Title Wild World – All Eyes on Nature Author Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Title Twentieth Century Impressions Of Ceylon Author Arnold Wright About the Book First Published 1907, Re-print of the original edition. Very difficult to find This large commemorative book on the island nation of Sri Lanka is a veritable mine of information on a wide variety of aspects of this country. Contained within its 916 pages are […]
Title Treasury of Gardening Author(s) Wayne Ambler, Carol Landa Christensen, Larry Hodgson, Peter Loewer, Ted Marston About the Book A beautiful book, coffee table sized. Pictures and gardening information on an encyclopedic number of plants with color photos throughout. This book gives advice on how to design your entire landscape, information and illustrations detailing specific […]
About the Book Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo, a book that described to Europeans the then mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth […]
Title The Encyclopedia of the Sri Lankan Diaspora Author Peter Reeves About the Book Well over a million people of Sri Lankan origin live outside South Asia. The Encyclopedia of the Sri Lanka Diaspora is the first comprehensive study of the lives, culture, beliefs and attitudes of immigrants and refugees from this island. The Encyclopedia […]
Title The Community – A historical account of the Mudaliyar class Goyigama Family Combine Author Mevan Pieris About the Book The book is a historical account of the Mudaliyar class Goyigama Family Combine, which several previous writers have written to say were a powerful Community that wielded much power and influence during Dutch and British […]
Title The Architectural Heritage of Sri Lanka Author Davis Robson Illustrator C. Anjalendran Photographer Dominic Sansoni About the Book Over the past two decades Anjalendran has established himself as one of Sri Lanka’s leading architects. Born into a family of Jaffna Tamils and a student of the prolific and influential Geoffrey Bawa, Anjalendran’s buildings are […]
Title Symphony of Serendib by Eric Joseph Author Erich Joseph About the Book Symphony of Serendib is Erich Josephs debut collection of wildlife photography. A passionate wildlife photographer since 2011, Erich has travelled far and wide in Sri Lanka to witness and capture the beauty of Sri Lanka. The photo journal consists of over 200 […]
Title Sri Pada – Peak Heritage of Sri Lanka Author Sarala Fernando
Title Sri Lankan Freshwater Fishes Author(s) Madura de Silva About the Book This photograph-driven book lists 92 species of freshwater fish in Sri Lanka, of which 50 are endemic. In addition, 23 estuarine fish and 27 exotic fish are also present in all their bright hued glory. To photograph these fish, the authors have traveled […]
