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A Plant Hunter in Tibet
Offers an account of plant-hunter and explorer Frank Kingdon-Ward's 1933 expedition to the south-eastern corner of Tibet that was significant for his geographic revelations. This …
Return To The Irrawaddy
Legendary botanist and explorer, Frank Kingdon-Ward records the details of his last expedition, including a fascinating account of the flora, fauna and human cultures one of the …
Burma's Icy Mountains
Describes the author's two expeditions to Burma - one on his own and a second, with a larger American party close to the Burma-China border - completed by the intrepid explorer and …
The Gentleman in the Parlour
Himalayan Pilgrimage
Tells of a seven months' journey which the author made through the remote Tibetan regions of Western Nepal. The purpose of the journey was to learn of the different religions and …
Tibetan Amulets
A study of the Tibetan charms and amulets, mantras and cakras that have protected wearers for centuries. Drawing from indigenous works of the 19th century, it illustrates and …
Bridge Of Dreams, A: Asian Tales
Features fourteen stories, in which, characters are situated on the cusp of cultures, caught between the wrong place and the wrong time, moving towards or away from what defines …
Hevajra Tantra
Hevajra (Tib. Kye'i rdo rje) is one the principal adevat (Tib. Yidam) or meditational deities of tantric Buddhism and is key to Sa skya pa practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Professor …
Introduction To Classical Tibetan
Classical Tibetan, with origins dating to the ninth century, is the script found in a huge corpus of surviving Tibetan texts, mostly of Buddhist content; native Tibetans still …
In Farthest Burma
Records the 1914 expedition of Kingdon-Ward, the famed plant-collector and explorer, along the eastern branch of Burma's great Irrawaddy River. A classic travel and botany account, …
Keris And Other Malay Weapons
A keris (or kris) is a unique knife or sword that has been constructed for magical as well as practical purpose. This work illustrates, describes and catalogues the entire corpus …