With a wide range of literary extracts, color maps, hundreds of photographs and sections on traditional crafts, music, customs, etiquette and seasonal celebrations -- including the famous Nadaam festival -- this comprehensive and insightful guide introduces the diverse natural history and rich culture of the Nomad Empire of the Eternal Blue Sky.  (MGL31, $29.95)

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Jane Blunden
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 • PAPER  • 420 PAGES
Once the student of explorer and historian Owen Lattimore, Blunden draws on her long association with Mongolia (and many friends) for this comprehensive, up-to-date guide. (MGL44, $27.99)