Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nine lives Nine lives William Dalrymple From the Dust Jacket: A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet-then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags i… OL16601002W
True stories from around the world True stories from around the world Sean O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,William Dalrymple,James O'Reilly Offers a collection of the best travel writing. This title enables the readers to: explore the mysteries of superstition in Cameroon; discover the meaning of life talking to an Irish carpenter on an … OL16943590W
The return of a king The return of a king William Dalrymple Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reesta… OL19666893W
Koh-i-noor Koh-i-noor William Dalrymple,Anita Anand,Dalrymple, William; Anand, Anita "The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world....Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before transla… OL19715266W
At the court of the fish-eyed goddess At the court of the fish-eyed goddess William Dalrymple xvi, 323p. : 24 cm OL2322455W
Age of Kali Travels and Encounters In Indi Age of Kali Travels and Encounters In Indi William Dalrymple In Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India itself, William Dalrymple searches for evidence of Kali Yug, the Hindu "age of darkness." Venturing to places rarely visited by foreigners, he travels deep into gueri… OL2322464W
White Mughals White Mughals William Dalrymple "James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when in 1798 he glimpsed Khair un-Nissa - "Most Excellent among Women" - the great-niece of the Nizam's pri… OL2322471W