A Selection of Books on Nepal
This list is brief and certainly not exhaustive but covers an eclectic selection of books on Nepal by a mixture of foreign and local authors or editors. The list is in no particular order and contains novels, guides, history and technical works. Some books on the list are out of print but are often available in bookstores in Thamel and Pokhara. Some are in Col. Jimmy’s Library.
- Nepal , Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya& Nepali phrasebook Lonely Planet editions.
- Nepal : The Kingdom in the Himalayas Toni Hagen.
- Festivals of Nepal Mary M Anderson.
- People of Nepal Dor Bahadur Bista.
- Fatalism & Development: Nepal ’s Struggle for Modernization Dor Bahadur Bista.
- Nepal Insight Guides Ed Lisa Choegyal.
- Annapurna Circuit: Himalayan Journey Andrew Stevenson.
- Caravans of the Himalaya Eric Valli & Diane Summers.
- Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom Michel Peissel.
- Tiger for Breakfast Michel Peissel.
- Vignettes of Nepal Harka Bahadur Gurung.
- Travels in Nepal Charlie Pye-Smith.
- Nepali Aama: Life Lessons of a Himalayan Woman Broughton Coburn.
- Aama in America : A Pilgrimage of the Heart Broughton Coburn.
- Modern Nepal : A Political History 1769-1955 Rishikesh Shaha.
- Imperial Warriors: Britain and the Gurkhas Tony Gould.
- Forget Kathmandu : An Elegy for Democracy Manjushree Thapa.
- Patan Museum : The Transformation of a Royal Palace in Nepal , Götz Hagmüller.
- Butterflies of Nepal Colin Smith.
- Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya Jamaica Kincaid.
- The Face of the Tiger Charles McDougal.
- Birds of Nepal Robert Fleming Sr, Robert Fleming Jr, Lain Bangdel.
- Birds of Nepal Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp.
- Trees and Shrubs of Nepal and the Himalayas Adrian & Jimmie Storrs.
- Flowers of the Himalaya Oleg Polunin & Adam Stainton.
- Himalayan Flowers & Trees Dorothy Mierow & Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha.
- Wake of the White Tiger Tr Greta Rana.
- Prithivi Narayan Shah in the light of Diviya Upadesh Tr Fr Ludwig Stiller SJ
- The Throne of Stone Col. J.P. Cross
- The Crown of Renown Col. J.P. Cross
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