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Shadow of the Silk Road
by Colin Thubron  
Powells.com Staff Pick Colin Thubron's Shadow of the Silk Road is a beautiful, important book; part travel writing, part sociology, part history, and part politics, it is hard to pin down to any one genre. But the book's warmth and genuine love for humanity and our...
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Kyrgyz Republic: Heart of Central Asia (Odyssey Kyrgyz Republic)
by Susie Weldon Publisher Comments Stunningly illustrated with a clear overview of historical, cultural and social aspects, this newest edition of Odyssey's guide to Kyrgyzstan provides fresh information on both southwestern Issyk Kul and northeast Naryn provinces as well as expanded...
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The Golden Horde: From the Himalaya to the Mediterranean
by Sheila Paine Publisher Comments In The Afghan Amulet, Sheila Paine told the story of her extraordinary search for a mysterious amulet, a journey that had taken her from the Hindu Kush to Bulgaria. Here, her quest continues. Starting in the forbidden valley of Palas in Pakistan, she...
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Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya (National Geographic Directions)
by Jamaica Kincaid Publisher Comments This account of a walk I took while gathering the seeds of flowering plants in the foothills of the Himalayas has its origins in my love of the gardeno?=my love of feeling isolated, of imagining myself all alone in the world and everything unfamiliar, or...
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Kyrgyz Republic: Kyrgyzstan: Heartland of Central Asia (Odyssey Kyrgyzstan)
by Rowan Stewart Publisher Comments Stunningly illustrated with a clear overview of historical, cultural and social aspects, this newest edition of Odyssey's guide to Kyrgyzstan provides fresh information on both southwestern Issyk Kul and northeast Naryn provinces as well as expanded...
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The Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush
by Sheila Paine Publisher Comments Intrigued by an exquisite and mysterious amulet on an antique dress from Kohistan, ‘land of mountains’ in Pakistan, Sheila Paine began an epic quest that took her from the peaks of the Himalaya to the shores of Greece. In this, the first part...
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A Hedonist's Guide to Almaty and Astana (Hedonist's Guide to Almaty & Astana)
by Summer Coish Publisher Comments Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan's current and former capitals, meld the old-world charm of Eastern Europe with a more modern, Western atmosphere. Stunning architecture, hip lounge bars, breathtaking mosques, and divine skiing slopes are just a few aspects...
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Through Deserts and Oases of Central Asia
by Ella Sykes Synopsis This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional...
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Lonely Planet Maldives 6TH Edition
by Tom Masters Publisher Comments You’re not dreaming - it really is this good. The Maldives is the world epicentre of tropical luxury. Raise a cocktail-filled glass in your lavish over-water villa to this extraordinary patch of paradise: picture-perfect coral atolls strewn across the...
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Tokyo with Map (Insight Pocket Guide Tokyo)
by Stephen Mansfield Synopsis Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the sights with your own local host to give you a native's point of view? Insight's Pocket Guides deliver this personal service with a sleek, portable guide that gives you the inside scoop. It's not just what you see, it's...
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The Bradt Travel Guide: Kyrgyzstan (Bradt Travel Guide Kyrgyzstan)
by Laurence Mitchell Publisher Comments Following the break-up of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan soon earned a reputation as the most hospitable and least repressive of the newly emerged central Asian republics. Unlike some of its neighbors, it has actively encouraged foreign tourism and has pursued a...
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Kanchenjunga: A Trekker's Guide
by Kev Reynolds Synopsis This guide covers the trek to the base of Kangchenjunga in far north-eastern Nepal - the world's third highest mountain peak. Describing the trails, villages and views, the text gives three possible approach routes and two link routes, with two main...
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Kazakhstan: Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai (Odyssey Kazakhstan: Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai)
by Dagmar Schreiber Publisher Comments A country larger than Western Europe, Kazakhstan's vast expanse encompasses the Great Steppe, across which Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes galloped; the heights of the Tien Shan in the south, through whose foothills Silk Road travelers journeyed; the...
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Kazakhstan Industrial and Business Directory
by Usa Ibp Synopsis Export-import opportunities, local industrial companies, government and bus contacts, Strategic and practical info for conducting business and more....
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An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
by Jason Elliot Publisher Comments Part historical evocation, part travelogue, and part personal quest, An Unexpected Light is the account of Elliot's journey through Afghanistan, a country considered off-limits to travelers for twenty years. Aware of the risks involved, but determined to...
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Tajikistan Foreign Policy and Government Guide
by International Business Publications Synopsis Foreign policy, domestic policy, political system and parties, government and administrative structure, international activity and more. Updated annually...
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Turkmenistan: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guide Turkmenistan)
by Paul Brummell Publisher Comments Turkmenistan is one of the few countries of any size left on the globe which is not the subject of a dedicated travel guide in English (major competitors cover Central Asia as a region). Yet, lying as it does at the heart of the Silk Road route, it is a...
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Kazakhstan a Spy Guide
by Usa Ibp Synopsis Geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution, places to visit, info for travelers.Updated annually...
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Tajikistan a "Spy" Guide
by Usa Ibp Synopsis Strategic and practical info on government, national security, army, foreign and domestic politics, conflicts, relations with the US, international activity, economy, technology, mineral resources, culture, traditions, government and bus contacts...
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I Have Seen the World Begin
by Carsten Jensen Publisher Comments When Carsten Jensen set out by train from Denmark on a journey to the East, he expected to find lands of rich history and culture, and people undergoing radical change at the end of the twentieth century. In this illuminating narrative of his travels...
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