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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $74, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXNPL47)		  
Annapurna, A Trekker's Guide  •  Kev Reynolds
GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • COMING IN OCTOBER
Seen from the lakeside town of Pokhara in central Nepal, a tremendous wall of snow and ice-capped mountains dominates the northern Horizon; the Annapurna Himal. With no less than twelve 7000m (23,000ft) summits rising above a foreground of intricately terraced foothills, this is one of the most beautiful and ethnically diverse landscapes on earth. Around this impressive block goes the classic Annapurna Circuit -- without question, one of the great walks of the world. Into the heart of the mountains leads a trail to the Annapurna Sanctuary. (NPL29, $22.95)		   Annapurna, A Trekker's Guide
Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude  •  Stephen Bezruchka
REFERENCE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
A pocket reference to both preventing and the treatment of altitude sickness. Bezruchka, a mountaineer and M.D. includes case studies, a section of frequently asked questions, and simple methods of diagnosis and treatment when things go wrong. Travelers to high altitudes will devour this little book, dedicated "To all those who have died of altitude sickness." (REF02, $8.95)		   Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude
The Snow Leopard  •  Peter Matthiessen
EXPLORATION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES • FAVORITE
The most perceptive, acutely observed and personal of all his books, Matthiessen's account of a five-week journey through Nepal with George Schaller combines their quest for the magnificent cat with a moving introduction to Buddhism and the people and culture of the Himalayas. (NPL03, $16.00)		   The Snow Leopard
Annapurna, The Epic Account of a Himalayan Conquest and its Harrowing Aftermath  •  Maurice Herzog
EXPLORATION •  2010 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES • FAVORITE
This new edition of Maurice Herzog's classic, with a new forward by Conrad Anker, is published in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Annapurna on June 3, 2010. Expedition leader Herzog dictated this masterful account of the first-ever ascent of an 8,000-meter peak and extraordinary rescue from his hospital bed in Paris. The American Women's Himalayan Expedition, led by Arlene Blum, became the first American team to summit this 10th highest mountain in 1978, and no team repeated Herzog's feat until 1970. Now 101 years old, Herzog, who was French Minister of Youth and Sport in the 1960s and the former mayor of Chamonix, recovered nicely! (HML07, $16.95)		   Annapurna, The Epic Account of a Himalayan Conquest and its Harrowing Aftermath
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, $13.95)		   Nepal Map



Also Recommended

Annapurna Map  •  Nelles    •  A map of the Annapurna hiking region at scale of 1:100,000 with major features, color shading and contour lines. (NPL32, $17.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Nepal  •  Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, practical guide to Nepal. (NPL28, $25.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet Nepali Phrasebook  •  Mary-Jo O'Rourke   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A palm-sized guide to pronunciation, grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (NPL62, $8.99)
 		  
Shangri-la: A Practical Guide to the Himalayan Dream  •  Michael Buckley   • GUIDEBOOK • NEW  •  With marvelous chapters on James Hilton's book and the many meanings and myths surrounding Shangri-La, Buckley's practical guide covers the contenders for this mythical Himalayan paradise in Southwest China, Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. With many maps and color photographs. (HML84, $25.99)
 		  
Trekking Nepal, A Traveler's Guide  •  Stephen Bezruchka   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A respected guide covering route planning, 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, $29.95)
 		  
Walking  •  Henry David Thoreau   • REFERENCE  •  Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)
 		  
Buddha  •  Karen Armstrong   • RELIGION  •  A concise, thought-provoking biography of the Buddha in the Penguin Lives series, written by one of the foremost experts on world religions. (REL09, $14.00)
 		  
Essential Tibetan Buddhism  •  Robert Thurman   • RELIGION  •  The foremost Western scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, Thurman has chosen well from that tradition's sacred literature and helpfully includes suggested further reading, explanatory notes and a directory of sacred sites. (TBT15, $14.99)
 		  
Himalaya, Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge, and Hope on the Roof of the World  •  Broughton Coburn  •  Richard C. Blum  •  Erica Stone   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A beautifully photographed overview of the geology, history and people of the Himalayas. (HML78, $35.00)
 		  
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, $29.95)
 		  
The Violet Shyness of Their Eyes  •  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)
 		  
Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya  •  Jamaica Kincaid   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An atmospheric account of celebrated writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid's journey to Nepal and the Himalayas with a small team of botanists. (HML62, $10.95)
 		  
Annapurna, A Woman's Place  •  Arlene Blum   • EXPLORATION  •  This account of the historic 1978 climb celebrates the first American ascent of Annapurna by a team of 13 women. The climbers were also, notably, the first women to scale any of the world's 8,000 meter-peaks. (HML30, $19.95)
 		  
Buddha's Orphans  •  Samrat Upadhyay   • LITERATURE  •  This novel by Samrat Upadhyay (Arresting God in Kathmandu) sets Nepal's political upheaval as a backdrop to the love story of Raja, an orphan boy, and Nilu, a daughter of privilege. Their story transports readers across generations and explores family connections. (NPL71, $26.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Himalayan Voices, An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature  •  Michael Hutt   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of 20th-century Nepali poetry and short fiction, much of it translated into English for the first time. This anthology offers insight into Nepal's literary traditions, society and culture. (HML35, $28.95)
 		  
In the Land of No Right Angles  •  Daphne Beal   • LITERATURE  •  Beal evokes the grit of Kathmandu and the emotional intricacies of trying to do good in the world in this tale of a young American student abroad, an older expat and a young village woman whose life they change forever. (NPL60, $13.95)
 		  
Wild India, The Wildlife of India and Nepal  •  Guy Mountefort  •  Gerald Cubitt   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An informative introduction to the natural history of the region in a handsome oversize volume. With hundreds of extraordinary photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Himalayas, the Indo-Ganges Plain and the Deccan. (IDA02, $29.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas  •  Bikram Grewal   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket guide to 250 birds found from the foothills up to high elevations ranging from the Hindu Kush and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayas. With brief descriptive information, maps and 260 full-color illustrations. (HML31, $15.95)
 		  
 
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