Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya - Hardcover
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Joining a fund-raising expedition, the author treks through primordial Irian Jaya, New Guinea. With a combination of climbing experience and Zen philosophy, he attempts the Carstensz Pyramid and the glacial Ngga Pulu, and his encounters with the Dani tribe reveal their unique way of life.
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Joining a fund-raising expedition, the author treks through primordial Irian Jaya, New Guinea. With a combination of climbing experience and Zen philosophy, he attempts the Carstensz Pyramid and the glacial Ngga Pulu, and his encounters with the Dani tribe reveal their unique way of life.
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Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea
Neville Shulman shares with his reader an invaluable account of his time in remotest New Guinea. He writes with insight and clarity, regarding this new world that he encounters through his unique brand of Zen philosophy. With the aid of his beliefs, Shulman accomplishes feats that he believes would otherwise have been unthinkable - such as climbing the two highest peaks in Australasia. The book leaves you with the conviction that with the right attitude, one can achieve anything.
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Zen explorations in remotest New Guinea: adventures in the jungles and mountains of Irian Jaya
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Summersdale, Chichester, 1997
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ISBN 13: 9781840240054
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Zen Explorations In Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya
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ISBN 10: 1840240059
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication of 159 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and minor marks on the bottom edge on the inner part of the jacket. The boards are in good condition. There is foxing on the top edge of the block of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 6radv
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Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya
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Summersdale Publishers, 1997
ISBN 10: 1840240059
ISBN 13: 9781840240054
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Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya
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Summersdale Publishers, Chichester, 1997
ISBN 10: 1840240059
ISBN 13: 9781840240054
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the author's travels in Irian Jaya (the western half of the island of New Guinea, ruled by Indonesia) where he climbed the mountains Ngga Pulu and Carstensz Pyramid which are the two highest mountains in Australasia; and stayed among the people of the remote Dani Tribe. 159pp, 8pp colour illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 010259