In this beautiful photo-essay of the land and people of Bhutan, Nepal, and Ladakh, photographer and author Robert Z. Apte offers 144 engaging images, all in color, and elucidates them with his well researched text on the history, geography, culture, religion, and art of each region. This book identifies the important ecological issues being experienced in each of these kingdoms. At a time when these small independent and semi-independent societies are undergoing tumultuous, political changes, these changes are also brought to life in Robert Apte"s excellent book. Three Kingdoms on the Roof of the World is a welcome addition to the literature on the Himalayas.