Sevruguin and the Persian Image: Photographs of Iran, ...
 excellent photos - nastalgic: this is a great collection of some excellent photos of iran at the turn of the last century - it chronicles everyday life, including peasants, and the aristocracy and monarchy - there is a great picture of tehran's bustling [... more]
$24.95
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Indian Interiors (Interiors (Taschen))
Indian Interiors: This is a gorgeous book, beautifully laid out, with good photography and a vast range of type of interiors from palaces to village huts. Having spent significant time traveling throughout India, I frankly opened this book fully [... more]
$39.99
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Photographic Guide to Birds of India and Nepal: Also ...
A Photgraphic Misguide.: Years of birds and birdwatching has proved that for the purpose of reference books or field guides, good illustrations win hands down over photographs. A photograph of a bird is O.K. till it stays in a personal collection or, at [... more]
$15.95
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A Photographic Guide to Birds of China Including Hong ...
almost perfect: This book was very helpful when identifying birds of Hong Kong. The color photographs of each bird were clear and extremely helpful, and the descriptions helped me distinguish similar species if I was still in doubt after seeing the [... more]
$15.95
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Tibet: The Secret Continent
Another go 'round: Another book by Peissel. This one, much to my syrprise, is atually quite good. Various aspects are presented in self contained chapters. It is also telling for what it doesn't say. For istance, Peissel writes he's been trekking Tibet [... more]
$39.95
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The Colours of Southern India
Book Description: Far away from the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, and other tourist destinations of the north lies another India: the lush and beautiful Southern States. In Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Goa, dazzling colors are a natural [... more]
$27.50
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The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto
thoughtful and thorough: This book provides an excellent inside look at kyoto's historical gardens, though without much of the context in which they exist (e.g. surrounding city, houses). The photography is fantastic as it realistically shows the reader [... more]
$45.00
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Kyoto: Seven Paths to The Heart of The City
A wonderful book for a beautiful city: I was privileged to have spent 4 months in Japan, but of all the places I visited, I fell in love with Kyoto. This is a marvelous book for doing all the walking that one needs to do here. Take a city tour first, but [... more]
$24.95
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Fruits
Amazon.com's Best of 2001: If you ever wondered where the catwalk got its claws, then the portraits gathered in photographer Shoichi Aoki's book Fruits, from the streets of Harajuku in Tokyo, point the way to an extraordinarily imaginative and invariably [... more]
$29.95
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Pyongyang: The Hidden History of the North Korean Capital
Book Description: This book explores North Korea's past and present as reflected by its showcase capital, Pyongyang. With photos and site-by-site descriptions, this nearly inaccessible place is revealed in unprecedented detail. (Hidden sites are also [... more]
$25.00
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Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion
Pure feelings you want to share: Each of these faces is pure incarnation of a human feeling...from joy to worriness, from amazement to pride.Some of these people will haunt you for long after you turn the last page (See little 4 year old Pemba's eyes...) [... more]
$27.50
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From Kashmir to Kabul: The Photographs of Burke and ...
Book Description: As recent events draw attention to the people and landscapes of Afghanistan and Pakistan, images of these wartorn countries are becoming increasingly familiar. The harsh beauty of the region has been luring photographers since the [... more]
$70.00
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