Chomolungma Sings the Blues: Travels Round Everest

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Constable, 1997 - 226 pages
Combining travel writing with an insight of the social and environmental problems caused by climbers, Douglas examines a region that is struggling to develop and change. It is the story of resourceful and cultured people finding a balance between the new and the old, who rely on the work Everest provides.

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Gloria in excelsis
3
Tripping with Kafka and the tsampaeaters II
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All Englishmen cannot be gentlemen
37
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