Download or read book Glimpses of Tibet Nepal and the Himalayan Mountains written by Percy Thomas Etherton and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In the Himalayas written by Jeremy Bernstein and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1989 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of a New Yorker writer's profile of these mysterious lands.

Download or read book In the Shadow of the Himalayas written by Kurt Meyer and published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurt Meyer is a Fellow Emeritus of the American Institute of Architects. Meyer first travelled to the Himalayas in the 1970s, with his wife Pamela Deuel Meyer; they lived in Nepal for a decade where they researched the life of John Claude White as well as the art and culture of the artistic Tharu people of Nepal.

Download or read book Intimate Glimpses of Mysterious Tibet and Neighbouring Countries written by G. E. O. Knight and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1992 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Author Was The Leader Of The British Expedition To Tibet In 1922-23

Download or read book Glimpses from Nepal Tibet written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Among the Himalayas written by Laurence A. Waddell and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The soaring peaks of the greatest mountain range on Earth have long drawn visitors from around the globe, and one of the most famous of the 19th century was British adventurer and scholar Laurence Waddell, who spent most of a decade and a half exploring the nations that cling to the sides of the mighty mountains, learning the ways of their peoples, and sharing his experiences with Western readers. Here, in this 1899 classic of Himalayan travel, Waddell introduces us to the challenges of traveling in the region, takes us on visits to Nepalese and Tibetan tea gardens, journeys to monasteries, palaces, and temples, and much more. Beautiful photos and drawings complement Waddell's exciting and gripping tales-he offers some of the first "evidence" for the mysterious creatures known as "yeti," for instance-and make this an essential work for anyone drawn to the dangerous beauty of the Himalayas. British archaeologist and Orientalist LAURENCE AUSTINE WADDELL (1854-1938) also wrote The Buddhism of Tibet or Lamaism (1894) and Lhasa and Its Mysteries (1905).

Download or read book Western Himalaya and Tibet written by Thomas Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Land of Pure Vision written by David Zurick and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landscapes of Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan are filled with holy places. Some are of natural origin -- summits, rivers and lakes, caves, or forest sanctuaries. Others are consecrated by religious practice -- shrines, temples, monasteries, or burial grounds. The holy sites of the Himalaya unite faith and geography to produce some of the most sublime places on Earth. In Land of Pure Vision, David Zurick draws from his thirty-five years of experience as a geographer, photographer, and explorer of the Himalaya, combining scholarship and art to capture divine landscapes undergoing profound change. The stunning photographs featured in this volume cover the full geographical reach of the region, from the high plateaus of the western Himalaya to the rugged gorges of Tibet's eastern borderlands, from the icy summits of the north to the subtropical southern foothills. Some sites exist in isolation, with intact natural environments and cultural monuments. Others display the tension between the ancient, sacred character of a place and the indifferent course of the modern world. Land of Pure Vision explores how the religious practices of Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, and shamanism interweave holy sites into a cohesive landscape of transcendent beauty and inspiration. It portrays a world of mystery, magic, and beauty, where the human spirit is in synchronicity with natural forces. Beyond elegy, this beautifully illustrated book is a visual ethnography of people and place.

Download or read book The Himalayas a Journey to Nepal written by Takehide Kazami and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1969 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Mountain in Tibet written by Charles Allen and published by Deutsch. This book was released on 1982 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Charles Allen's search for the legendary mountain at the centre of the world culminating in his discovery of the West Tibetan mountain, Kailas.

Download or read book Rhythms of a Himalayan Village written by Hugh R. Downs and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Balcony in Nepal written by Sally Wendkos Olds and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After trekking in Nepal, Sally Wendkos Olds and Margaret Roche both fell in love with this mountainous Himalayan country and her people. They returned four times between 1993 and 1998 and spent time in Badel, a remote hill village without electricity, telephone or roads. They helped to established a library there, and on each visit Olds, a writer, and Roche, an artist, were welcomed enthusiastically as our relatives . Each time they came to Badel, they returned home with questions about their own lives. Here, in words and pictures, is their story of the Badel villagers and their fast-disappearing ancient way of life.

Download or read book Himalayan Journals Complete written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Himalayan Journals — Complete' is a travelog by Joseph Dalton Hooker, a British botanist and explorer of the 19th century. For twenty years, he served as the director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, and was Charles Darwin's closest friend. In this book, Hooker documents his travels through India, including Sunderbunds, Burdwan, Soorujkoond, Benares, Patna, Seetakoond, and Bhaugulpore, among others. He writes about the geology, vegetation, and natural history of each region, detailing his encounters with various animals, such as tigers, alligators, and tortoises, as well as native tribes, including the Lepchas, Limboos, and Magras. Hooker's descriptions of the landscape, flora, and fauna of the Himalayan region are vivid and insightful, making this book an exciting read for anyone interested in botany, travel, and natural history.

Download or read book Himalayan Tibet Ladakh written by Adolph Reeve Heber and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Glimpses of Nepal written by Naresh Chandra Sangal and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Himalayan Pilgrimage written by David Snellgrove and published by . This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of the author s travel through the remote Dolpo region of the Himalayas, and the insights he recorded on Tibetan religion and culture.

Download or read book Circling the Sacred Mountain written by Robert A. F. Thurman and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicling the inner as well as the outer journey, an influential author offers his personal view of his spiritual adventure amid the breathtaking vistas of the Himalayas.