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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.

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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.

The Snow Leopard 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.

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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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