Helps to discover the mystical landscapes of Tibet. This travel guide enables you navigate your way around this slow-paced plateau the size of Western Europe, with listings of where to eat and sleep, as well as comprehensive culture and history sections. It offers information on the five gateway cities to the Tibetan plateau, including Kathmandu.

An adventure-filled travel account of botanist Kingdon-Ward's 1933 expedition to the southeastern corner of Tibet, a trip that was as significant for its geographic discoveries as it was for the wealth of plant species with which he returned.

Discouraged after a doctorate in psychology that did not reveal the secret to happiness he had been expecting, 35 year old Jonathon Drake rids himself of all possessions and embarks on a dangerous adventure into remote Tibet. Accompanied by a beautiful Tibetan woman with her own agenda, he sets out to deliver funds to rebuild a Buddhist monastery. Will his chance to seek enlightenment in this myth...

Isolated for centuries behind Himalayas in Tibet is a mythical mountain, Mount Kailash, standing 6714m (22,028ft) high. This title covers a visit to the lost kingdom of Guge. It provides practical information for planning and preparation. It covers the key approach routes (by foot and road) and return route to Kathmandu or LhasaHistorical.

The beauty and diversity of Tibet is staggering: from Mount Everest to the world's deepest gorge, and from tropical jungles to the arctic-like tundra. This work brings American, Tibetan and Chinese scholarship to bear on the natural history of Tibet and describes the conservation accomplishment that has gone unnoticed by the outside world.

Matthieu Ricard has lived in Nepal for over thirty years. During this time he has forged close ties with some of Buddhisms greatest spiritual masters, from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, for whom he is the official French interpreter. This title records his experiences in about 200 sublime colour photographs.

Bird (1831-1904) recounts her rugged passage through the Himalayas by horseback and her four-month sojourn amid "the pleasantest of people." Bird's evocative accounts of Tibetan ceremonies, decorations, costumes, and music, along with her vivid descriptions of palaces, temples, and monasteries, offer rare glimpses of a vanished world. 21 black-and-white illustrations.

When marketing wunderkind Alec Le Sueur signed on for a five-year stint at the Holiday Inn on the roof of the world in Lhasa, Tibet, no one told him the job required the wit and wisdom of a psychiatrist, the nose of an exterminator, the artistry of an emergency medical technician, and the diplomatic talent of a mortician. A staff trained with Fawlty Towers videos (until the comedies were seized by...