Books, Travel, Asia, Sri Lanka

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Joe Cummings
Sri Lanka (Country Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Marco Polo thought Sri Lanka was the finest island of its size in all the world - and we agree. Explore the majestic ancient cities of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya. Stretch out on secluded palm-fringed beaches. Follow the glowing strings of lights on the pilgrim trail up Adam's Peak. Ride through hillside tea plantations in a rattling train. This guide gives you the inside information on Sri Lanka's richest experiences. o GET THE LOWDOWN - our dedicated Snapshot, Culture and History chapters are your ticket to understanding local life o GO ON SAFARI - get up close to Sri Lanka's birds, elephants and leopards: our detailed national parks information shows you how o DON'T JUST LIE THERE - we tempt you off the beach with Sri Lanka's best diving, hiking and surfing o KNOW YOUR KITUL FROM YOUR KIRI BATH - our Food & Drink chapter will help you gobble your way through the island's celebrated cuisine o FIND YOUR WAY - easy-to-read maps show you ...

Leonard Woolf
Growing: An Autobiography Of The Years 1904 To 1911
by Harvest Books (Paperback)

Woolf's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. "He has a seemingly effortless way with words which is beautiful and spellbinding" (J. M. Edelstein, New Republic). Index; photographs.

Robert Barlas, Nanda Pethiyagoda Wanasundera
Culture Shock! Sri Lanka: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Sri Lanka)
by Marshall Cavendish Corporation (Paperback)

Swarna Pragnaratne
Sinhala Phrasebook
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Make the most of your travels in Sri Lanka: speak Sinhala! If you're after a ticket for the cricket, the best way to the beach or a taste of Ayurveda treatment, this is the book for you. Seek out the striking Sigiriya frescoes or kick on with the kolam dancers at Ambalangoda. Barter for your batiks or talk tea at the plantation - whatever you choose, add sparkle to your speech on the Isle of Gems.In This Guide:Get the lowdown on full moon days and festivals.Don't be thrown by signs in script.Curry favor with your waiter - order in Sinhala.Use the comprehensive dictionary to find words fast.Know the right vocab for monk communication.Wise up on Sinhalese pronunciation and grammar.

Gavin Thomas
The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
by Rough Guides (Paperback)

The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka is the definitive guide to one of the world’s most beautiful islands. Features include a full-colour section introducing Sri Lanka’s highlights. Detailed accounts of all the sights, from the sedate tea plantations of the highlands to Colombo’s bustling street markets and the great Buddhist monuments of the Cultural Triangle. Candid reviews of all the best places to eat and stay, from laid-back beachside guesthouses to tranquil ayurveda resorts and elegant colonial-era hotels, plus informed coverage of Sri Lanka’s history, culture and religions, plus the lowdown on all the island’s colourful festivals and maps for every region.

Kim Inglis, Jacob Termansen, Pia Marie Molbech
Cool Hotels: India, Maldives, Sri Lanka
by Periplus Editions (Paperback)

With more than 500 ravishing full-color photographs, Cool Hotels brings you to the best hotels in India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. The super-deluxe establishments included here are all at the cutting-edge of hotel design and management. Each property has been hand-picked according to a set of criteria that includes a strong design aesthetic, architectural integrity, and a sense of individuality a million miles away from the cookie-cutter approach of chain hotels. Many of these properties have never been featured in guides before, and many have recently opened. Cool Hotels is the first in a series of hotel guides focusing on Asia. Ultimately these will be the definitive guides exclusively featuring Asia's finest places to stay.

Bikram Grewal
Photographic Guide to Birds of India and Nepal: Also Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
by Ralph Curtis Publishing (Paperback)

Pocket-sized photo guide to 252 species of birds in Indian and Nepal. Features individual accounts and a color photo for each species covered.

Shane Joseph
Redemption in Paradise
by Trafford Publishing (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-07-06)

"THERE ARE NO right or wrong choices. If your choices do not lead to wisdom, you will get other chances. In this life - or in another," says Gunananda, a fifth century sage, somewhere in Sigiriya. This prediction follows a motley collection of tourists arriving in present-day Sri Lanka on a four-day tour. Aggressive Australian journalist Sarah has troubling visions of a past life. She desires John, an idealist from Vancouver writing a thesis on fear. American expatriates Margaret and Robert Keane are embroiled in a love-hate relationship, haunted by the memory of their dead son. Returning emigrant Lionel is anxiously seeking the country he left behind. And burly Jefferson conceals the secret that brought him east, whilst liberally indulging an appetite for prostitutes. Escorting them is hard-drinking Asoka, struggling to survive the hardships of life in the war-torn island. As they step on the tour bus, each traveller unknowingly makes an appointment with ...

Jim Toner
Serendib
by University of Georgia Press (Hardcover)

"I didn't invite him. The idea was all my father's, my seventy-four-year-old father who had never been outside America and who suddenly thought that Sri Lanka, where I was a Peace Corps volunteer, would be a jolly place to visit." When John Toner, a retired Cleveland judge, decided on a whim in April 1990 to spend a month with his son in war-torn Sri Lanka, he was as much a stranger to his seventh - and last - child as he was to the hardships of life in a Third World country. Serendib chronicles the journey that follows as a father and son who have never been alone together live in close quarters, in the poorest of conditions - and replace awkwardness and distance with understanding and love. Along the way are the stories of John learning to eat with his fingers, bathing in a river alongside cows, and trading his wool trousers for a traditional sarong. We witness his coming face-to-face with a Hindu priest in a loincloth and his first encounter with the everyday violence of a ...

Joseph Campbell, Stephen Larsen, Robin Larsen, Antony Van Couvering
Baksheesh and Brahman: Indian Journal 1954-1955 (Campbell, Joseph, Works,)
by HarperCollins Publishers (Hardcover)

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