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These 4 items are available for $62, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXNPL45)

Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya  •  Joseph Bindloss  •  Bradley Mayhew GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 436 PAGES This classic guide, now in its eighth edition, is great for both practical trail information and general information on the region. Armington has lived in Nepal for over 25 years, and his experience shows in his suggestions for preparation and his coverage of Nepalese culture. (NPL23, $22.99)
The Violet Shyness of Their Eyes  •  Barbara J. Scot CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES 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 in this deceptively simple book. With black-and-white photographs, orientation maps and glossary. This revised edition includes an April 2004 epilogue by the author. (HML14, $16.95)
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)
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)

Khumbu Trekking Map  •  Trails Illustrated    •  This National Geographic map of Sargmatha National Park and Everest (1:125,000) includes 100-meter contour lines, index, a city map of Kathmandu and overview map of Nepal. (NPL47, $16.99)
Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude  •  Stephen Bezruchka   • REFERENCE  •  Bezruchka, a mountaineer and M.D., includes case studies, frequently asked questions and simple methods of diagnosis and treatment in this indispensable pocket guide. (REF02, $8.95)
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)
Spectrum Guide to Nepal  •  Camerapix   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to the country, its people, history, culture and geography, featuring excellent maps and 200 color photographs. (NPL27, $22.95)
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, $19.95)
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)
Sherpas, Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal  •  James Fisher   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A detailed study of the change that mountaineering brought to Sherpa society. (NPL13, $26.95)
Annapurna, The Epic Account of a Himalayan Conquest and its Harrowing Aftermath  •  Maurice Herzog   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  This classic account of the first ascent of an 8,000-meter peak -- and their extraordinary rescue -- was dictated by expedition leader Herzog from his hospital bed in Paris. (HML07, $16.95)
Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster  •  Jon Krakauer   • EXPLORATION  •  In this bestseller, climber and journalist Krakauer reconstructs a minute-by-minute account of what went wrong on the great mountain in 1996. (HML13, $15.00)
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, $26.95)
Arresting God in Kathmandu  •  Samrat Upadhyay   • LITERATURE  •  This collection of stories explores the nature of desire and spirituality in modern Nepali society. (NPL61, $14.95)
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)
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)
Mountains Painted With Turmeric  •  Lil Bahadur Chettri   • LITERATURE  •  Originally published in 1958, this slim novel beloved by the Nepalese offers readers a rare window onto the daily work, society and personalities of village life in far eastern Nepal. (NPL58, $27.50)
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)
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)
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  •  B. 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)