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Chitwan Chepang Hills Trail
ISBN: 9781463747657 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This pristine trail (5 to 9 days) is an ideal choice for those seeking cultural interaction away from the popular, commercialized routes and can be conveniently combined with a visit to the World Heritage Site (Natural) of Chitwan National Park. The scenic route passes through mainly Chepang villages in the mid-hills that receive considerably fewer tourists than the traditional trekking areas. Himalayan panoramas from select viewpoints and village vistas are sensational and home stay enables a deeper cultural experience than can be had on more established routes. This book provides the...
This pristine trail (5 to 9 days) is an ideal choice for those seeking cultural interaction away from the popular, commercialized routes and can be co...
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45,49 zł |
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Tajikistan - Loosening the Knot
ISBN: 9781466474994 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The narrative is of travels through Tajikistan, the poorest country economically in Central Asia. As the Soviet Union disintegrated, the economy collapsed, the people suffered extreme privation and large elements of the country reverted to what became known as a "yak economy." Shortly after the declaration of independence in 1991, the country descended into Civil War, with open hostilities between the warring factions only coming to an end in 1997. The country is still recovering from the economic devastation wrought by the conflict and today, over half the population is deemed to be in...
The narrative is of travels through Tajikistan, the poorest country economically in Central Asia. As the Soviet Union disintegrated, the economy colla...
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100,17 zł |
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Silk Road Pilgrimage
ISBN: 9780956594358 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book serves two different purposes. Firstly, it is intended as an evangelistic book that can be given to Muslims. It contains dialogues with Muslims about a wide range of spiritual issues and unpacks some deeper meanings that most Muslims have not thought about when they observe practices such as almsgiving, fasting or circumcision.
Secondly, the book serves as a handbook or model for Christians in finding points of contact for constructive dialogues with people from Islamic backgrounds. The themes mentioned above are relevant especially in Muslim... This book serves two different purposes. Firstly, it is intended as an evangelistic book that can be given to Muslims. It contains dial... |
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54,59 zł |
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Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo and Across the Great Desert to Morocco, Performed in the Years 1824-28: v. 1
ISBN: 9781850771968 / Angielski / Twarda / 483 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the greatest journeys ever; Caillie was the first European to reach and return alive from this fabled city.
One of the greatest journeys ever; Caillie was the first European to reach and return alive from this fabled city.
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355,16 zł |
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Beard In Nepal 2, A – Return to the Village
ISBN: 9781846944444 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'A Beard In Nepal 2. Return to the Village' is the story of Fiona and Tod's second visit to the village of Salle, high in the Himalayas of Nepal. They returned to take presents and supplies to the villagers. The book is again full of humour as the couple from Liverpool trek with Kalyani (the village school headmistress) to a remote, hidden valley where her new husband's family live, braving again those incredibly high, dangerous roads through the mountains. This book gives us more detail about the villagers lives, and the lives of the wonderful, happy village children, who live so very...
'A Beard In Nepal 2. Return to the Village' is the story of Fiona and Tod's second visit to the village of Salle, high in the Himalayas of Nepal. They...
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54,86 zł |
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Pakistan - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
ISBN: 9781857336771 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pakistan is a land with a unique history, formed by migrating peoples who have left their footprint in its diverse cultures, languages, literature, food, dress, and folklore. The country is besieged by bad news, but despite the political turmoil the everyday life of its people is more stable, rich, and rewarding than the media headlines would lead you to believe. A myriad local festivals and celebrations and a vibrant cultural life go unremarked. Pakistan has the eighth-largest standing army in the world and is the only Muslim-majority nation to possess nuclear weapons, but few know that it...
Pakistan is a land with a unique history, formed by migrating peoples who have left their footprint in its diverse cultures, languages, literature, fo...
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51,10 zł |
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Ladakh: The Culture and People of "Little Tibet"
ISBN: 9780764342813 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the course of five years, photographer David Vaala embedded himself in Ladakh, a mountainous corner of Northwestern India, to capture "Little Tibet" its landscapes, culture, and people. More than 150 full-color, large-format images focus on the rare cham dances, masked dance-dramas, which are a unique aspect of Tibetan Buddhism. Using a make-shift studio, Vaala documented these brief annual ceremonies that narrate the story of Buddhism's spread into Tibetan culture. The images immortalize the cham ceremonies with detailed portraits of individual cham characters from each of the four...
Over the course of five years, photographer David Vaala embedded himself in Ladakh, a mountainous corner of Northwestern India, to capture "Little Tib...
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301,98 zł |
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Afghanistan - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
ISBN: 9781857336795 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Culture Smart! Afghanistan offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of Afghanistan. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience.
Culture Smart! Afghanistan offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of Afghanistan. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on bu...
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51,10 zł |
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Impressions afghanes
ISBN: 9781482013030 / Francuski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Loin des reves orientalistes, ce livre raconte l'histoire de la prise de conscience et de la rencontre avec un pays en guerre, l'Afghanistan. Rencontre de femmes et d'hommes pris dans le chaos. Solidarite par la proximite de la langue poetique, poesie passeuse de l'universalite des emotions et des valeurs humaines, et protection. Cette solidarite humaine s'ancre dans le desir de construire la paix et renouer avec la vie par la culture Connaissance de l'autre, ailleurs, connaitre pour respecter et proteger. Dans la souffrance vecue par l'autre, il s'avere que par son combat il a protege les...
Loin des reves orientalistes, ce livre raconte l'histoire de la prise de conscience et de la rencontre avec un pays en guerre, l'Afghanistan. Rencontr...
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27,32 zł |
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Running from Tenda Gyamar: A Volunteer's Story of Life with the Refugee Children of Tibet
ISBN: 9781780998534 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Leaving her job in London, selling her home, leaving family & friends, Lesley travelled to India to be a volunteer teacher in a vocational training centre in Northern India. She learnt of the struggles Tibetan children endure, escaping torture, violence and oppression by the Chinese authorities in their homeland, Tibet. They witnessed the torture and murder of parents, brothers and uncles. They are educated in Tibetan schools in India, many are orphans and destitute, For 2 years Lesley lived with the Tibetan community in the VTC and then a mountain village, Rajpur, undertaking voluntary work...
Leaving her job in London, selling her home, leaving family & friends, Lesley travelled to India to be a volunteer teacher in a vocational training ce...
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71,34 zł |
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Finding George Orwell in Burma
ISBN: 9781847084026 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent travelling through Burma, using as a compass the life and work of George Orwell, whom many of Burma's underground teahouse intellectuals call simply 'the prophet'.
Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent travelling through Burma, using as a compass the life and work of George Orwell, whom many of Burma's undergro...
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51,10 zł |
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Central Asia: Through Writers' Eyes
ISBN: 9781906011840 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A title, in which, the millennia of mercantile and cultural exchange along the Silk Route are celebrated by travellers and writers from Marco Polo to Sven Hedin, from William of Rubrick to Ella Maillart
A title, in which, the millennia of mercantile and cultural exchange along the Silk Route are celebrated by travellers and writers from Marco Polo to ...
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66,45 zł |
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Wonders of the Himalaya
ISBN: 9781473309524 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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145,66 zł |
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Trekking The Kathmandu Valley Rim and Beyond
ISBN: 9781466261143 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This trail is an attractive option for people with time to spare in Kathmandu, perhaps before a flight home or if a 'banda', a regional or national strike, brings vehicle transport to a standstill. Generally, it is a way to escape from the city, if only for a 3-4 day excursion. Sensational Himalayan panoramas complement the relatively fresher air once you reach the Shivapuri Ridge, to the northeast of the valley, and beyond. Lodging facilities are available along the route, with camping and home stay possibilities, too. Also included are descriptions to Kathmandu valley's two highest summits,...
This trail is an attractive option for people with time to spare in Kathmandu, perhaps before a flight home or if a 'banda', a regional or national st...
