Bhutan (Paperback)

~ Françoise Pommaret (Author)

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Product Description

Contains excerpts from literature on India, an introduction to palaces, museums, festivals, wildlife, and practical tips on clothing, trekking, and transportation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 277 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 3 edition (January 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844299669
• ISBN-13: 978-0844299662
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,118,360 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive book written by a person of experience., June 17, 2005

By	C. Galipeau - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been interested in Butan for the past 10 years, and when I got the amazing opportunity to visit this country in 2001, Pommaret's book was the first book I bought. I had read the whole thing over twice before I had visited the country, and it's factual yet interesting writing style, gave me information that made me the "expert" of our group (most of my companions hadn't read relly anything).
Pommaret is a person who has years of experience in dealing with the Himalayan region for over 20 years, and has written a few other books on Bhutan as well. The book has loads of large colorful pictures, interesting facts, and also draws from explorers from the past 230 years such as , White, Bogle, Turner, Griffith and Eden. Specific sites of interest from each open province are listed, and there is even details on every major trek offered by tour companies. There are books by people who travel to various countries, and then there are ones written by people who KNOW a particular country. Out of the 4 or 5 travel books I have read about Bhutan this is the "King James Version".

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Summary on Bhutan, December 20, 2005

By	The Restless (Djibouti, Africa) - See all my reviews

This book is very useful for both people who read about Bhutan for the first time and those who are more acquinted with this magical buddhist kingdom. Pommaret selected the right material for this book and you are going to love the photographs also. Very factual and informative, thoroughly prepared. It will make you want to go there.