01859cam a2200373 i 4500 296132882 TxAuBib 20170307120000.0 151230s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780143129523 pbk. 014312952X pbk. TxAuBib rda Matthiessen, Peter. The snow leopard [BOOK] / Peter Matthiessen. New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2016. xiv, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Penguin orange collection Penguin classics First published by Viking Press 1978, published in Penguin Books 1987. Includes bibliographical references and index. In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest to find the Lama of Shey at the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. As the climb proceeds, Matthiessen charts his inner path as well as his outer one, with a deepening Buddhist understanding of reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty. Provided by publisher. 1330L Lexile. 20221107. Biologists United States Biography. Authors, American 20th century Biography. Natural history Himalaya Mountains. Biographies. Himalaya Mountains Description and travel. Penguin orange collection. Penguin classics.