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The Snow Leopard (Classic, Nature, Penguin)

When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes. This is a radiant and deeply moving account of a "true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart."

Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer's epic account of the... (more)

The Inheritance of Loss

by Kiran Desai

Published to extraordinary acclaim, The Inheritance of Loss heralds Kiran Desai as one of our most insightful novelists. She illuminates the pain of exile and the ambiguities of postcolonialism with a tapestry of colorful characters: an embittered old judge; Sai, his sixteen-year-old orphaned granddaughter; a chatty cook; and the cook’s son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one miserable New York restaurant to... (more)

Arresting God in Kathmandu

by Samrat Upadhyay

From the first Nepali author writing in English to be published in the West, Arresting God in Kathmandu brilliantly explores the nature of desire and spirituality in a changing society. With the assurance and unsentimental wisdom of a long-established writer, Upadhyay records the echoes of modernization throughout love and family. Here are husbands and wives bound together by arranged marriages but sometimes... (more)

The Guru of Love: A Novel

by Samrat Upadhyay

From the acclaimed author of Arresting God in Kathmandu, The Guru of Love is the engrossing story of a fevered love triangle set in contemporary Nepal. Ramchandra, a quiet math teacher, reluctantly enters into an adulterous relationship, and soon his double lives disastrously converge. When Goma, his wife by arranged marriage, learns of his affair, she demands that his mistress move into their small quarters.... (more)

Himalaya

by Michael Palin

Michael Palin's travel books have repeatedly topped the bestseller lists. In this book he is back at his adventurous best tie-ing in with a major BBC TV series. The book/series will travel through many countries little known to the West, providing opportunities for Palinesque adventures to please the large and loyal audience who followed 80 Days, Pole to Pole and Full Circle.

Nepali Aama: Life Lessons of a Himalayan Woman

Nepali Aama: Life Lessons of a Himalayan Woman

by Broughton Coburn

An enchanting portrait of an inimitable Himalayan woman in her seventies whose life and wisdom illustrate the strength and resilience of the human spirit. In 1973 Broughton Coburn lived and taught school in a subsistence farming village on the edge of Nepal's Himalayan mountains. It was there that he met and developed a unique friendship with a septuagenarian native widow named Vishnu Maya Gurung, fondly... (more)

Reader's Digest Natural Wonders Of The WorldReader's Digest Association

Reader's Digest Natural Wonders Of The World

by Reader's Digest Association

Video Night in Kathmandu

by Pico Iyer

Mohawk haircuts in Bali. Yuppies in Hong Kong. In Bombay, not one but five Rambo rip-offs, complete with music and dancing. And in the People's Republic of China, a restaurant that serves dishes called "A Legitimate Beef" and "Ike and Tuna Turner." These are some of the images -- comic, poignant, unsettling -- that Iyer brings back from the Far East. The Time writer approaches his subject with a camera-sharp... (more)

The Royal Ghosts: Stories

by Samrat Upadhyay

With emotional precision and narrative subtlety, The Royal Ghosts features characters trying to reconcile their true desires with the forces at work in Nepali society. Against the backdrop of the violent Maoist insurgencies that have claimed thousands of lives, these characters struggle with their duties to their aging parents, an oppressive caste system, and the complexities of arranged marriage. In the end, they... (more)

Nepal Map

Folded road and travel map. Scale 1:800,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from major roads to tracks (four-wheel drive). Legend includes paths/trek routes, high altitude paths, railways, national parks, wildlife reserves, forts, palaces/buildings of interest, museums, buddhist temples, hindu temples, mosques, gardens, caves, viewpoints, hotels, park lodges, tented camps/campsites, airports/landing strips. Includes... (more)

Trekking in Ladakh, 3rd: India Trekking Guides

Trekking in Ladakh, 3rd: India Trekking Guides

by Charlie Loram, Jim Manthorpe

The spectacular natural landscape of giant mountains, wild deserts and deep gorges, combined with a thriving Tibetan-Buddhist culture makes Ladakh ("Little Tibet") one of the most fascinating destinations in the Himalaya. Trekking in Ladakh is the fully revised third edition of Charlie Loram's practical guide to low impact trekking in this high altitude region of northwest India. For this new edition,... (more)

Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya (Directions)

Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya (Directions)

by Jamaica Kincaid

"This account of a walk I took while gathering the seeds of flowering plants in the foothills of the Himalayas has its origins in my love of the garden¨my love of feeling isolated, of imagining myself all alone in the world and everything unfamiliar, or the familiar being strange, my love of being afraid but at the same time not letting my fear stand in the way." So begins Jamaica Kincaid's adventure into the... (more)

BELOW ANOTHER SKY: A MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE IN SEARCH OF A LOST FATHER

BELOW ANOTHER SKY: A MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE IN SEARCH OF A LOST FATHER

by Rick Ridgeway

Combining gripping adventure writing with intimate memoir, Rick Ridgeway takes readers to the mysterious mountain domain of Tibet and into the remote corners of his past. In what Tim Cahill called the "most intensely personal" of his books, Ridgeway recounts the extraordinary journey he takes with Asia Wright, the daughter of his friend Jonathan, who was killed during an expedition with Ridgeway in a terrifying... (more)

Annapurna

by Maurice Herzog, Nea Morin, Janet Adam Smith, e Shipton

In 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog and other members of the French Alpine Club had resolved to try. Their goal was a 26,493-foot Himalayan peak called Annapurna. But unlike other climbs, which draw on the experience of prior reconnaissance, the routes up Annapurna had never been analyzed before. Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using sketchy, crude... (more)

Guide du Routard : Nepal - Tibet, édition 2003/2004

Guide du Routard : Nepal - Tibet, édition 2003/2004

Gurz de AmorSamrat Upadhyay

Gurz de Amor

by Samrat Upadhyay

Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya

by David Zurick, Julsun Pacheco

The Himalaya inspire the notion of Shangri-la and are world renowned for their exquisite mountain scenery and the ancient cultures that tenaciously inhabit this harsh and sublime landscape. Home to all fourteen of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest, and some of its deepest gorges, the region is a trove of biological and cultural diversity. A sweeping overview of the geography, economics,... (more)

Nepal culture shift!: Reinventing culture in the Himalayan kingdomMadhu Raman Acharya

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A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

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