Staying Healthy When You Travel
What the traveler needs is an inexpensive, easy-to-use, convenient health guide. This book is it. Small enough to fit in a pocket on your pack, it's so cheap you can afford an extra copy as a gift for your doctor. Best of all, this paperback covers nearly everything you need to know to prevent or treat—at least initially—90% of the diseases you are apt to encounter on a trip through South and Central America.
The South American Explorer
Himalayan Heist
This book took to me a land I’ve never visited and brought it to life with exotic place names, animal names and descriptions, fabulous bird calls, and I was on the edge of my seat as they tackled challenge after challenge
Harville
Himalayan Hostages
This is a great read for pre-teens (or anyone young at heart) interested in Nepal, wildlife, or simply adventure! From run-ins with poachers and bears in the jungles of Bardiya, to struggling to survive in a mountain cave, to canoeing down the Karnali River, James and Alex (the protagonists) seem to find adventures wherever they go.
As an American journalist who grew up in Nepal myself, I loved the details in this book about wildlife, Nepali cultures, and politics / social problems. The book deals with a terrible time in Nepal's history - the Maoist civil war, when many ordinary people were stuck in the crossfire between rebels and the state security forces - without simplifying complex issues too much. The book's protagonists view the world from a unique vantage point as "Third Culture Kids." Wilson-Howarth, the author, shows her fondness for Nepal and Nepali people, and also demonstrates her lively imagination and story-telling ability!
Peter Gill