A Word about Ordering Books

There are very useful books out there that I can recommend if you want to know more about an area. Instead of just listing the books names, I added a link to Amazon where you can order them online. My site's nature is strictly non-commercial, so the books mentioned are the ones I own myself , found helpful and think they might be useful to others. And yes, I do get a commission from Amazon for every book sold via these links, but this does not influence my selection.

Many books can bought cheaper (esp. used paperback) in Kathmandu.

Bei Wohnsitz Deutschland, Schweiz oder Österreich ist es oft günstiger und schneller, die Bücher die Amazon.de zu bestellen, also rechte Kolonne benutzen (keine Verstandkosten ab EUR 20.--).

Title / Description	Amazon.com	Amazon.de if you live in Switzerland, Germany or Austria.
Caravans of the Himalaya, Eric Valli The most famous (and best?) coffeetable book about Dolpo. If you have to convince a friend to join you for the trek, give him this book as a present.
Tales of the Turquoise, C. Jest,  Various folk tales from Dolpo, easy and interesting reading.
The Snow Leopard, Matthiesen Maybe the most famous book about Dolpo. I didn't like it that much, too spiritual for my taste but judging by number and tone of emails I get many people disagree with me.
Stones of Silence, by George B. Schaller, a biologist who travelled with Matthiesen to Dolpo, this book contains accounts of several expeditions in various parts of the Himalayas and Karakorum, one of them about the snow leopard and blue sheep in Dolpo. Very refreshing after Matthiesen's account.
Himalayan Pilgrimage, Snellgrove,  an early Buddhist scholar who writes about his long journey from Dolpo to Kathmandu, covers also the Manaslu. Should be easy to find in Pilgrim bookshop in Kathmandu.		nicht erhältlich in amazon.de, nur bei amazon.com
Bön - Tibet's Ancient Religion Bon is an old religion still being practised in Dolpo. This books gives excellent information. Available in English and German. Beware: It covers Dolpo only very briefly.	;
Four Lamas of Dolpo, David Snellgrove interesting background information can be gathered when reading between the lines of four lamas' biographies.

list not complete, still in progress

Title / Description	Amazon.com	Amazon.de if you live in Switzerland, Germany or Austria.
Nepal Lonely Planet Good introduction.
Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya