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178 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Chronicles the journey of author Vikram Seth from China, through Tibet and Nepal, to his home in New Delhi, India and his encounter with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, and Buddhists.
The author describes his travels in China and recounts his candid conversations with ordinary Chinese people.
25) Lost in Tibet: the untold story of five American airmen, a doomed plane, and the will to survive
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x, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Ming gets lost in time in the Forbidden City and meets a young emperor. Together, they explore the wonders of the palace and ride on a bronze dragon that takes them high up in the sky. The past and the present come together in this beautifully illustrated book of another of Ming's adventures"--Page 4 of cover.
While on a visit to the Forbidden City in Beijing, Ming travels back in time, meets the young emperor, and the two of them fly around the...
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136 pages : colour illustrations ; 17 cm
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English
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So many places to visit, so many delicious things to eat. Where to start, in a strange, new city? These nifty guides take visitors through the potentially bewildering process of finding authentic eats, across a variety of destinations. With a focus on what to eat, as much as where to eat, IN 12 DISHES will appeal to food-centric travellers who desire meaningful dining experiences across the gamut. The core assumption is that travellers want to plunge...
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xi, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"Based on decades of research, The Dawn of Tibet draws on a rich trove of archaeological, textual, and ethnographic materials collected and analyzed by the author. Bellezza describes the vast network of castles, temples, megaliths, necropolises, and rock art established on the highest and now depopulated part of the Tibetan plateau. He relates literary tales of priests and priestesses, horned deities, and the celestial afterlife to the actual archaeological...
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Kai-lan's aunt, Gu Nai Nai, invites her and her friends to visit China where they will meet a real baby panda and try new things ; When a super sunny day turns into a rainy day, Kai-lan thinks of exciting new ways to play in the rain, like jumping in puddles and sliding on lotus leaves ; Kai-lan and her friends help build a new swing for the ants' playground, but it is way too big for them.
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xx, 195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"The Art of Patience is an account of an expedition to the mountains of Tibet in search of the elusive snow leopard. After recovering from an accident, adventurer Sylvain Tesson and his traveling companions embraced the virtues of patience and silence, and were rewarded when the snow leopard revealed itself"--
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2 videodiscs (353 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Journey across China from the peaks of the Himalayas to the barren steppe, the sub-Arctic to the tropical islands, through deserts both searingly hot and mind-numbingly cold and see a dazzling array of mysterious, beautiful, wild and rare creatures.
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