India Books and Travel Guides


Culture Shock!: India
Like all books in the series, this book is a must-have for anyone living abroad. We suggest this book to every ex-patriate coming to India.
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Dos and Don'ts in India: The Traveler's Guide to Culture
Topics covered include Greetings; Eating, Drinking and Entertaining; Tipping; Gift Giving; Dress; and Conversation Topics. There are tips for e-mail, telephone, and written communications, and meeting etiquette.
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Fodor's Exploring India
With stunning photos, historical and cultural essays, detailed itineraries, and full-color maps, this eye-catching guide leads readers on a captivating trip on and off the beaten path throughout India.
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Footprint India Handbook 2000
The India Handbook is a thoroughly well-researched and detailed guide. The most informative guide on the market, it provides invaluable information which is useful to both the short and long-term visitor to India, particularly by the inclusion of accurate large and small scale maps. It is also strong and compact.
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Lonely Planet India
India promises travel on a grand scale: colorful, exciting, at times exasperating, but never dull. This bestselling and indispensable guide is revered for its practical information on the complexities of travel in India, exquisitely detailed maps, good-value listings for all budgets, and essential advice on Indian culture, solo travel, language, and bargaining color. 200 maps.
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India by Rail
This book has been prepared specially to help travellers use the Indian Railway system and use it efficiently. I think people who are thinking about making a trip to India and who would use the country's vast railway network for travel would find this book eminently useful. Apart from useful information which could actually save you lots of trouble, you'll find snippets of trivia and also learn a bit about the history of the railways here.
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Insight Guides Calcutta
This is a excellent guide to Calcutta. There is a lot of information about art, culture, history, also travel tips. The photographs are stunning. There are some good maps. It presents a positive but honest view of a complex and fascinating city. It's beautifully designed.
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Knopf Guide India : Rajasthan : Jaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Mount Abu Kota, Bharaatpur
Visit the "land of princes" with its great desert forts and palaces bearing traces of India's royal heritage. See the pink sandstone city of Jaipur and the water palaces at Udaipur. 1,000 full-color illustrations.
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Lonely Planet Sacred India
Sacred India is a close-focus view of spirituality in India with a very God-is-in-the-details approach. Lonely Planet tackles a bafflingly large subject with admirable grace in this loosely structured, accessibly sized coffee-table book.
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Passport India : Your Pocket Guide to Indian Business, Customs & Etiquette
Passport India will help you: Avoid cultural faux pas Learn about India's values and beliefs Understand the reasons behind the actions Develop an effective negotiating style Don't leave without your passport!
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Snakes and Ladders : Glimpses of Modern India
In this personally charged work of reflection and reminiscence, readers are guided through India's multi-hued mosaic. A high profile writer, Mehta gives a loving but unflinching assessment of India today--entertaining, informative and wholly personal.
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Traveler's India Companion
A practical companion to guide the tourist through this challenging and compelling country, vividly describing the essence of India-not only its magnificent cultural heritage but also the vitality, color, and humor of the Indian people.
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