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India & Subcontinent
Used travel books including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and surrounds.

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HOLY SMOKE A novel by Anna & Jane Campion
The novel that inspired the movie starring Kate Winslett and Harvey Keitel. It's about rescuing a young backpacker from the grips on an Indian guru. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear; pages browning with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 5.00


NO FULL STOPS IN INDIA by Mark Tully
An interesting looking book on India.

Price: AUD 5.00


BOLLYWOOD BOY by Justine Hardy
This looks like a great read for anyone into India and Bollywood films. This is a used book in good condition with light reading wear and age; name inscription on first page; covered with 'contact' plastic. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!

Price: AUD 6.00


HIGHER GROUND Stories inspired by the courage and hope of children who survived the 2004 tsunami disaster, written by best selling authors
A book of stories inspired by the 2004 tsunami. This is a used book in good, read condition: clean with some reading wear to corners; rubbed-out bookseller pencil marks on first page. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 6.00


HINDOO HOLIDAY An Indian Journal by J.R. Ackerley
A classic account of travelling India in the 1920s.

Price: AUD 6.00


PLAIN TALES FROM THE RAJ Edited by Charles Allen
A scarce book of true stories from British India.

Price: AUD 6.00


SEASONS OF SPLENDOUR Tales, Myths and Legends of India by Michael Foreman
A young readers Puffin book of tales of India. This is a used book in good, read, ageing condition: pages are browning with age; cover is clean with corner creases and wear around the edges and corners; gift message on first page. Not perfect but perfectly readable and cheap.See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 6.00


THE NEHRUS AND THE GANDIS Tariq Ali - An Indian Dynasty
The Nehrus and the Gandhis offeris an intricate and revealing portrait of power, seen through the continued rise - and eyes - of one family. Includes an introduction by Salmon Rushdie.

Price: AUD 6.00


AFTERNOON RAAG by Amit Chaudhauri
A novel based in contemporary India. Book is in good conditon with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample page and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 7.00


SLOWLY DOWN THE GANGES by Eric Newby
An Indian travel classic: the author and his wife travelled down the Ganges in 1963/1964.

Price: AUD 7.00


THE COST OF LIVING Arundhati Roy
A scarce book on development in India by the author of the world bestsller, The God of Small Things.

Price: AUD 7.00


A JOURNEY WITH ELSA CLOUD A Mother and Daughter Odyssey Through India by Leila Hadley
A scarce India travel memoir with a Buddhist twist. This is a used travel book in good, read condition: has been read several times; wear and creasing to cover, spine and corners; strong binding; pages are clean and tanning with age; a few age spots. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


BEYOND THE SKY AND THE EARTH A Journey Into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa
A scarce Bhutan travel memoir. This is a used travel book in very good condition: nice and clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


BUTTER CHICKEN IN LUDHIANA Travels in Small Town India by Pankaj Mishra
This looks like a great India travel memoir, it's quite hard to find too.

Price: AUD 8.00


CAVE IN THE SNOW Vicki Mackenzie - A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment
Diane Perry converted to Buddhism and secluded herself in a remote cave in India for twelve years on intense meditation.

Price: AUD 8.00


CHOMOLUNGMA SINGS THE BLUES Travels round Everest by Ed Douglas
A scarce travel book on the effects of tourism in the Everest region. This is used book in good, used condition: pages are clean and tanning with age; cover is clean with light edge wear. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


CITY OF JOY An epic journey into the soul of humanity by Dominique Lapierres
A novel based in Calcutta, India, later made into the Patrick Swayze film. Book is in good, read condition. Pages are clean and aging lightly. Cover shows some wear and general age. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


FOLLOWING THEM HOME The Fate of the Returned Asylum Seekers by David Corlett
A scarce and important book on refugees from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan who have been sent home by Australia. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


HINDI URDU BOL CHAAL A Beginner's Course in Spoken Hindi and Urdu on BBC Television
A hard to find lteach-yourself anguage book on Hindi and Urdu. This is a used book in good condition with light wear and age, light corner wear. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


MAHARANIS The lives and times of three generations of Indian princesses by Lucy Moore
A fascinating looking book covering 150 years of history. This book is quite hard to find.

Price: AUD 8.00