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Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. It is an account of his twomonth search for the snow leopard with naturalist george schaller in the dolpo region on the tibetan plateau in the himalayas. Peter matthiessen may 22, 1927 april 5, 2014 was an american novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and cia officer. Its rich with sensory detail capturing the sights, tastes, smells, sounds and textures of the authors journey as well as his observations and feelings along the way.
The snow leopard penguin classics pdf book library. Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter matthiessen books online. Matthiessen again made impassioned calls for the protection of wildlife in the birds of heaven 2001, which details a journey across multiple continents in search of cranes, and tigers in the snow 2002, which chronicles the plight of the siberian tiger. Snow leopard by peter matthiessen is a nonfiction book detailing the authors trip into the himalayas to search for the elusive and mystical mountain cat known as the snow leopard.
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