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A Girl in the Himalayas

Author : David Jesus Vignolli
Publisher : Boom! Studios
ISBN 13 : 1613988680
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book A Girl in the Himalayas written by David Jesus Vignolli and published by Boom! Studios. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the peaks and valleys of the Himalaya Mountains lies a magical sanctuary. Protected from the chaos of man, it is home to immortal beings and mystical creatures. When Vijaya, a young human, is brought into the sanctuary for her protection, some immortals fear her presence may lead to their ruin. But as mankind draws ever closer to the sanctuary’s border, Vijaya will have to prove that there is more to being human than the violence her new family fears beyond their borders. David Jesus Vignolli’s debut graphic novel A Girl in the Himalayas explores the astonishing potential of the human spirit.

Himalaya

Author : Richard C. Blum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780792261926
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Himalaya written by Richard C. Blum and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both a magnificent celebration and a call for compassion, Himalaya is a panorama of the unique history and uncertain future of the world's highest region and its colorful inhabitants. The awesome beauty of these lofty peaks, including Everest, Kanchenjunga, and Annapurna, is brought to life by gifted photographers like Steve McCurry, Art Wolfe, and many more, while such notable contributors as Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, and over two dozen others share vivid personal tales of Himalayan life, recount their efforts to encourage hope and opportunity, and emphasize the urgent need to preserve the vibrant variety of these ancient landscapes and cultures as they face the mixed blessings of the modern world. The book begins by introducing the region: its astonishing biodiversity, its mountaineering history, its rich ethnic heritage, and the interplay between two major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. Himalaya addresses challenges to these mountainous domains: political turmoil, population growth, touristic demands, and ecological stresses. Finally, a compelling conclusion comes in the stories of doctors, conservationists, environmentalists, and volunteers of every kind, whose efforts provide a global model for practical results and lasting relief, still respecting, honoring, and protecting the magic of a place unlike any other on Earth.

Love and Honor in the Himalayas

Author : Ernestine McHugh
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812202767
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Love and Honor in the Himalayas written by Ernestine McHugh and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American anthropologist Ernestine McHugh arrived in the foothills of the Annapurna mountains in Nepal, and, surrounded by terraced fields, rushing streams, and rocky paths, she began one of several sojourns among the Gurung people whose ramro hawa-pani (good wind and water) not only describes the enduring bounty of their land but also reflects the climate of goodwill they seek to sustain in their community. It was in their steep Himalayan villages that McHugh came to know another culture, witnessing and learning the Buddhist appreciation for equanimity in moments of precious joy and inevitable sorrow. Love and Honor in the Himalayas is McHugh's gripping ethnographic memoir based on research among the Gurungs conducted over a span of fourteen years. As she chronicles the events of her fieldwork, she also tells a story that admits feeling and involvement, writing of the people who housed her in the terms in which they cast their relationship with her, that of family. Welcomed to call her host Ama and become a daughter in the household, McHugh engaged in a strong network of kin and friendship. She intimately describes, with a sure sense of comedy and pathos, the family's diverse experiences of life and loss, self and personhood, hope, knowledge, and affection. In mundane as well as dramatic rituals, the Gurungs ever emphasize the importance of love and honor in everyday life, regardless of circumstances, in all human relationships. Such was the lesson learned by McHugh, who arrived a young woman facing her own hardships and came to understand—and experience—the power of their ways of being. While it attends to a particular place and its inhabitants, Love and Honor in the Himalayas is, above all, about human possibility, about what people make of their lives. Through the compelling force of her narrative, McHugh lets her emotionally open fieldwork reveal insight into the privilege of joining a community and a culture. It is an invitation to sustain grace and kindness in the face of adversity, cultivate harmony and mutual support, and cherish life fully.

