas in the early 20th century. (ASA35, $19.00)

Plain Tales from the Hills

Plain Tales from the Hills


by Rudyard Kipling

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Kipling's 40 short tales -- set largely in and about Simla, the mountain town and summer capital of the Raj -- capture the tensions and contradictions of colonial life in British India. (IDA629, $13.00)

Travelers' Tales India

Travelers' Tales India


by James O'Reilly | Larry Habegger

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

A collection of 45 descriptive and thought-provoking short excerpts on Indian life and culture, including contributions from Rushdie, Naipaul and Dalrymple, plus some valuable excerpts from books long out of print. (IDA05, $19.95)

Tales of the Rose Tree, Ravishing Rhododendrons and Their Travels Around the World

Tales of the Rose Tree, Ravishing Rhododendrons and Their Travels Around the World


by Jane Brown

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

An English garden writer, Brown offers an entertaining, learned whirlwind tour through the social, commercial and botanical history of the much-loved ornamental, including a roundup of early collecting forays into Asia and the Himalayas. (GEN372, $35.00)

Birds of India

Birds of India


by Richard Grimmett | Carol Inskipp | Tim Inskipp

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or repainted, the second edition of the masterful Birds of India now features all maps and text opposite the plates for quicker and easier reference. (FG43, $39.50)

Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas

Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas


by Bikram Grewal

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A pocket guide to 250 birds found from the foothills up to high elevations ranging from the Hindu Kush and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayas. With brief descriptive information, maps and 260 full-color illustrations. (HML31, $15.95)

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