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.A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
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by: Eric Newby

January 17, 1975
but wish you could (if you could find good hotels, fresh food, etc). This trip is impossible in today's climate so read it as the armchair explorer -- and be thankful that Newby can describe what must have been unnerving encounters with a humor and flair that make one want to try the voyage anyway! (BTW: been there -- don't try it)
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.With the Kama Sutra Under My Arm: My Madcap Misadventures Across India
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by: Trisha Bernard

August 05, 2008
but wish you could (if you could find good hotels, fresh food, etc). This trip is impossible in today's climate so read it as the armchair explorer -- and be thankful that Newby can describe what must have been unnerving encounters with a humor and flair that make one want to try the voyage anyway! (BTW: been there -- don't try it)
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.Diving Southeast Asia
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by: David Espinosa

March 15, 2003
but wish you could (if you could find good hotels, fresh food, etc). This trip is impossible in today's climate so read it as the armchair explorer -- and be thankful that Newby can describe what must have been unnerving encounters with a humor and flair that make one want to try the voyage anyway! (BTW: been there -- don't try it)
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.Nanda Devi: Exploration and Ascent
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by: Eric Shipton, H. W. Tilman

2000-02
This is truly the most spectacular book I have ever read in my life. There are two parts in the book. The first one "Exploration of Nanda Devi" by Shipton is outstanding. He takes you through the each and every step of their exploration in 1934 which led to discovery of route to Nanda Devi inner sanctuary. Also contains complete histroy of attempts to Nanda Devi and the discovery of route from badrinath to kedarnath. The second part - "Nanda Devi Ascent" is by Tilman - the first one to climb nanda devi in 1936. This part is also good, but he doesn;t seem to have the kind of admiration and love for mountains that shipton shows in his work.

An outstanding book - indeed.
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.Wonders Of The Himalayas
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by: Francis E. Younghusband

1993-08
This is truly the most spectacular book I have ever read in my life. There are two parts in the book. The first one "Exploration of Nanda Devi" by Shipton is outstanding. He takes you through the each and every step of their exploration in 1934 which led to discovery of route to Nanda Devi inner sanctuary. Also contains complete histroy of attempts to Nanda Devi and the discovery of route from badrinath to kedarnath. The second part - "Nanda Devi Ascent" is by Tilman - the first one to climb nanda devi in 1936. This part is also good, but he doesn;t seem to have the kind of admiration and love for mountains that shipton shows in his work.

An outstanding book - indeed.
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.K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain
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by: Charles S. Houston, Robert H. Bates

May 01, 2000
Following the tragic 1986 season on K2, Curran seems magically drawn to this mountain, and succeeds in masterfully recounting the major explorations of the peak and region.

The book spans over a century and half of explorations and expeditions in the region -- from early topographical work by the British survey, to turn of 20-th century expeditions by the Duke of Abruzzi, to the wonderfully described American expeditions by Charles Houston in the 1930s, to the first successful and controversial climb by the Italians in 1954 and finally the major climbs in the 1970s and 1980s!

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.Delhi City Map
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by: Eicher Goodearth Limited

February 28, 2006
Following the tragic 1986 season on K2, Curran seems magically drawn to this mountain, and succeeds in masterfully recounting the major explorations of the peak and region.

The book spans over a century and half of explorations and expeditions in the region -- from early topographical work by the British survey, to turn of 20-th century expeditions by the Duke of Abruzzi, to the wonderfully described American expeditions by Charles Houston in the 1930s, to the first successful and controversial climb by the Italians in 1954 and finally the major climbs in the 1970s and 1980s!

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.Arrian, I, Anabasis of Alexander: Books 1-4
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by: Arrian

January 01, 1976
Following the tragic 1986 season on K2, Curran seems magically drawn to this mountain, and succeeds in masterfully recounting the major explorations of the peak and region.

The book spans over a century and half of explorations and expeditions in the region -- from early topographical work by the British survey, to turn of 20-th century expeditions by the Duke of Abruzzi, to the wonderfully described American expeditions by Charles Houston in the 1930s, to the first successful and controversial climb by the Italians in 1954 and finally the major climbs in the 1970s and 1980s!

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.Lonely Planet Mongolia
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by: Michael Kohn

May 01, 2008
I agree with quite a few of the comments of other reviewers. The LP Mongolia is rather shoddy and sketchy and could definitely be much better.

But is there an alternative ? None of us would have dared to venture outside UB (tourist-speak for Ulaan Baatar) without LP Mongolia. Therein lies its indispensibility !!!
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.Simon Winchester's Calcutta
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by: Simon Winchester, Rupert Winchester

October 15, 2004
I agree with quite a few of the comments of other reviewers. The LP Mongolia is rather shoddy and sketchy and could definitely be much better.

But is there an alternative ? None of us would have dared to venture outside UB (tourist-speak for Ulaan Baatar) without LP Mongolia. Therein lies its indispensibility !!!
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