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45,49 zł |
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Annapurna Sanctuary and Circuit
ISBN: 9781492800798 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Annapurna is the most popular of Nepal's trekking regions, and for good reason. The area boasts Nepal's widest range of cultural, geographical, and biological diversity. Enjoy non-stop views of rugged landscaped and breathtaking mountain scenery. This guidebook is a must have for anyone visiting the Annapurna Region.
Annapurna is the most popular of Nepal's trekking regions, and for good reason. The area boasts Nepal's widest range of cultural, geographical, and bi...
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45,49 zł |
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Travels Into Bokhara: Being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, fro
ISBN: 9781108075466 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aged sixteen, Alexander Burnes (1805 41) took up a post in the Bombay army, and speedily learned both Hindustani and Persian. His skills led him to political work, and he himself proposed a covert expedition to Bukhara, to survey the country, but also to observe the expansionist activities of the Russians in central Asia. In 1832, he set off, with an army doctor, and two Indians as surveyor and secretary. They travelled in local dress and adopted whatever personas a situation required. Having reached Bukhara, they continued overland to the Caspian Sea, and then to Tehran, returning to Bombay...
Aged sixteen, Alexander Burnes (1805 41) took up a post in the Bombay army, and speedily learned both Hindustani and Persian. His skills led him to po...
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288,32 zł |
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Nepal, close to the stars
ISBN: 9781500503833 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Nepal, close to the stars," tells the volunteer experience of the author and her son at a school in Nepal, the Kanasugi Ingles Boarding School, located in Tikapur, a small town southwest of the country to which they traveled in late January 2013 and where they remained for two months. In a conversational and casual tone, Lola Marine shares with readers cultural contrasts, anecdotes and experiences, feelings and sensations of an unforgettable journey that also lead them to Kathmandu and Pokhara."
"Nepal, close to the stars," tells the volunteer experience of the author and her son at a school in Nepal, the Kanasugi Ingles Boarding School, locat...
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37,57 zł |
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The Guerrilla Trek and Yarsa Trails: Off the Beaten Path in Western Nepal
ISBN: 9781500939274 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Guerrilla Trek and Yarsa Trails are an utterly unique experience. Take an exhilarating odyssey through the heartland of post-conflict territory. This remote area where state forces clashed with Maoist rebels is now a tranquil land graced with many natural attractions that will compete for your attention every step of the way. Visitors will experience ancient villages surrounded by trilling birdsong and emerald and golden paddy fields. This area has a robust range of eco-diversity including Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Nepal's only hunting reserve. Wildlife, waterfalls, rivers, caves, lakes,...
The Guerrilla Trek and Yarsa Trails are an utterly unique experience. Take an exhilarating odyssey through the heartland of post-conflict territory. T...
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45,49 zł |
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The Sky Son: Tengeriin Khuu
ISBN: 9781479247264 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Amongst the Tsaatan tribe of reindeer herders, in the beautiful province near lake Khovsgol, fate has brought an extraordinary son to a humble nomad family, in a very special way. This son has been chosen to protect what is most important to humanity. This magical book tells the remarkable story of a young Mongolian shaman's life, and his journey through the discovery of the spiritual world. It portrays how real shamans practice their belief, how they use their abilities and what they are capable of. *This novel was translated from Mongolian language to English language.
Amongst the Tsaatan tribe of reindeer herders, in the beautiful province near lake Khovsgol, fate has brought an extraordinary son to a humble nomad f...
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100,03 zł |
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The Best Little Guidebook for Trekking the Everest Region
ISBN: 9781502421340 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Khumbu (Everest Region of Nepal) is as good as it gets for mountain scenery and Himalayan trekking. The area boasts more well-endowed vistas than you will likely have in your entire life. This wondrous land is populated by the hearty Sherpa following a timeless way of life. Known as the 'Tigers of the Snow' for their aptitude at high elevations, Sherpa are the local guardians of the Himalaya and trusted climbing partners in the mountains that they consider divine. There is much to explore in this Sherpa homeland favored by Mother Nature including the historic Everest Base Camp, dazzling...
The Khumbu (Everest Region of Nepal) is as good as it gets for mountain scenery and Himalayan trekking. The area boasts more well-endowed vistas than ...
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45,49 zł |
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