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A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF PILGRIMS BOOK HOUSE...........AUGUST 1999
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| Himalayan Echoes Phillip Sturgeon with Judith Forrestal Known as the "Oldest Old Man of Trekking," Philip Sturgeon discloses an intriguing account of his most adventerous trek through the mysterious, remote Inner Dolpo, the lost kingdom of Shangri-La. Whether you are a trekker or an armchair traveller, a senior or an adolescent, you will find this adventure captivating and thrilling. Book Faith India, 81-7303-087-5 Price: US$ 7.75 Air Mail : US$ 9.25 CLICK HERE
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| Nepal Himalaya H.W. Tilman Tucked into this incredibly wonderful book of travel and climbing is the veteran author-traveler-climber, the lover of men and all kinds of solitudes. Book Faith India, 81-7303-107-X Price: US$ 6.50 Air Mail : US$ 7.00 CLICK HERE
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| Thirty Years
In Pokhara Dorothy Mierow Here is the story of Pokhara's period of greatest development and change by an American Peace Corps Volunteer who came in the early 60's and fell in love with Pokhara. Pilgrims Book House, 81-7303-075-8 Price: US$ 17.50 Air Mail : US$ 7.00 CLICK HERE
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| Oracles and Demons
of Tibet Rene De Nebesky - Wojkowitz This book, a reprint of a long out-of-print study, sheds fascinating insights on the occult secrets of Tibetan mysticism. It details the classification, appearance, and attributes of the Tibetan protective deities. Book Faith India, 81-7303-039-1 Price: US$ 18.00 Air Mail : US$ 17.00 CLICK HERE
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| Mustang A Lost
Tibetan Kingdom Michel Peissel Mustang lies on 'the rooftop of the world' north of Nepal and surrounded on three sides by Chinese-held Tibet; foreigners were forbidden to enter its territory and virtually nothing was known about its people and their civilization until Michel Peissel obtained permission to make a long stay there. (Hardback) Book Faith India, 81-7303-002-2 Price: US$ 13.50 Air Mail : US$ 10.50 CLICK HERE
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| Tantric Healing
in the Kathmandu Valley Angela Dietrich A comparative study of hindu and buddhist spiritual healing traditions in urban nepalese society, the book encompasses a full catalogue of methods and materials employed by kathmandu valley healers, while including a survey of those frequenting a healer's practice, the complaints they suffer from and the kind of treatment received. Book Faith India, 81-7303-177-0 Price: $US 8.50 Airmail : $US 7.00 CLICK HERE
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| Everest the Hard
Way Chris Bonington When Chris Bonington and his team set out in August 1975 to climb the South West Face of Everest, they were attempting the ultimate challenge of mountaineering-to conquer the steepest and highest face in the world.Drawing on first-hand accounts of his fellow climbers, Chris Bonington vividly portrays the tensions, emotions and, on one occasion, bitter personal tradegy behind the most spectacular ascent in the history of climbing. Book Faith India, 81-7303-073-1 Price: $US 9.00 Air Mail: US$ 5.60 CLICK HERE
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| Bending Bamboo,
Changing Winds Eva Kipp Nepali women tell their life stories. From these stories of nepalese women one can learn what the women think about the different aspects of their lives and the changes that are taking place. In compiling this book, women have been chosen from the varied ethnic groups and castes found in nepal and further selections were made according to their specific lifestyles and activities. Book Faith India, 81-7303-037-5 Price: $US16.50 Airmail: $US 8.50 CLICK HERE
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| The Land of the
Sherpas Ella Maillart The book is about the farthest corner of Nepal inhabited by the cheerful and lovable Sherpas who are known for their Himalayan climbing expedition. The book offers a glimpse of what is known as 'the immensity of Asia'. Book Faith India, 81-7303-103-7 Price: US$ 4.50 Airmail: US$ 3.50 CLICK HERE
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| The Simple Way
of Lao Tsze Lao Tsze The teachings of lao tsze, though so ancient, are still quiet new, and even modern. In them are solutions to almost all the principal problems of the present day. The wonderful freshness of the ideas propounded by the old philosopher is a striking testimony that they are founded on unchanging truth. Book Faith India, 81-7303-176-2 Price: $US 2.50 Airmail: $US 2.80 CLICK HERE
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