Tigers Of The Snow

Author : Jonathan Neale
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312266233
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tigers of the Snow written by Jonathan Neale and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-06-29 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After spending almost a year in Nepal and India, Neale presents the true story of tragedy and survival on one of the world's most dangerous mountains and illuminates the gripping history of the Sherpa. 16-page photo insert.

Author : Peter Matthiessen
Publisher : Harvill Secker
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tigers in the Snow written by Peter Matthiessen and published by Harvill Secker. This book was released on 2000 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tiger is an endangered species. There are now only a few thousand tigers surviving in Asia in their natural habitat. The largest of the species, the Siberian tiger, is now confined almost entirely to the thinly-populated Russian Far East where it is increasingly under threat from intensified poaching and the destruction of its habitat. Peter Matthiessen, in addition to being a distinguished novelist, has written classic accounts of his observation of wildlife around the world and his study of the Siberian tiger displays his deep knowledge of, and feeling for, the natural world. He tells the story of the tiger's origin and evolution and describes its role in the mythology and culture of the peoples amongst whom it lived and by whom it was hunted. His illuminating text is accompanied by Maurice Hornocker's magnificent photographs of this fabulous animal.

Author : Vincanne Adams
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400851777
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tigers of the Snow and Other Virtual Sherpas written by Vincanne Adams and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherpas are portrayed by Westerners as heroic mountain guides, or "tigers of the snow," as Buddhist adepts, and as a people in touch with intimate ways of life that seem no longer available in the Western world. In this book, Vincanne Adams explores how attempts to characterize an "authentic" Sherpa are complicated by Western fascination with Sherpas and by the Sherpas' desires to live up to Western portrayals of them. Noting that diplomatic aides at world summit meetings go by the name "Sherpa," as do a van in the U.K. built for rough terrain and a software product from Silicon Valley, Adams examines the "authenticating" effects of this mobile signifier on a community of Himalayan Sherpas who live at the base of Mount Everest, Nepal, and its "deauthenticating" effects on anthropological representation. This book speaks not only to anthropologists concerned with ethnographic portrayals of Otherness but also to those working in cultural studies who are concerned with ethnographically grounded analyses of representations. Throughout Adams illustrates how one might undertake an ethnography of transnationally produced subjects by using the notion of "virtual" identities. In a manner informed by both Buddhism and shamanism, virtual Sherpas are always both real and distilled reflections of the desires that produce them.

Author : Desmond Bagley
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008211280
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Snow Tiger written by Desmond Bagley and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in New Zealand.

Author : Lisa J. Amstutz
Publisher : LernerClassroom
ISBN 13 : 1512456136
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tigers on the Hunt written by Lisa J. Amstutz and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With their unmistakable stripes, tigers are hard to miss! They are also fearsome predators. Learn how tigers hunt, why they are so skilled at catching prey, and how they thrive in their habitat.

Author : Claire O'Neal
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
ISBN 13 : 1545749779
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Threat to the Bengal Tiger written by Claire O'Neal and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the 1900s, hundreds of thousands of wild tigers roamed Southeast Asia. Their beauty, fierceness, and intelligence inspired fear and awe in their human neighbors. These peoples gave the tiger starring roles in folktales and mythology. Human fascination with tigers continues. Unfortunately, the tiger may not survive in the wild much longer. Researchers estimate that fewer than 2,500 tigers remain in their natural habitat. As the human population explodes in Southeast Asia, the wild tiger population pays the price. Can the wild tiger be saved by its only natural enemy, people?

Author : Ruth Owen
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1617721581
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tiger Cubs written by Ruth Owen and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how tiger cubs learn all about hunting and living on their own.

Author : Lisa Owings
Publisher : Bellwether Media
ISBN 13 : 1612116450
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tiger Attack written by Lisa Owings and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tigers retract their claws but never their fury. Surprise them when they are eating or sleeping, and you'll likely become the meal and be put to sleep permanently! When it comes to the orange and black beast that is the tiger, it's best to show respect by keeping your distance. You sure don't want to be part of an attack story like those described in this book.

Author : Glen A. Sorestad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tigers of the snow : eighteen Canadian stories. [2] : [Teacher's guide] written by Glen A. Sorestad and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Meish Goldish
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1936087286
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Siberian Tiger written by Meish Goldish and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the behavior, physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of Siberian tigers.