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Spectrum Guide to Nepal
Camerapix
GUIDEBOOK
2000
PAPER
364 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the country, its people, history and geography, featuring excellent maps and 200 color photographs.
(NPL27, $22.95) |
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The Snow Leopard
Peter Matthiessen
EXPLORATION
2008
PAPER
368 PAGES
FAVORITE
A vivid memoir of a five-week journey through Nepal with George Schaller in search of the magnificent leopard. As perceptive, wonderful and acutely descriptive as any of Matthiessen's writing.
(NPL03, $15.00) |
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Himalaya
Eric Valli
EXPLORATION
2001
DVD
Filmed entirely in the Dolpo region using local villagers, this tale set in remote Nepal features fine performances against a breathtaking backdrop. The narration is in French and the film in Nepali and Tibetan with English subtitles. Valli has lived in Nepal since 1983 and made several documentaries there.
(NPL55, $29.95) |
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High Frontiers, Dolpo and the Changing World of Himalayan Pastoralists
Kenneth Michael Bauer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2004
PAPER
336 PAGES
Bauer's ethnography of the people of Dolpo, covers the history and environment of this isolated region, their culture, ways of life and transformation in the 20th century in scholarly, straightforward detail. Bauer conducted field research in Nepal between 1995 and 2002 and is the founder of DROKPA (meaning "nomad" in Tibetan), a nonprofit organization that provides development assistance to pastoralists in the Himalayas and Central Asia.
(NPL57, $45.00) |
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Nepal Map
Nelles
2008
MAP
A convenient double-sided map of Nepal, Sikkim and parts of neighboring Bhutan and West Bengal at a scale of 1:500,000, with detailed physical relief, sites of interest, including Patan and Pokhara, and insets of Kathmandu City and Kathmandu Valley. Two Sides. 20x40 inches.
(NPL01, $10.95) |
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Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude
Stephen Bezruchka
REFERENCE
This useful reference book provides essential information concerning the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness.
(REF02, $8.95) |
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Trekking in Nepal, A Traveler's Guide
Sir Edmund Hillary
Stephen Bezruchka
GUIDEBOOK
A respected guide covering, in detail, route planning for trekkers, national parks, health, where to go and what to do in Nepal. With an overview of the geography, history, religion and culture of the region.
(NPL10, $16.95) |
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Himalaya
Eric Valli
Anne de Sales
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A handsome collection of breathtaking photographs of the landscape and people of the Himalayas.
(HML64, $50.00) |
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Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
John Powers
RELIGION
A comprehensive study of the history and philosophy behind Tibetan Buddhism, suitable for the general reader.
(TBT40, $22.95) |
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Life and Death on Mt. Everest, Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
Sherry B. Ortner
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A vividly written, scholarly study of the relationship between the Sherpas and the mountaineers who come to "conquer" the Himalayas.
(TBT33, $28.95) |
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Religions of Tibet in Practice
Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
RELIGION
A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual.
(TBT16, $26.95) |
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The Violet Shyness of Their Eyes, Notes from Nepal
Barbara J. Scot
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A heartfelt portrait of the Nepalese people and culture, resulting from the author's year teaching in Nepal. An excellent memoirist, Scot combines personal observation, thoughtful commentary and warmth.
(HML14, $16.95) |
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A Naturalist and Other Beasts, Tales from a Life in the Field
George B. Schaller
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
In this absorbing memoir the eminent zoologist writes with authority and affection of his many field expeditions over a long career in conservation, including his time among the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, snow leopards in Nepal and his groundbreaking work on giant pandas in Sichuan.
(NAT119, $24.95) |
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Himalayan Hermitess, The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun
Kurtis Schaeffer
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The clearly translated account of the life of Orgyan Chokyi (1675-1729), who spent her life in Dolpo, with notes and an overview of Himalayan religious traditions.
(NPL56, $30.00) |
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Sacred Landsacpe and Pilgrimage in Tibet, In Search of the Lost Kingdom of Bon
Gesha Gelek Jinpa
Charles Ramble
V. Carroll Dunham
Thomas L. Kelly
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The inspiring account of a historic pilgrimage from Nepal to Mount Kailas by a young Bon monk and his American travel companions, as stunningly recorded by photographer Thomas Kelly. Includes 160 color illusrtations and DVD.
(TBT112, $65.00) |
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Travelers' Tales Nepal
Rajendra Khadka
ANTHOLOGY
This anthology of travel writing on Nepal features mostly modern stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jan Morris and other great writers, local and foreign.
(NPL16, $17.95) |
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Escape from Kathmandu
Kim Stanley Robinson
LITERATURE
The four interconnected stories in this laugh-out-loud novel include the (mis)adventures of two young Americans with a Yeti, international espionage, mountain climbing of the highest sort and a quest for Shangri-La.
(NPL41, $18.99) |
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal
B. Grewal
FIELD GUIDE
A slim pocket guide to 252 of the most conspicuous birds of India and Nepal.
(IDA46, $15.95) |
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Birds of Nepal
Richard Grimmett
Carol Inskipp
Tim Inskipp
FIELD GUIDE
Covering all 760 species of birds occurring in Nepal, this book features 110 color plates. Text and illustrations are integrated on facing pages for easy reference in the field.
(NPL40, $35.00) |
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