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 The Nepali PhrasebookBest Price: $5.50 My Nepali boyfriend gave me this little book to learn his language, since when I met him, I had... |  Hong Kong Complete Residents' GuideBest Price: $16.18 The Hong Kong Explorer is like a manual for living, helping residents make the most of their... |  Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of EverestBest Price: $5.98 I have read many mountain climbing books and this is one of the best. It is such a refreshing... |  Seven Years In Tibet'Seven Years in Tibet' is a classic, to place it into historical context here is a "Brief... |  Customs & Etiquette of Nepal (Simple Guides Customs and Etiquette)Best Price: $3.51 |
 The Rough Guide to The Philippines 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)Best Price: $15.09 This edition came out a few days before my September-October 2007 trip to The Philippines. I... |  The Rough Guide to Korea 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Rough Guide Travel Guides)Best Price: $14.64 Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Korea , the ultimate guide to this... |  Bangladesh (Country Guide)Best Price: $16.12 This travel guide is possibly the worst one that Lonely Planet has ever produced. Apparently,... |  Flea Markets of Japan: A Pocket Guide for Antique BuyersBest Price: $8.55 Manning has crafted a detailed pocket guide that catalogs all of Japan's major and minor flea... |  Island of BaliBest Price: $16.20 Mexican painter Miguel Covarrubias set sail for Bali in 1931 on an optimistic personal quest to... |
 Russian Planetary Exploration: History, Development, Legacy and Prospects (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)Best Price: $24.99 Russia’s accomplishments in planetary space exploration were not achieved easily.... |  Beijing RestaurantsBest Price: $2.99 |  Wallpaper City Guide: Istanbul (Wallpaper City Guide)Best Price: $5.17 This guide is mostly outdated -- something to be expected when covering a city changing as... |  Buttertea at Sunrise: A Year in the Bhutan HimalayaBest Price: $15.56 "Buttertea at Sunrise" by Britta Das is the fascinating true tale of a young woman who... |  Warbird Recovery: The Hunt for a Rare World War II Plane in Siberia, RussiaBest Price: $11.02 When Gordon sent me the book, I was excited to dig into it, but life is busy, and I didn't get a... |
 The Rough Guide to Beijing 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)Best Price: $11.13 This guide to Beijing brings the city’s highlights to life from the latest hip... |  Goa (Regional Guide)Best Price: $12.17 With the concise and practical precision we are used to expect from Lonely Planet guides, here's... |  Coming Home Crazy: An Alphabet of China EssaysBest Price: $7.99 As an expat currently living in China, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I find myself hoping to... |  The Rough Guide to Cambodia 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)Best Price: $10.26 I've found it best to bring both this one and the lonely planet version. Each complements the... | The Rough Guide to Cambodia 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) Best Price: $10.26 I've found it best to bring both this one and the lonely planet version. Each complements the... |
 Swimming to CambodiaBest Price: $7.42 Swimming to Cambodia is fundamentally an autobiographical monologue, and one only peripherally... |  Pocket Map and Guide Istanbul (EYEWITNESS POCKET MAP & GUIDE)Best Price: $27.50 I found this to be a nice overview of Istanbul. However, some of the recommended... |  Afghanistan Map by Nelles (Nelles Maps)Best Price: $8.14 Share reviewer above's idea that it would be good if the whole country were on one side. Would... |  Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express: A Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov NovelBest Price: $57.80 Sadly this may be the last in this series, but if so, it ends with a great story, maybe the best... |  Wicked Japanese For The Business TravelerBest Price: $0.27 I was looking for books to send to my niece in Japan. She thoroughly enjoyed the Max Danger book... |
