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These 5 items are available for $75, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXTBT27)

Bradt Guide Tibet  •  Michael Buckley GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A practical, detailed overview of Tibetan history, culture, attractions and natural life. Includes color photographs, local maps and excellent travel information. (TBT74, $22.95)
My Journey to Lhasa  •  Alexandra David-Neel TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 317 PAGES A reprint of the 1927 classic by the indomitable Buddhist scholar Alexandra David-Neel, with a new preface by the Dalai Lama. Tibet was still closed to the West in 1923, the year that David-Neel and her adopted Tibetan son set out on their wintry trek to Lhasa. Dressed as humble pilgrims and traveling under cover of night, the duo climbed mountains, fooled soldiers and ultimately reached the capital, where they joined the pilgrim throng. David-Neel was not altogether without the prejudices of her European contemporaries, but she was markedly better-educated; and as a result her travelogue is an informed, informative portrait of early twentieth-century Tibet. (TBT26, $14.95)
In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation  •  John Avedon CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1994 •  PAPER  • 391 PAGES The lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950. Avedon (who accompanied the Dalai Lama on his first American tour) interviewed over 100 people in Dharamsala and Tibet for this new classic. After introductory sections on ancient Tibet and the Chinese occupation, Avedon tackles how the nation was thrust into the 20th century by the loss of its sovereignty. It's a masterful, passionate tribute to the people and culture of Tibet. It's also useful in understanding Nepal today. (TBT04, $16.95)
Essential Tibetan Buddhism  •  Robert Thurman RELIGION •  1996 •  PAPER  • 317 PAGES A collection of recently translated texts by the foremost Western scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. Thurman has chosen well from the vibrant sacred literature of Tibet, and helpfully includes suggested further reading, explanatory notes and a directory of sacred sites. (TBT15, $14.95)
Tibet Map  •  MapLink 2003 •  MAP A detailed traveler's map of Tibet and surrounding regions at a scale of 1:2,000,000, including Kashgar, Delhi, Katmandu, Thimphu and portions of the Xinjiang. With an index on the reverse. (TBT17, $9.95)

Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan  •  Gyurme Dorje   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN SEPTEMBER  •  An outstanding guide to all of Tibet, including the central plateau, eastern provinces of Kham and Amdo, as well as Bhutan and the Kathmandu Valley. Dorje is a leading Buddhist scholar who knows the region well. (TBT37, $29.95)
Learning Practical Tibetan  •  Andrew Bloomfield  •  Yanki Tshering   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A guide to learning useful Tibetan phrases, designed with the traveler in mind. (TBT38, $19.95)
Trekking in Tibet  •  Gary McCue  •  George Schaller   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An indispensable guide, featuring pre-trip planning, discussions of the most scenic routes and an overview of Tibetan culture and history. (TBT10, $18.95)
Buddha is as Buddha Does, The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living  •  Surya Das   • RELIGION  •  The respected Tibetan Buddhist teacher illuminates the virtuous life through the paramitas or teachings, traditional stories, historical and modern examples. (TBT114, $23.95)
Happiness, A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill  •  Matthieu Ricard   • RELIGION  •  The scientist-turned-monk's primer on Buddhism as a journey to fulfillment and transformation. (GEN381, $14.99)
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism  •  John Powers   • RELIGION  •  A comprehensive study of the history and philosophy behind Tibetan Buddhism, suitable for the general reader. (TBT40, $22.95)
Kundun  •  Martin Scorcese   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Scorsese's tribute to Tibet and the resilience of its people. (TBT111, $9.99)
My Tibet  •  Dalai Lama  •  Galen Rowell   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Rowell captures the spirit and powerful allure of Tibet in this collection of striking color photographs of the people and landscapes. With accompanying essays by the Dalai Lama on ecology, environment, spirituality, Lhasa and Mt. Kailas. (TBT58, $45.00)
The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947  •  Tsering Shakya   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive account of the history and political development of Tibet since 1947, which includes eye-opening details of the American, British and Indian players involved in Tibet's struggle for sovereignty. (TBT32, $17.00)
The Open Road, The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama  •  Pico Iyer   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Not so much a biography of the Dalai Lama (there are already many), but a beautifully written, wide-ranging portrait of the Tibetan people and the aspirations of their leader, Iyer's remarkable new book includes chapters on daily life in Dharamsala, travels with the Dalai Lama, snippets of the history of modern Tibet. (TBT118, $24.00)
The Search for the Panchen Lama  •  Isabel Hilton   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A skillful and subtle story of the selection -- and kidnapping -- of the 11th incarnation of the Pachen Lama, revealing much of the current state of affairs between Tibet and China. (TBT43, $14.95)
