A single-volume edition of two classics of mountaineering literature: Eric Shipton's "Nanda Devi" and H.W. Tilman's "Ascent of Nanda Devi." Shipton cracked the mystery of how to climb the peak in the early 1930s, and Tilman used Shipton's findings to make the first ascent of Nanda Devi in 1936 (while Shipton was climbing Everest). The two men, friends and frequent climbing partners, wrote a slew of books between them, most available in omnibus editions by the same publisher (EXP13, EXP12).  (HML54, $18.95)