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Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new kind of travel anthology, Travelers' Tales marries the best of a guidebook with travel literature. Here veteran travel writers O'Reilly and Habegger bring together those stories which best capture the experience of India--the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime.
Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Published: 2009-11-01
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 1932361790
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndia is among the most difficult—and most rewarding—of places to travel. Some have said India stands for "I’ll Never Do It Again." Many more are drawn back time after time because India is the best show on earth, the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime. India dissolves ideas about what it means to be alive, and its people give new meaning to compassion, perseverance, ingenuity, and friendship. India—monsoon and marigold, dung and dust, colors and corpses, smoke and ash, snow and endless myth—is a cruel, unrelenting place of ineffable sweetness. Much like life itself. Journey to the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, the world’s biggest party, with David Yeadon and take "A Bath for Fifteen Million People"; greet the monsoon with Alexancer Frater where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet; track the endangered Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros through the jungles of Assam with Larry Habegger; encounter the anguish of the caste system with Steve Coll; discover the eternal power of the "monument of love," the Taj Mahal, with Jonah Blank; and much more.
Author: Rajendra S. Khadka
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781885211149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGathers stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jimmy Carter, Diane Summers, Broghtonoburn, Meg Lukens Noonan, and Jan Morris describing their adventures inepal.
Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781885211767
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnjoy riveting tales by world-renowned writers about one of the most fascinating regions on Earth. One author witnesses an ancient sky burial; another works as an extra on a Chinese movie set; another visits Potala Palace, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Illustrations.
Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781885211385
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'The Ultimate Journey' provides an inspiring look across all religious and geographic boundaries into life's final adventure, revealing how much dying has to teach us about living.
Author: Donald W. George
Publisher: Travelers' Tales Guides
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781932361254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is it about Japan that so beguiles foreigners? It is a small country and yet an economic powerhouse, a land of great natural beauty -- from green-cloaked mountains to glistening rice paddies -- a place of intricate arts and crafts and amazing cuisine, and home to a people whose kindness and sensitivity surprise westerners at each turn. It is no wonder that Japan simultaneously astonishes, delights, and frustrates travelers, and the diverse tales in this book reveal the nation in all its contradictions: a place of tranquil temples and high-tech toilets, exquisite ancient inns and lurid love hotels, where electric baths sit beside indoor ski slopes, and cherry blossoms fall on kindly grandmothers, cynical salarymen, wise monks, and wild lovers alike. Gathered in this collection are pieces by several notable authors, each offering anecdotes that tell of encounters to be had or avoided, each with uncommon insight to enrich the traveler's experience.
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Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2018-02-27
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1452166757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraditional Indian lore through the eyes of two artists. “Their collaboration is nothing short of phenomenal. The illustrations take you into another world.” —Medium A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of sixteen traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites—epic quests and talking animals—alongside delightful surprises—an irreverent sense of humor and an array of bold, inspiring heroines. Each tale in this ebook comes alive alongside exquisite artwork by a pair of contemporary Indian artists.
Author: Lucy McCauley
Publisher: Travelers' Tales Guides
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781932361063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe wild calls to a deep place in the spirit, and the stories here show how forays into the wilderness strengthen a woman's sense of self and purpose. These far-ranging tales reveal women instinctively touching their source of power in encounters with Mother Nature around the world -- in jungles, on mountain cliffs, in the air and water, in the presence of wild beasts and strangers. Follow these women on their journeys and wake up your own hidden longings to engage the wild. Book jacket.
Author: Edward T. Martin
Publisher: New Leaf Distributing Company
Published: 2008-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780981924434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat really happened to Jesus Christ during the mysterious missing 18 years of his life, from the age of 12 to 30, that are not accounted for in the New Testament? Join maverick researcher and explorer Edward T. Martin as he journeys to remote exotic locations in India, Nepal, Afghanistan and elsewhere, unraveling the mysteries of Jesus' Lost Years, attempting to separate myth and legend from fact and evidence. This is the book that inspired the 2008 Paul Davids film distributed by NBC Universal International Television, JESUS IN INDIA, as seen on the SUNDANCE Channel.
Author: Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2014-12-08
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1479803502
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn its ports, we find a priceless cargo of information; here are the first foreign descriptions of tea and porcelain, a panorama of unusual social practices, cannibal islands, and Indian holy men--a marvelous, mundane world, contained in the compass of a novella. In Mission to the Volga, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. This colorful documentary by Ibn Fadlan relates the trials and tribulations of an embassy of diplomats and missionaries sent by caliph al-Muqtadir to deliver political and religious instruction to the recently-converted King of the Bulghars. During eleven months of grueling travel, Ibn Fadlan records the marvels he witnesses on his journey, including an aurora borealis and the white nights of the North. Crucially, he offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, tattoos, and a striking account of a ship funeral.