 Shanghai: The Architecture of China's Great Urban CenterBest Price: $25.63 After my trip to Shanghai I put my photo album together. I searched and searched for names for... |  Zhao Shanghai China Travel Guide (Zhao Cards)Best Price: $14.99 The language barrier in China is greater than the Great Wall and Zhao cards is the solution. ... |  Fodor's Exploring Japan, 6th Edition (Exploring Guides)Best Price: $13.37 Fodor's has long been one of my favorite sources for travel guides and I love the Fodor's... |  A Wine Journey along the Russian RiverBest Price: $16.23 Steve Heimoff has written a wine book, a geology text, and a history lesson all in one volume. ... |  City of Lingering Splendour: A Frank Account of Old Peking's Exotic PleasuresBest Price: $16.76 I have been reading John Blofeld since the 80's. His writing is honest and straight forward.... |
 Fodor's Singapore's 25 Best, 3rd Edition (25 Best)Best Price: $6.79 Recently went to Singapore and was so happy to have this book. The suggestions were very good... |  India Sublime: Princely Palace Hotels of RajasthanBest Price: $39.75 This well produced book contains many important palaces that have recently been converted to... |  Hong Kong & Macau Travel Map Fourth Edition (Periplus Travel Maps)Best Price: $4.61 |  Classic Japanese Inns and Country Getaways (Origami Classroom)Best Price: $13.17 Margaret Price has provided a marvelous resource for westerners who visit Japan and wish to... |  In Xanadu: A QuestBest Price: $8.78 In the mid 1980s, William Dalrymple (then in his early 20s) made a journey retracing the steps... |
 Oman: The Bradt Travel GuideBest Price: $11.26 Despite claiming to be written for expats and backpackers alike, this book is one of those... |  Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (Adrenaline Classics)Best Price: $4.39 I am not a climber but become hopelessly addicted to the mystery of Everest nonetheless. I... |  Best of Singapore (Best Of)Best Price: $8.73 Travel to three lands in one, and enjoy the cultures of the Chinese, Indians and Malays in... |  The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha (Plus)Best Price: $0.94 Dr. Asma has done the worlds of anthropology, Buddhist studies, and nonfiction writing an... |  Time For Tea, A: Travels Through China and India in Search of TeaBest Price: $221.84 I read this book when it first came out, and I really loved it. I still refer to the facts I... |
 Time Out Bangkok: And Beach Escapes (Time Out Guides)Best Price: $11.89 I was a little skeptical using a Time Out guide for the first time, but I must admit that this... |  Vietnam, 5th: Tread Your Own Path (Footprint - Travel Guides)Best Price: $13.89 From watery plains and mountain scenery to magical deserted beaches, noodle carts, and nouvelle... |  Indonesia - Culture Smart!Best Price: $5.30 A good reference overall that packs a lot of information in a small volume. While history is an... |  Farm to FactoryBest Price: $25.00 Farm to Factory is a collection of letters written between young girls and their family and... |  Live From Jordan: Letters Home From My Journey Through the Middle EastBest Price: $4.97 I highly recommend Live from Jordan. This book has really opened my eyes and has helped me... |
 What's What in Japanese Restaurants: A Guide to Ordering, Eating, and Enjoying (Origami Classroom)Best Price: $6.65 This is the book to give to someone who is going to visit Japan for the first time. |  St. Petersburg (Insight City Guides)Best Price: $4.63 Full color and fact packed, yet portable and affordable --only 15.95! Bonus! Pullout... |  Ibn Fadlan's Journey To RussiaBest Price: $26.95 This is the first English translation of the famous risala, letters by the tenth-century... |  Shooting the Boh: A Woman's Voyage Down the Wildest River in BorneoBest Price: $1.55 Tracey Johnston signed up with an adventure travel company for an exploratory rafting trip in... |  Mongolia Map by ITMB (International Travel Maps)Best Price: $8.59 Paper folded road and travel map in color. Scale 1:2,500,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from... |
 Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's StoryBest Price: $6.31 Said Hyder Akbar is a surprisingly strong writer for his age. The way that he leads the reader... |  The Great Railway Bazaar: 5By Train Through AsiaBest Price: $12.61 I enjoyed this book for its wonderful sensuosity, but found the author's superior and... |  Understanding Chinese Characters by Their Ancestral FormsBest Price: $7.00 Learning 5000 Chinese characters is a daunting task. It often is a question where and how to... |  Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire (Centers of Civilization Series)Best Price: $11.99 He wrote on Turkey for nearly half a century. He also wrote on Middle-East as well but his real... | |
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