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Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya

Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya


by Jamaica Kincaid

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

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)

Everest, Expedition to the Ultimate


by Reinhold Messner | Audrey Salkeld

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In 1978, Messner and Peter Habler climbed Everest without using supplemental oxygen. This is Messner's frank account of their very difficult -- but ultimately successful -- climb. (HML49, $24.95)

Everest, The Mountaineers Anthology IV

Everest, The Mountaineers Anthology IV


by Peter Potterfield

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A collection of eyewitness accounts. (NPL49, $16.95)

First Ascent

First Ascent


by Stephen Venables

  • REFERENCE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

First-hand accounts and archival photographs document ascents over the last 200 years (EXP69, $45.00)

Glacier Ice

Glacier Ice


by Austin Post | Edward R. LaChapelle

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 145 PAGES

A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)

High Crimes, The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

High Crimes, The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed


by Michael Kodas

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES

Journalist Kodas set out to climb Everest in 2004, looking for adventure and finding instead a criminal underworld devoted to preying on naïve climbers. His expose is both a warning and a fascinating and harrowing look at greed, backstabbing and neglect for human life on the path to Everest's peak. (NPL65, $24.95)

Himalaya


by Eric Valli | Anne de Sales

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 432 PAGES

A handsome collection of breathtaking photographs of the landscape and people of the Himalayas. (HML64, $50.00)

Himalayan Quest, Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants


by Ed Viesturs

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A photographic chronicle of the first American to scale all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters without the use of supplemental oxygen. (HML63, $21.95)

Mountain Madness, Scott Fischer, Mount Everest & a Life Lived on High

Mountain Madness, Scott Fischer, Mount Everest & a Life Lived on High


by Robert Birkby

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A vivid, candid biography of mountaineer Scott Fischer, who died on Mt. Everest in 1996, written by one of Fischer's close friends. (NPL64, $16.95)

Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills

Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills


by The Mountaineers

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 592 PAGES

It's all here in this 50th anniversary edition of the essential mountaineering handbook, covering everything from choosing equipment and tying knots to basic rappelling techniques and planning an expedition. With more than half-a-million copies sold, this is the all-time bestselling mountaineering and climbing title. (GEN267, $39.95)

South Asia

South Asia


by Sumit Ganguly

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. (IDA308, $21.00)

Tales of Mountaineering


by Stefano Ardito

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

An oversize photographic history of the great ascents and climbers in 20th-century mountaineering. (EXP51, $35.00)

The Wheel of Life, The Autobiography of a Western Buddhist


by John Blofeld

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

Blofeld's ( (1913-1987) enchanting account of Buddhist worlds now largely vanished, including his life and travels in China, Tibet, Mongolia, India and Burma. (HML76, $30.00)

A Woman's Asia

A Woman's Asia


by Marybeth Bond

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. (ASA49, $17.95)

 

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