books by Broughton Coburn (himalayan touching himalaya)

books by Broughton Coburn

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Aama.
Broughton Coburn

Frederking u. Thaler, 2000

50 reviews
Broughton Coburn

National Geographic, 2003

Mt Everest: spectacular photography
I bought this book for the photography alone: this is as close as I am ever likely to get to the Himalayas. The photographs are spectacular, and I can see why so many people are challenged to want to make the journey to Base Camp if not further. Appearances can be deceptive: beautiful colour photographs portray a seemingly benevolent picture of Everest which is quite at odds with reality. ...

Aama in America: A Pilgrimage of the Heart

9 reviews
Broughton Coburn

Anchor, 1996

a delightful read
I found this book to be absolutely delightful! Seeing America through Aama's eyes was rather refreshing - how right she was about so many things. We Americans are not as reverent to our Creator as we should be, nor do we give Him thanks for all He has given us. And how refreshing to see a human being enjoy things with utter and thankful delight, without reserve, cynicism or skepticism! ...

Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest

33 reviews
Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Broughton Coburn

Thorndike Press, 2001

A Sherpa Man Finds his Spiritual and Family Roots
This book was absorbing emotionally and stimulating intellectually. It is the only book about the 1996 Mount Everest disaster written by a Sherpa, the indigenous people who work as porters and guides for commercial expeditions. I have read about five of the books written after the disaster, and wondered about the Sherpa point of view as there was surprisingly little mention of them. The other ...

Nepali Aama: Life Lessons of a Himalayan Woman
Broughton Coburn

Adarsh Books, 2000

Nepali Aam is a delightful photo-journey into the life of a woman remarkable for her strength, humor and deep-rooted wisdom. Her given name was Vishnu Maya Gurung, but her relatives and villagers call her Aama (mother). She speaks with a salty candor about her everyday world - farming, brewing herbs to fend off unfriendly spirits and trekking for weeks on pilgrimage to 12,000 feet in the Himalayas. Includes several beautiful photographs.

Triumph on Everest: A Photobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary
Broughton Coburn

National Geographic Children's Books, 2003

Foreword by Mingma Norbu Sherpa Released in paperback just in time for the 50th anniversary of Hillary's history-making climb, this exciting photobiography celebrates the extraordinary life of the New Zealand farm boy who in May 1953 became the first person known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. With climbing partner Tenzing Norgay, the iron-willed Hillary crossed deadly icefalls, clawed his way up vertical walls, and persevered ...

Himalaya melting: glacial lakes pose a new peril as ice turns to water.(GLOBAL WARMING ALERT): An article ...
Broughton Coburn

Thomson Gale, 2007

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Touching My Father's Soul

1 review
Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Broughton Coburn

Ebury Press, 2002

Sensitive and Informative
I resonated to this book. Jamling Tenzing Norgay is a son of the famous Sherpa climber Tenzing Norgay, who together with Sir Edmund Hillary became, in 1953, the first men to reach the summit of Everest. Some of you may have read Jon Krakauer's book "Into Thin Air", about the ill-fated Spring 1996 climbing season on Everest. Jamling follows in his father's footsteps and finds himself high ...