Living Stones of the Himalayas

Author : Thomas Hale
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 9780310385110
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (851 download)

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Download or read book Living Stones of the Himalayas written by Thomas Hale and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1970, the team of Thomas Hale and his wife, Cynthia, have struggled to serve God as medical doctors in the remote storybook kingdom of Nepal. In the process they have experienced both the hardships and the blessings of bringing Western medicine to people who distrust -- even fear -- ideas differing from their own. In the same process, by their selfless love and caring, they have gained the affection and trust of their Nepali patients and neighbors. In this true story, the faith and humility of doctors Tom and Cynthia Hale are matched by the beguiling personality and character of the Nepalese people, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers who share much in common with the poor of all developing countries. Living Stones of the Himalayas, like its predecessors Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees and On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain, is a graphic portrait of the human condition and the growing pains of the unique and intriguing land of Nepal with its astonishing beauty that exists side by side with: - faith and superstition - sickness and death - ancient traditions and twentieth-century innovations - courage and joie de vivre Living Stones of the Himalayas is a fascinating account of everyday and sometimes incredible experiences mingled with humor, understanding, and love for humanity. Reading it will transport you to one of the most enchanting lands away -- first class.

The Hidden Himalayas

Author : V. Carroll Dunham
Publisher : Abbeville Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789207227
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Himalayas written by V. Carroll Dunham and published by Abbeville Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two young Americans take us to Humla, an ancient territory at the edge of Nepal where no Westerner has ever lived before. In breathtaking photographs and evocative prose, Thomas Kelly and Carroll Dunham capture Humla's limitless vistas and disclose intimate details of the lives of its extraordinary people: yak herders, caravan drivers, shamans, and brides who are shared among brothers. Here is a land of eternally snow-capped mountains and sweeping valleys. A land as eerie and forbidding as the landscape of some distant moon, its people all but forgotten by the rest of the world. Their lives are a struggle -- the alpine soil metes out sustenance grudgingly, and long winters threaten to banish the warmth of life forever. Yet these lives yield untold riches. As if the splendid isolation and sheer altitude of the hidden Himalayas bring them closer to the gods, the peopleof this land are possessed of a spirituality few Westerners will ever know. Kelly's extraordinary photographs are accompanied by Dunham's evocative and lyrical account of life as the people of Humla conceive it: a cycle of fall, winter, spring, and summer. In a world made easy, accessible, and all too familiar by supersonic travel, television, and communication at the click of a mouse, here is an enlightening glimpse into the lives of a virtually untouched people.

Hidden in the Himalayas

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780989128025
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Hidden in the Himalayas written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's picture book

Sorceress of the Himalayas

Author : Ketaki Shriram
Publisher : Crystallius Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 0615198406
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book Sorceress of the Himalayas written by Ketaki Shriram and published by Crystallius Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1800. After her village is torched by agents of an evil Force, a cryptic note from her guardian sends young Tien Ming, a girl of mixed race, on a perilous quest for a spellbook that will give the holder immense power, wealth, and immortality! Accompanying her are two magical creatures--a shapeshifting owl and golden snow leopard--each with their own reasons for possessing the book. Through a myriad of unexpected twists and turns, Tien shows her bravery and strength of character. Thwarted by supernatural evil forces, ghosts, a human villain, and heart-wrenching betrayals, Tien journeys on, finding hope, redemption, and unlikely friendship by voyage's end.

It's Only the Himalayas

Author : S. Bedford
Publisher : Brindle and Glass
ISBN 13 : 1927366488
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book It's Only the Himalayas written by S. Bedford and published by Brindle and Glass. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A laugh-out-loud travel memoir that reveals backpacking’s awkward side. Sue, a disenchanted waitress, embarks upon a year-long quest around the world with her friend, Sara—who’s exasperatingly perfect. Expecting a whimsical jaunt of self-discovery, Sue instead encounters an absurd series of misadventures that render her embarrassed, terrified, and queasy (and in a lot of trouble with Philippine Airlines). Whether she’s fleeing from ravenous lions, dancing amid smoking skulls, trekking Annapurna underprepared, or (accidentally) drugging an Englishman, Sue’s quick-witted, self-deprecating narrative might just inspire you to take your own chaotic adventure.

