Tales From The River Brahmaputra [Tibet * India * Bangladesh]

Tales From The River Brahmaputra
[Tibet * India * Bangladesh]

by Tiziana Baldizzoni
A lavishly illustrated journey through the last three centuries, down a sacred river of the Indian subcontinent. The River Brahamaputra runs from the Himalayas in Tibet, through India and Bangladesh, winding through three countries. This book chronicles the lives and cultures of the people who live along the river and their relationship to it. 167 color illustrations.

Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
(Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

by Richard Plunkett
Hike in the stunning Caucasus Mountains, bathe in the Black Sea, explore lush, church-studded hills, laze on the shores of Lake Sevan and enjoy generous local hospitality. Connect with the diverse cultures and wide-ranging landscapes of the South Caucasus in this, the only guide to cover the region. ...

The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire & Invasion

The Khyber Pass:
A History of Empire & Invasion

by Paddy Docherty
Thirty miles long, and in places no more than sixteen meters wide, the Pass is the principal route through the great mountain borderlands between India and Central Asia โ€” and the path of invasion for generations of conquerors.

In this ground-breaking book, Paddy Docherty charts its remarkable story โ€” one which involves so many of the world's great leaders and civilizations, from the influential Persian kings to Alexander the Great, from the White Huns to Genghis Khan, not to mention the Ancient Greeks and countless tribes of nomads and barbarians. He paints an illuminating picture of mountain warriors and religious visionaries, artists, poets and scientists as well as describing how around the Pass emerged three of the great world religions โ€” Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam.

He also depicts the Pass' more modern significance as a lawless region of gunsmiths, drug markets and as a terrorist hideout. Just a few years after the Soviet Union was defeated by the Afgh...

Slowly Down the Ganges

Slowly Down the Ganges

by Eric Newby
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Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Map

Caucasus:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Map

by GiziMap (Firm)
This two-sided, folded map covers the Caucasus region of Asia in excellent detail at a scale of 1:1,000,000 (1" to 16 miles). The fully indexed map covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, southern section of Russia, and northern sections of Turkey and Iran. With beautifully detailed cartography this map uses color tinting to indicate relief and also displays numerous elevation point indicators. The map shows roads and railways, rivers and lakes, parks, beaches, distances, airports, ferries, state and local administrative boundaries, monuments, archaeological sites, and tourist sites. Legend in English, German, French, Italian and Russian. Index on the reverse side of map.

Opium Season: A Year on the Afghan Frontier

Opium Season:
A Year on the Afghan Frontier

by Joel Hafvenstein
A young American working on the brutal fault line where the war on terror meets the war on drugs. Joel Hafvenstein signed up for a year in Afghanistan in the heart of the country's opium trade, running an American-funded aid program to help thousands of opium poppy farmers make a legal living, and to win hearts and minds away from the former Taliban government. The author was soon caught up in the deadly intrigues of Helmand's drug trafficking warlords. Click here to read the review in The New York Timesย or for more information on this title go to opiumseason.com.

Bangladesh (Country Guide)

Bangladesh
(Country Guide)

by Stuart Butler
Discover Bangladesh

Keep your eyes peeled for tigers as you cruise silently through the Sundarbans
Visit mist shrouded temples, then watch a game of cricket in the grounds of Puthia Palace
Strike a deal with a boatman and join in the crazed cacophany of life on Dhaka's Buriganga River
Duck as hoolock gibbons swing above your head in tropical Lawacharra National Park

In This Guide

The only guide with in-depth coverage of the entire country
Expanded hiking and national park content, including the best places to see tigers and other wildlife
Unbeatable cultural advice, with an expanded section on travel for women
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