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Bangladesh (Bradt Travel Guide)
Author: Mikey Leung
ISBN-10: 1841622931
ISBN-13: 9781841622934
Published: 2009-12-22
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
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Book Description:
An authoritative gateway to the lesser-explored regions of Bangladesh, this guidebook offers greater coverage than any other to the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where 13 different ethnic groups live amid breezy hillside scenery, and to the world’s largest mangrove forest at the Sunderbans (where Bengal tigers occasionally chew on a human or two). With a focus on responsible tourism, it leads trailblazing travelers to those aspects of the country that are almost unknown to visitors—dolphin and whale watching, winter birding in the northern wetlands, and golden Bengal’s silk and archaeological highlights. The book is backed up by a sister website—www.joybangla.info—featuring podcasts, photography, travel features and updates.
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North-East India and Bangladesh Nelles Map (Nelles Maps) (English, French and German Edition)
Author: Nelles Maps
ISBN-10: 3865742319
ISBN-13: 9783865742315
Published: 2010-10-21
Publisher: Nelles Verlag
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Folded road and travel map in color. Scale 1:1,500,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from expressways to minor roads/cart tracks. Legend includes railways, international airports, airports/airfields, places of interest, National Parks/nature reserves, Buddhist temples, Hindu Temples, markets, hotels, churches, mosques. Includes inset of Srinagar, Agra, Delhi.
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Sacred River: The Ganges of India
Author: Ted Lewin
ISBN-10: 0618378391
ISBN-13: 9780618378395
Published: 2003-10-20
Publisher: Sandpiper
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Book Description:
All rivers in India are sacred, and the Ganges most of all. Every year, more than one million Hindu pilgrims journey to Benares to renew themselves in its waters. Caldecott Honor medalist Ted Lewin joined the pilgrims at the river's edge for an experience he describes as one of the most unforgettable of his life. His luminous watercolors and simple, evocative text brilliantly capture the traditions, beliefs, and colorful pageantry of the devout and their ancient city.
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Ganges
Author: Jon Nicholson
ISBN-10: 0563493593
ISBN-13: 9780563493594
Published: 2008-10-01
Publisher: BBC Books
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Rising from the pure glacial meltwaters of the Himalayas, the Ganges (Gang Ma or Great Mother) flows down onto India’s northern plain and heads eastward into the swamplands of Bangladesh, finally discharging a vast, 310 mile tongue of silt into the Bay of Bengal. As well as filling wells and irrigating crops to sustain the cities and villages along its banks, it is the spiritual lifeblood of India’s primary religion, Hinduism. Bathing in the Ganges remains the lifelong ambition of many of India’s believing masses, who consider the river to be a living goddess. Ganges reveals the source of the river high in the Himalayas—the youngest mountain range in the world—and follows its route as it sharply incises the mountains on its journey southeast. Along the way, we discover the Hindu story of the river's creation and how it supports the myriad forms of life that thrive on its banks, and learn about the early exploration attempts by British explorers. With stunning images by photographer Jon Nicholson and accompanying text, Ganges is a true visual feast—as teeming with life and color as the mighty river itself.
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Slowly Down the Ganges
Author: Eric Newby
ISBN-10: 0864426313
ISBN-13: 9780864426314
Published: 1998-09-01
Publisher: Lonely Planet
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On his forty-fourth birthday Eric Newby, a self-confessed river lover, sets out on a 1200-mile journey down the Ganges River from Hardwar to the Bay of Bengal, accompanied by his wife Wanda. Things do not start smoothly as they run aground 63 times in the first six days, but gradually India's holiest river, The Pure, The Eternal, The Creator of Happiness, lives up to its many names and captures them in its spell.Traveling in a variety of boats, most of them unsuitable, as well as by bus and bullock cart, the Newbys become intimately acquainted with the river's shifting moods and colorful history. Slowly Down the Ganges brims over with engaging characters and entertaining anecdotes, recounted in Newby's inimitable style. Best of all, he brilliantly captures the sights and sounds, the frustrations and rewards, the sheer enchantment of travel in India.
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Songs at the River's Edge: Stories from a Bangladeshi Village
Author: Katy Gardner
ISBN-10: 0745310958
ISBN-13: 9780745310954
Published: 1997-06
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
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Part autobiography, part travelogue, part anthropological study, this is an account of a Western woman living in a Muslim Bangladeshi village for 18 months. On an anthropological level, it demonstrates the beginnings of research in someone else's society, on a more general level, it can be read as a novel or a piece of travel writing. The author writes about the friends she made, the characters she met, the rituals she witnessed, about Islam as practised in that village, and about women living in Purdah. She describes trying, as a Western woman, to live the life of the village women.
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River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra
Author: Mark Shand
ISBN-10: 0349115141
ISBN-13: 9780349115146
Published: 2003-05-01
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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Book Description:
Birthplace of legends, the mighty Brahmaputra River begins its journey as a tiny glacial stream high on the desolate plateau of western Tibet. It sweeps 1,800 miles through three countries to end its journey, as wide as a sea, in the Bay of Bengal. In River Dog, celebrated travel writer Mark Shand chronicles his attempt to complete the “last great Asian adventure.” Lively and evocative, it is a marvelous account of an epic journey, and a touching portrait of the friendship between a traveler and his dog.
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Bangladesh 1:750,000 Travel Map (Travel Reference Map)
Author: ITMB Canada
ISBN-10: 1553411269
ISBN-13: 9781553411260
Published: 2005-01-31
Publisher: ITMB Publishing Ltd
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1:750,000 scale 1st Edition. This is a very interesting country, not touristy, but very friendly. This is the only map published of the country and is quite detailed; inset maps of Dhaka and Chittagong. Map size: 27"X39"
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Lonely Planet Bangladesh (Country Travel Guide)
Author: Stuart Butler
ISBN-10: 1741045479
ISBN-13: 9781741045475
Published: 2008-11-01
Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Discover Bangladesh Keep your eyes peeled for tigers as you cruise silently through the SundarbansVisit mist shrouded temples, then watch a game of cricket in the grounds of Puthia PalaceStrike a deal with a boatman and join in the crazed cacophany of life on Dhaka's Buriganga RiverDuck as hoolock gibbons swing above your head in tropical Lawacharra National Park In This Guide The only guide with in-depth coverage of the entire countryExpanded hiking and national park content, including the best places to see tigers and other wildlifeUnbeatable cultural advice, with an expanded section on travel for womenContent updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights
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Two Under the Indian Sun (Isis Large Print Nonfiction)
Author: Jon Godden
ISBN-10: 1850890765
ISBN-13: 9781850890768
Published: 1987-05
Publisher: ABC-Clio Inc
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