Tibet, An Enduring Civilization  •  Francoise Pommaret   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia, packed with hundreds of full-color illustrations and photos, highlights the culture and history of Tibet. Pommaret, who has written widely on the Himalayas, devotes a section to Tibet today, titled Invasion and Colonization. (TBT69, $12.95)
Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet  •  Peter Hopkirk   • HISTORY  •  Hopkirk's spellbinding history of Tibet from the 19th century to the present has as its centerpiece the 1949-1951 invasion by China. (TBT08, $15.00)
Visions of Tibet: Outer, Inner, Secret  •  Brian Kistler  •  Robert Thurman   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Kistler's photographs, taken over a 15-year period, celebrate Tibet, its monuments, people, and places. (TBT95, $49.95)
Sacred Tibet  •  Philip Rawson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, illustrated survey of Buddhist art in its religious, social and cultural context. (TBT18, $15.95)
A Journey in Ladakh  •  Andrew Harvey   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The vivid account of a 1981 journey by a young English poet in search of ancient Buddhist traditions in remote Ladakh. (HML15, $18.95)
Freedom in Exile, The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama  •  Dalai Lama   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A vivid self-portrait, told with optimism, great determination, humor and insight. (TBT25, $15.95)
From Heaven Lake, Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet  •  Vikram Seth   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An unconventional, award-winning travelogue of a 1981 trip to India from China via the Himalayas by the marvelous Indian novelist Vikram Seth. (HML19, $13.00)
Red Dust, A Path Through China  •  Ma Jian  •  Flora Drew   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An astounding memoir by an urban poet, painter and writer on the road to Tibet. A vagabond, rebel, and Buddhist, Jian abandons his Beijing life for a 3-year southwestern journey through Tibet, Burma, and Guizhou Province. (CHN150, $15.00)
Seven Years in Tibet  •  Heinrich Harrer   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  First published in 1953, this is the riveting account of a young Austrian adventurer and mountaineer who became tutor to the Dalai Lama. (TBT02, $14.95)
The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk  •  Palden Gyatso   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Palden Gyatso writes with simple eloquence of the takeover of his country, destruction of monasteries and his own determination to hold onto his beliefs in a Chinese labor camp. (TBT94, $14.00)
The Hotel on the Roof of the World  •  Alec Le Sueur   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An entertaining memoir and account of life in Tibet by a man who worked at a hotel there for five years. It's an insightful look at contemporary politics, quirks and challenges. (TBT81, $17.95)
The Snow Leopard  •  Peter Matthiessen   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Matthiessen's vivid story of discovering Buddhism and reality in the high Himalayas. The account of a five-week journey through Nepal with George Schaller in search of the magnificent leopard is only one of the many pleasures of this extraordinary book, his most perceptive and acutely observed of all. (NPL03, $15.00)
The Struggle for Modern Tibet, The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering  •  Melvyn C. Goldstein  •  William Siebenschuh  •  Tashi Tsering   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The life story of an idealistic young man who juggled traditional hierarchy in traditional Tibet with the promise and poison of Mao's Cultural revolution. (TBT53, $26.95)
The Way of the White Clouds  •  Lama Anagarika Govinda  •  Robert Thurman   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The 40th anniversary edition of the remarkable German-born monk and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhism's account of travels and discoveries in Tibet before the 1950 Chinese invasion. (TBT87, $19.95)
Travelers' Tales Tibet  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • ANTHOLOGY  •  An engaging, insightful and entertaining selection of eyewitness reports. (TBT65, $18.95)
Prayer of the Dragon  •  Eliot Pattison   • MYSTERY  •  The fifth superb political thriller set in Tibet by Eliot Pattison. While living with Tibetan lamas since his release from a gulag, exiled Chinese national and former investigator Shan Tao Yun is asked to find the true killer of two men, whose arms had been severed and removed, after a comatose man is accused of the crime. (TBT121, $24.00)
Red Poppies  •  Alai  •  Howard Goldblatt  •  Sylvia Li-Chun Lin   • LITERATURE  •  This family saga unfolds among the warlords of eastern Tibet in the 1930s before the Chinese occupation. (TBT61, $14.00)
Sky Burial, An Epic Love Story of Tibet  •  Xinran   • LITERATURE  •  In 1958, notified that her young husband, a doctor in the Chinese army has been killed in action in Tibet, Shu Wen joins the army, determined to go to Tibet to uncover the truth, only to find herself alone in Tibet, embarking on a thirty-year nomadic odyssey that brings her back to a new China, transformed by the Cultural Revolution. (CHN282, $18.95)
Tales of Tibet: Sky Burials, Wind Horses and Prayer Wheels  •  Herbert J. Batt  •  Tsering Shakya   • LITERATURE  •  A collection of short fiction by contemporary Tibetan authors. The stories, many imbued with a Buddhist perspective, depict traditional ritual and rites. (TBT57, $30.95)