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The sky beneath us / by Valpy, Fiona,author.;
1927. Violet Mackenzie-Grant is embarking on her dream of studying at the Edinburgh School of Gardening for Women. She doesn't yet know that it's a journey that will take her to Kathmandu and beyond, deep into captivating landscapes and cultures that are worlds away from everything and everyone she's left behind in Scotland. 2020. Daisy Laverock has dreamed of retracing the footsteps of her great-great-aunt Violet ever since discovering her long-lost journals, whose accounts of plant hunting in the 1930s inspired Daisy's own career. Divorced, and facing an empty nest, Daisy decides to embark on the trip of a lifetime. She arrives in Nepal, ready to start trekking in the shadow of Everest. But fate, and the pandemic, have other plans. Stranded and alone, Daisy must fall back on the kindness of strangers, taking inspiration from Violet's determination and resilience to keep going in the darkest of times. As she gradually pieces together the fragments of Violet's story and uncovers long-held secrets, can Daisy finally reveal a path forward to her own future?
Subjects: Novels.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Secrecy; Women travelers;
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Into the silence : the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest / by Davis, Wade.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Mallory, George, 1886-1924.; Mountaineering expeditions; Mountaineers; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2011., Knopf Canada,
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The moth and the mountain : a true story of love, war and Everest / by Caesar, Ed,author.;
From New Yorker writer Ed Caesar, 'The Moth and the Mountain' is a sweeping true story about one man's attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own soul through an audacious adventure: flying his biplane five thousand miles across the world and attempting to become the first person to summit Mt. Everest.
Subjects: Biographies.; Wilson, Maurice, 1898-1934.; Mountaineers; Air pilots; Mountaineering;
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Tintin in Tibet / by Herge,1907-1983;
Tintin searches the mountains of Nepal and Tibet for his friend, victim of an airplane crash.
Subjects: Tintin (Fictitious character); Friendship; Graphic novels;
© 2002, c1962., Egmont,
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In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage / by Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia,author.;
"When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent-the restricted oxygen at altitude, the vast expanse of emptiness around her, the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains, the nearness of death-woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. "The Mother of the World," as it's known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her, their strength and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, gratitude for the strong women in our lives, and faith in our own resilience"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.; Hispanic Americans; Mountaineers; Women in technology;
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Sunlight on the snow leopard / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Ford, AG.;
The magic tree house is back with a message from Morgan le Fay telling Jack and Annie to seek out "The Gray Ghost" and listen to her story, and immediately they are whisked away to Nepal where they meet Tenzin, a climber who has recently lost his family, and who takes them up the mountain to meet a snow leopard and renew himself.LSC
Subjects: Grief; Magic; Quests (Expeditions); Snow leopard; Space and time; Tree houses;
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World's greatest natural icons. [videorecording] / by Bluett, Mike,television director.; Houston, Toni,screenwriter.; McAllum, Peter,1946-narrator.; Nine Network,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Wildbear Entertainment,production company.;
Narrator, Peter McAllum.Our planet has been shaped by powerful elemental forces, of earth, fire, ice, water, and wind. Over millions of years, they have given rise to natural icons of immense grandeur and variety. Mount Everest, Jordan's Dead Sea, Rotorua's boiling mud pools, Indonesia's archipelago, Sossusvlei's dunes, the Northern Lights, the Rockies, the Amazon, Antarctica, and more. Throughout six episodes, we travel worldwide, exploring. The icons are as different as the forces that created them, from exploding volcanoes to phosphorescent reefs, from snaking rivers to infinite ice sheets, from burning deserts to abyssal fjords. In turn, these natural wonders shape the evolution of all life.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Auroras.; Earth sciences.; Geology.; Landforms.;
For private home use only.
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We measure the earth with our bodies : a novel / by Lama, Tsering Yangzom,author.;
"A compelling and profound debut novel about a Tibetan family's journey through exile. In the wake of China's 1959 invasion of Tibet, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal. They survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas, but their parents did not. As Lhamo--haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle--tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel, whose uncle brings with him an ancient statue of the Nameless Saint--a relic known to vanish and reappear in times of need. Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is living with Lhamo's daughter, Dolma, in Toronto. While Tenkyi works as a cleaner and struggles with traumatic memories, Dolma vies for a place as a scholar of Tibet Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector's vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams. Breathtaking in its scope and powerful in its intimacy, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this novel provides a nuanced, moving portrait of the little-known world of Tibetan exiles"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Exiles; Life change events; Refugees; Relics; Sisters; Tibetans; Women, Tibetan;
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Solstice : around the world on the longest, shortest day / by Breach, Jen.; Masunouchi, Asako.; Merchán, Christina.; Gray-Barnett, Daniel.; Salem, Gaby.; Wright, Gordy.; Hansen, Jannicke,1992-; Demirağ, Mavisu.; Kabwe, Musonda.; Adani, Nabila,1991-; Lan, Qu.; Saïdi, Sakina.; Fagborun, Tinuke.; Nembang, Ubahang.; Mineker, Vivian.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Antarctica -- Argentina -- Australia -- South Africa -- Ecuador -- Indonesia -- Nigeria -- Nepal -- Morocco -- China -- Turkey -- United States of America -- United Kingdom -- Norway."Explore the daily lives of children around the world through through the lens of a single, special day in June, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere. The rising and setting of the Sun is one of the few truly common experiences in our diverse world. This book places that shared experience at the heart of its global story. Every year, during the June solstice, the Earth tilts towards the Sun, creating either the longest or shortest day of the year. Across the world, people celebrate this day in different ways, from bonfires and banquets to firework festivals and ancient rituals. In this book, you will celebrate the solstice alongside 14 fictional characters from 14 real places around the world. You will be transported to Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Ecuador, Indonesia, Nigeria, Nepal, Morocco, China, Turkey, America, the United Kingdom, and Norway. Each account is both a personal story and an informative narrative, full of cultural insight, geographical information, and words from each native language. Meanwhile, specially commissioned artwork, by illustrators from each place, bring familiarity and warmth to every page. The solstice is both a symbol of global unity and a celebration of cultural diversity. Here, this unique event takes center stage in a fascinating account of children's lives around the world. Glossary and index included."--
Subjects: Summer solstice; Winter solstice;
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Wild things, wild places : adventurous tales of wildlife and conservation on planet Earth / by Alexander, Jane,1939-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Wildlife conservation.;
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