{"product_id":"9780099771111","title":"The Snow Leopard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written, this is the true story of a journey to the high Himalayas in search of the snow leopard. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless negotiations with sherpas, quaking cold. But it was also a 'journey of the heart'. Amongst the beauty and indifference of the mountains Matthiessen was searching for solace. He was also searching for a glimpse of a snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be almost mythical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among' Paul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthiessen, Peter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54304198820167,"sku":"9780099771111","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6675\/5143\/files\/9780099771111.jpg?v=1783417978","url":"https:\/\/borderlessbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/9780099771111","provider":"Borderless Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}