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Peter Matthiessen went in search of the elusive and beautiful snow leopard and returned with one of the most celebrated accounts in our time of the bonds between man and nature. He went with the filed biologist George Schaller from Kathmandu to the remote Crystal Mountain, high in the Himalayas by the way of Annapurna. But for Peter Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, what began as an expedition became a true pilgrimage of the heart, a profoundly moving exploration of the spirit. The patient work of an inspired naturalist and a spirited journey beyond the reach of the twentieth century combine to make The Snow Leopard a book of exceptional riches.

I bought & read this slightly battered copy while I was travelling in Kathmandu/Nepal in the 90s. Now it is time to pass it on to someone upon whose wishlist it appears.

Sent to VeganMedusa, April 2011 Southern Crosser.

Oh wow, a book with history! Thank you so much cats!