Something Hidden Behind the Ranges: A Himalayan Quest [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Daniel Taylor-Ide (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

Yeti, Abominable Snowman, Bigfoot. Taylor-Ide wanted to know more about that inscrutable denizen of the snowy wastes...Taylor-Ide has been where few have tread and emerges with a fascinating portrait. The research is extensive and the anecdotes about life in the remote jungles and mountains of India and Nepal are fascinating.

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From Publishers Weekly

Whether or not an abominable snowman or yeti actually exists has been a longstanding mystery and one to which Taylor-Ide has devoted considerable time and effort since he was a boy. Searching through remote reaches of the Himalayas for traces of the creature, the author makes new discoveries and explanations and has more than a few adventures. He is not afraid to take risks, as is clear from his descriptions of one incident involving a life-threatening blizzard and another involving a smugglers' camp. The author weaves his own philosophy on the "wholeness of life" and the "interconnectedness between reality and nonphysical realities" into the descriptions of his explorations. His rich experience of doing things few of us would ever dream of (he divides his time among the U.S., India and Nepal) leads him to conclude that "The voyages we make, the farther we take them, the more complete is our understanding of the segment of existence that we are allowed to get to know, our life." The pace of the story is sometimes uneven, but the research is extensive and the anecdotes about life in the remote jungles and mountains of India and Nepal are fascinating. It's this combination of unusual natural history and Taylor-Ide's own life story makes the book more than just a chronicle of yeti searches. Photos.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Mercury House; 1st edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562790730
• ISBN-13: 978-1562790738
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,675,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Survivors! A Far Away Adventure, February 3, 2001

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Rev. Bobbie G. McGarey (Duncan, OK, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something Hidden Behind the Ranges: A Himalayan Quest (Paperback)

A wonderful book to take you away from wherever you live and move you to a NEW and wonderful experience. Survivors in the true sense of the word. Nothing contrived. While reading you will want to pack a backpack and a water bottle and hike with the author and his family into places most of us will never get to go. Not a travel jounal as such, but when you are finished you will feel like you could manage Tibet. Not a far off scientific quest, but when you are finished you will know more than you did when you started about the Top of the World. You will enjoy the whole walk up into the mountains. It is a great way to keep life in perspective. I bought it for myself and to give away! Enjoy!