Horses Like Lightning

Author : Sienna Craig
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861718747
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Horses Like Lightning written by Sienna Craig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender account - by turns cultural exploration and memoir of a young woman's firsthand experience of change and continuity in one of the worlds most remote regions, through the lens of the horse and "horse culture." At nineteen, Sienna Craig made her first venture deep into Mustang, an ethnically Tibetan area of Nepal, in the rainshadow of the Himalayas. As an equestrian and a buddhing anthropologist, she sought not only to understand what it was like to rely on horses to navigate through the windswept valleys and plains of High Asia, but also to grasp how horses lent meaning to the lives of the Mustangi people. Through living and working with local Tibetan doctors, veterinarians, and other horse experts, as well as the deep friendships she formed, Sienna began to understand the region's history, and the way life in Mustang was being transformed in the face of temendous social, political, and economic shifts. She learned much about herself and her life's course through her year in Mustang - a place that came to feel, for all its foreignness, like home.

Yak Girl

Author : Dorje Dolma
Publisher : Sentient+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1591812895
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Yak Girl written by Dorje Dolma and published by Sentient+ORM. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unusual memoir of a spirited girl in the remote region of Nepal described in Peter Matthieson’s The Snow Leopard vividly portrays life in her primitive mountain village in the 80s, her struggles in bewildering Kathmandu, and her journey to America to receive life-saving surgery. An inspiring story of an indomitable spirit conquering all obstacles, a tale of a girl with a disability on her way to becoming a dynamic woman in a new world.

Himalayas

Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Himalayas written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents and describes 187 Hindu and Buddhist artworks of the Himalayas from the sixth through the nineteenth centuries; geographically themed essays; and translations and interpretations of several Nepali, Kashmiri, and Tibetan inscriptions.

Save the Himalayas

Author : Rima Fujita
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935548096
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Save the Himalayas written by Rima Fujita and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a magical journey through the Himalayas on the back of a crane, a brother, sister, and baby snow leopard learn the importance of our precious environment. While on a mission to find the lost leopard's home, Zompa, Gonpo, and Norbu learn responsibility for the world around them. Written in Tibetan, English, and Japanese, this tale is decorated with vibrant, lush artwork that celebrates the Tibetan landscape.

Tales from the Himalayas

Author : Priyanka Pradhan
Publisher : Rupa Publication
ISBN 13 : 9789390356706
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Himalayas written by Priyanka Pradhan and published by Rupa Publication. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning writer Priyanka Pradhan takes you on a journey into the Himalayas through its stories. You'll find tales of snow leopards and mountain ghouls, bagpiping girls and itchy herbs, and stories even as old as 500 years! See the beautiful state of Uttarakhand, resplendent in its colourful customs and traditional costumes, taste the sweet-sour wild berries, feel the chilly autumn wind on your skin and smell the musky pine forests, in seventeen stories. Welcome to the mountains.

Art of the Himalayas

Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Art of the Himalayas written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A millennium of paintings, textiles, metal sculptures, ritual objects; aesthetic, religious contexts.

One Woman in the Himalayas

Author : Tracy Pawelski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735943510
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book One Woman in the Himalayas written by Tracy Pawelski and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Himalayas

Author : Alain Chenevière
Publisher : Vilo Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9782719104934
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Himalayas written by Alain Chenevière and published by Vilo Publishing. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the Himalayas are treated as a whole: geography, geology, zoology, botany, ethnology and history as well as cultures, religions and art of the region.

Himalaya

Author : Kamal Bawa
Publisher : Felis Creations Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781615845125
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Himalaya written by Kamal Bawa and published by Felis Creations Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2013 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eastern Himalaya -- land of Gods, of ancient mountain kingdoms, of icy peaks and alpine meadows -- is like no other place on Earth. The life and landscapes of the region are as diverse, spectacular, and fragile as the mountains themselves. Even today, these mountains hold many mysteries: unnamed species, primeval cultures, and the promise of magical cures to heal all of humanity. This book takes us on a journey of biocultural discovery -- from the great canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo and the Siang Gorge in the east to the Kali Ganda ki Gorge in the west. Along the way, the book demonstrates, in breathtaking imagery and words, why the preservation of this heritage is so important -- not just for us, but for the future of all life on Earth.