Books tagged: himalayas

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High Road To Tibet - Travels in China, Tibet, Nepal and India    by John Dwyer
Price: $3.99 USD. 50830 words. Published on January 8, 2010. .

Overland adventurer John Dwyer has less than three months to cross China, Tibet, Nepal and India and he has a to-do list: drink snake blood, get smuggled into Tibet, and hike to Mount Everest. Join him on his epic trek from the Great Wall of China to the Taj Mahal and read about Asia's wildest and most fascinating regions.
Carol from the life of Isa Moore    by Isa Moore
Price: $4.95 USD. 53090 words. Published on May 3, 2010. .

Carol is a journey to the Himalayan mountains near the Tibetan boarder in search of power-spots. On the way up,the road goes around cliffs two- thousand feet high for about sixty miles. The Indians say: " The spiritual experience on this Pilgrimage is returning alive."
The I Love Lukla Club    by Brian Lawrenson
Price: $3.99 USD. 10010 words. Published on June 6, 2010. .

Lukla in the Himalayas is one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Follow a group as they dig their way out of a snowbound air strip. Experience a trek to view the high Himalayan peaks and meet the Sherpa people of Nepal.
The Keepers of Himal    by j guevara
Price: $3.99 USD. 115580 words. Published on June 27, 2010. .

The Keepers of Himal is a journey of discovery across Earth's highest mountains to the deepest valley of the soul. By finally deciphering Nature's message, Reid learns the nature of time, our relationship to Orb, and what lies ahead. It is time to take responsibility for our own existence. listen, and then decide.
Mountain Folktales    by Praveen Dabré
Price: $0.99 USD. 8060 words. Published on September 6, 2010. .

Folklore from the world’s highlands. Tales of lives spent in some of the highest spots on the earth, from the Himalayas to the Alps. One in a series of 18 titles on topics that range from Enchantment to Trickery; with Folly, Passion & Vice in between.
Leela’s Gift    by Janet Levine
Price: $9.95 USD. 52450 words. Published on September 10, 2010. .

A luminous inner journey that uncovers highly relevant spiritual teachings including secret teachings of Buddhism and the Enneagram. Meditation and yoga offer practical paths to freedom from the often dispiriting and desperate quality of our contemporary lives. The novel intertwines Leela’s journey with modern philosophy and primal wisdom telling a story as old as the human heart.
Eccentric Explorers    by Michael  Buckley
Price: $7.99 USD. 132990 words. Published on November 2, 2010. .

Eccentric Explorers was Winner of the Biography category at the 2009 Indie Excellence Book Awards, California, USA. In this extensively researched book, the rich culture and history of Tibet are viewed through a rather special lens--through the eyes of ten wild and wacky adventurers, each bent on unlocking the strange riddles and secrets of Tibet.
The Dragon Ticket - A Story    by John Walters
Price: $0.99 USD. 8010 words. Published on December 31, 2010. .

Presented with an extraordinary gift by an alien artifact high in the remote Himalayas, Michelle must learn how to use her new power, as nuclear war plunges the world into chaos.
Travels in the Tibetan World    by Michael  Buckley
Price: $2.99 USD. 108070 words. Published on March 4, 2011. .

Travels in the Tibetan World was winner of a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award for Best Travel Book (2003). Extreme travel author Michael Buckley sets off on a decade-long quest to explore the bizarre Tibetan world. Join him for a remarkable journey--encompassing sacred realms and skulduggery, chats with the Dalai Lama, and rough trips over snowbound passes.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Sadhu    by John Walters
Price: $0.99 USD. 6130 words. Published on May 22, 2011. .

This is an excerpt from the memoir "World Without Pain: The Story of a Search". In the 1970s, as a young writer hungering for experience, Walters journeyed from Sri Lanka through India and into the Himalayas in Nepal. Near-penniless and alone, high in the mountains, he was confronted with a life-changing choice.