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-PdZYO _SP >Vd LYO _SP 0L]_S by Jamie Zeppa (Travel Narrative). Zeppa’s memoir of her two
years as a teacher in a remote village details her transformation from wide-eyed newcomer to
falling in love with a Bhutanese man.

=LOTZ >SLYR]T 7L by Lisa Napoli (Memoir) Follows a radio journalist as she uproots her life and
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Nepal
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Sijapati (History). Helpful background on the Maoist insurgency that embroiled Nepal’s
government, political parties, police, and army for years.

,]]P^_TYR 2ZO TY 6L_SXLYO` by Samrat Upadhyay (Short Stories). A collection of 9 short stories
chronicling life in Nepal and Kathmandu, written by an ex-patr Nepali now living in the US.

.`^_ZX^ 0_T\`P__P ZQ 9P[LW by Sunil Kumar Jha (Culture). A guide to understanding the
customs and etiquette in traditional Nepalese societies.
1]ZX 2ZOOP^^ _Z 8Z]_LW by Rashmilla Shakya, translated by Scott Berry (Memoir) The fascinating
story of a former Kumari (living goddess). A long-standing tradition in Nepalese society, the
goddess is usually chosen at age 3-5 and serves in her post until puberty, when she is replaced
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so we suggest looking online or looking for the book in Nepal.

High Adventure by Sir Edmund Hillary (Exploration). A classic of 20th-century mountaineering
from the adventurer himself. Originally written after the famous climb, when the details
and the danger were still fresh. Look for the 50th anniversary edition, which includes
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Father’s Soul by Jamling Tenzing Norgay. A touching and thoughtful biography written by
the son of Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa guide who reached the summit of Everest with Sir
Edmund Hillary.

?SP >YZb 7PZ[L]O by Peter Mattiessen (Nature/Travel Narrative). Considered a classic of
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Himalayas in search of one of the world’s most elusive big cats.

?SP >Z`W ZQ _SP =STYZ and -ZYP^ ZQ _SP ?TRP] by Hemanta Mishra (Memoir/Nature). Mishra tells of
his work to save two of Royal Chitwan National Park’s most endangered animals—the Asian
rhino and the tiger.

?SP ATZWP_ >SdYP^^ ZQ ?SPT] 0dP^ by Bavara J. Scott (Travel Narrative). A sudden mid-life crisis
in 1990 prompted high school social studies teacher Scott to leave Portland, Oregon, for a
stint teaching English in Nepal. The brief entries in this diary interweave her experiences in
Nepalese society, including the inferior status of Nepali women.

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