The saga of one man�s epic struggle to survive during the tumultuous early years of the 13th century as two powerful and aristocratic families�one Russian, one Mongol�are inexorably drawn into bloody conflict, fated to play opposing sides in the creation of the largest empire of the medieval age. Cr
The Snow Leopard
- Book ID
- 126185684
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 986 KB
- Category
- Standards
- ISBN
- 1101663189
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes. This is a radiant and deeply moving account of a "true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart."
✦ Subjects
Путешествия и география
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