White Mountain by Robert Twigger
A sweeping biography of the Himalayas by the acclaimed author ofAngry WhitePyjamas.
This is an enchanting book that readers will not be able to put down, and when they are finished they will ask why it wasn't longerWill be of great interest to those looking for books on travel, history, and culture of the Himalayas, India, and the region. Highly recommended. -- Library Journal (starred)
A sprawling, panoramic chronicle of history and adventure. A colorful, entertaining journey with a voluble guide. -- Kirkus Reviews
Robert Twigger, a British poet and adventurer, explores the Himalayas from all angles-spiritual, geologic, political, and historical. The result is a sprawling 480-page exposition of the world's greatest mountain range. -- Outside
On a quest to understand the geographic and cultural significance of the Himalayas, British author and adventurer Twigger weaves the stories of mountaineers and mystics, Buddhists and biologists, with an account of his own trek across the legendary mountain range. -- Publishers Weekly
A sprawling, panoramic chronicle of history and adventure. A colorful, entertaining journey with a voluble guide. -- Kirkus Reviews
Robert Twigger, a British poet and adventurer, explores the Himalayas from all angles-spiritual, geologic, political, and historical. The result is a sprawling 480-page exposition of the world's greatest mountain range. -- Outside
On a quest to understand the geographic and cultural significance of the Himalayas, British author and adventurer Twigger weaves the stories of mountaineers and mystics, Buddhists and biologists, with an account of his own trek across the legendary mountain range. -- Publishers Weekly
Robert Twigger is a British author, poet and adventurer. He attended Oxford University and has been awarded the Newdigate Prize for poetry, the Somerset Maugham Award for Literature and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. He led the expedition that was the first to cross the Great Sand Sea of the Egyptian Sahara solely on foot, and another that was the first to cross Western Canada in a birchbark canoe since 1793. He is the author of nine books, both fiction and non-fiction. Visit him at www.roberttwigger.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9781681775357 |
| ISBN 10 | 1681775352 |
| Title | White Mountain |
| Author | Robert Twigger |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pegasus Books |
| Year published | 2017-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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