Painted Mountains: First Ascents in the Indian Himalaya, Paperback - Stephen Venables

Description'The mountains are crystal under the blue sky, as we climb up our untouched peak. This is why we climb.'In this fast-paced, refreshingly...

A rich, original study of the social and bureaucratic life of organic quality that challenges assumptions of what organic means

This book helps you discover the towns that inhabit the Himalayas' rugged lands, its legends and colours, and features information on the culture a...

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'A tour de force of luminous writing.' Mark Cocker, Spectator

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A brilliantly original take on the First World War, tracing the Indian army's journey from a small professional service to a crucial part of the co...

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In early 1790, a young Virginia frontiersman and former medical student travel to the Ohio Country to serve as a scout for the U.S. Army in the Nor...

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Alexandra David-Neel, jurnalista, scriitoare si exploratoare, a fost prima femeie din Europa care a patruns in Lhasa, capitala Tibetului. Personali...

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„Sa calatoresti incontinuu, fara intentia de a ajunge undeva. Ca stil de viata. Sa nu te opresti nicaieri mai mult de o zi, sa saluti lumea din mer...

CARTE CU AUTOGRAFUL AUTORULUI„Sa calatoresti incontinuu, fara intentia de a ajunge undeva. Ca stil de viata. Sa nu te opresti nicaieri mai mult de ...

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DescriptionJan Westerhoff unfolds the story of one of the richest episodes in the history of Indian thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy...

A short, compelling history of Black Britons during the First World War, for readers aged 8 to 12Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen...

Codes hidden for 3, 000 years unveil the origin of the fifteen Songs of Ascents. Mysterious marks in medieval manuscripts disclose the lost temple ...

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Desi nu lipsita de peripetii, aceasta aventura i-a prilejuit experiente spirituale si intilniri cu personaje pe cit de diferite, pe atit de interes...

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