An edition of The Snow Leopard (1978)

The snow leopard

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An edition of The Snow Leopard (1978)

The snow leopard

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"In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest{u2014} to find the Lama of Shey at the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. As the climb proceeds, Matthiessen charts his inner path as well as his outer one, with a deepening Buddhist understanding of reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty."--Publisher information.

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Penguin books
Language
English
Pages
368

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Subjects

Description and travel Biologists American Authors Natural history Biography Natural history -- Himalaya Mountains. Journeys Nd index Natural history, asia Authors, biography Himalaya mountains, description and travel Travel Himalayan Wildlife Buddhism Sherpas Tibetan Culture Asia, history Snow leopard Authors, american

People

Peter Matthiessen

Places

Himalaya Mountains United States Tibet Nepal

Times

1951- 20th century 1974

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The snow leopard
2008, Penguin books
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The snow leopard
1998, Vintage
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The snow leopard
1996, Penguin Books
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The Snow Leopard
November 2, 1996, The Harvill Press
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The snow leopard
1989, Collins Harvill
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The snow leopard
1987, Penguin Books
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The Snow Leopard
September 1, 1981, Bantam
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The snow leopard
1980, Pan
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The Snow leopard
1979, Bantam Books, Bantam Doubleday Dell
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Edition Notes

Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1978. With a new introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Series
Penguin classics
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
915.496
Library of Congress
QH193.H5 M37 2008, QH193.H5M37 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
368

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL19906921M
ISBN 13
9780143105510
LCCN
2008027857
OCLC/WorldCat
223803197
LibraryThing
106849
Goodreads
3305872

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL471446W

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Work Description

This lovely book (1978) describes a two month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region of Nepal. The book combines the search for the snow leopard with a search for inner meaning (Zen Buddism)

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