The Snow Leopard (Penguin Classics)

Name: The Snow Leopard (Penguin Classics)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (2139 reviews)
Author: Peter Matthiessen

by Peter Matthiessen

4.4 (2,139)

4.4 stars from 2,139 reviews. Top 79% of book books we track.

338 pages~5.6 hr readPublished by Bantam Doubleday DellPublished 1978-01-01

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In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and seek out the rare snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, undertook the journey as both a naturalist expedition and a spiritual quest to find the Lama of Shey at an ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. As the climb progresses, Matthiessen documents both his external journey through the Himalayas and his internal spiritual path, exploring Buddhist perspectives on reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by travel writer and novelist Pico Iyer. Winner of the National Book Award.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 87% off peak. Price has dropped 25 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 92 days. Typically stays discounted for 15 days.

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Currently 4.4★ from 2,139 reviews

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