Lost Cities of China, Central Asia & India
David Hatcher Childress

Like a real life "Indiana Jones," maverick archaeologist David Childress takes the reader on an incredible adventure across some of the world's oldest and most remote countries in search of lost cities and ancient mysteries. Discover ancient cities in the Gobi Desert; hear fantastic tales of lost continents, vanished civilizations and secret societies bent on ruling the world. Visit forgotten monasteries in forbidding snow-capped mountains with strange tunnels to mysterious subterranean cities! A unique combination of far-out exploration and practical travel advice; it will astound and delight the experienced traveler or the armchair voyager.

Table of Contents

1. At the Doorstep of Central Asia:
    Tales From the Seventh Gate
2. Kathmandu, Nepal:
    The Bowl of Buddha
3. Trekking In Nepal:
    Hidden Valley & the Lost Kingdom
    of Mustang
4. Crossing the Himalayas:
    Call of the Yeti
5. Northern India:
    Krishna and the Taj Mahal
6. Kabul to Central Afghanistan:
    Smugglers of the Khyber Pass
7. Balkh to Eastern Afghanistan:
    Thus Spoke Zarathustra
8. The Caspian to Tehran:
    A Jihad Sweeps Iran
9. Tabriz into Asia Minor:
    Mount Ararat & the Cult of
    Assassins
10. Bombay and Western India:
     Gurus & Lost Cities
11. Rajastan to Southern India:
      Firewalkers of the Great Indian
      Desert

12. Southern India North to Orrissa:
      Shiva Dancing to the Juggernaut
13. Central Pakistan:
      The Seven Rishi Cities of the
      Rama Empire
14. Northern Pakistan:
      Caravans Through the Karakoram
      to Hunza
15. Kashmir & Western Tibet:
      At the Lost Tomb of Jesus
16. Zanskar & Central Tibet:
      In Search of the Great White
      Brotherhood
17. Chinese Central Asia:
      Silk Road Across the Gobi Desert
18. Mongolia and Northern China:
      Sojourn to the Tomb of Ghengis
      Khan
19. Peking to Xian:
      Tales From the Forbidden City
20. Southern China to Hong Kong:
      Taoist Pilgrim in the Jaws of the
      Dragon

Footnotes and Bibliography

415 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, Paperback, Illustrated

Price - $14.95