10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOMOLUNGMA»
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Chomolungma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Chomolungma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chomolungma Sings the Blues: Travels Round Everest
With honesty and humor, Chomolungma Sings the Blues sheds a new and different light on the mountain and its people.
2
A Treasure Hunt with Otis: Acquiring the Wisdom Needed to ...
Yes, the third expedition opened Chomolungma's doors. Finally, the Mother
Goddess of the World is offering you the special Golden Chalice so you can
celebrate the victory. What a privilege! The Mother Goddess of the World is
offering you ...
3
The Moving Text: Localization, Translation, and Distribution
Quine's treatment of potential synonyms borrows from Schrödinger the example
of a mountain-climber who has learned to apply the name “Chomolungma” to a
peak seen from Nepal, and to apply the name “Everest” to a peak seen from Tibet
...
“Chomolungma!” he shouted, “I am alive! I know you hear me, Chomolungma. I
died and now I live. Was it you, Chomolungma? Why? Why did you take Jia Li
and spare me?” I understood Chomolungma to be the name of the mountain, and
I ...
5
Burning Everest and Mariza's Story
Jim Chomolungma! That's it. There, you see? Chomolungma. The highest place
on earth. Never been climbed; it's never been climbed. Chomolungma ... Oh,
there is another name for it - Everest, Mount Everest, but it had a name long
before ...
Adrian Flynn, Michele Celeste, 1994
6
Explorers and Exploration
Climbing Chomolungma Q I he world's highest mountain, known in Nepal as
Sagarmatha, in -£. Tibet is called Chomolungma, which means "goddess mother
of the world."The English name commemorates a British officer, George Everest,
...
7
The Mysteries of the Great Cross of Hendaye: Alchemy and the ...
In front of the cave is a large flat space where one can sit and meditate on the
entire range of the White Himalayas, with the peak of Chomolungma, the Mother
of the Gods, Mount Everest, directly opposite to the north. Just to the east of ...
Jay Weidner, Vincent Bridges, 2003
8
Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Selected Writings, Volume 3, Essays
The primitiveestablishment isfrequentedby the enemyaswell,thewhorehouse-
officersofbothsideshavecometoterms.I'm not blaming the. *Chomolungma,
Chooyu, Makalu, Manaslu: Mountains in the Nepal-Tibet region. Chomolungma
is also ...
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Kenneth J. Northcott, Theodore Ziolkowski, 2006
9
International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania
Location: The Chomolungma massif, the crown jewel of the Himalayan mountain
range capped by the summit of Mount Everest, straddles the border of Nepal and
Tibet in southern Asia. Description: At 29,028 feet. Mount Everest is the highest ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1996
10
Daily Report: People's Republic of China
Indomitable revolutionary will to conquer Mount Chomolungma: Members of the
geophysics group climbed for three days to reach 6,400 meters above sea level
on Rount Chomolungma. This was still a hundred metres short of their
destination ...
United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1968
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOMOLUNGMA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Chomolungma is used in the context of the following news items.
Beer notes: Pliny the Elder wins again; Jackie O's at Fishers; Rhythm …
The tasting will highlight brewpub exclusives Apartment 223 and Honey Saison, along with Firefly, Chomolungma, Razz Wheat and Mystic ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jun 15»
Photo exhibition on Kirat dresses
KATHMANDU, JUN 24 - The Chomolungma Unesco Centre (CUC) is organising a photography exhibition, titled Traditional Dresses of the Kirat Rai, at Galleria ... «E Kantipur, Jun 15»
Sydney Film Festival: Dispatch #3
These filmmakers have an earnest respect for Everest (known as Chomolungma to the Sherpa), contradicting the popular Western attitude that ... «Honi Soit, Jun 15»
'Sherpa': Sydney Review
Phurba Tashi's attempt to climb the mountain he calls Chomolungma for a record-busting 22nd time was to have been the film's main narrative ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
US distributor to release Sherpa documentary
... to the drastic reappraisal of the Sherpas role and their efforts to reclaim the mountain they call Chomolungma in the face of fierce opposition. «Inside Film, Jun 15»
Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar first to identify Everest as …
It was known as Chomolungma in Tibet, Chomolangma by the Sherpas of Nepal and Qomolangma in China. The British Geological Survey ... «Economic Times, May 15»
May 29, 1953: Everest conquered at last as Hillary and Tenzing …
The generally accepted Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Qomolangma, or Chomolungma, meaning "Holy Mother". The first recorded ... «BT.com, May 15»
Nepal quake exposes our excuses
Hindus revere the world's highest mountain as Sagarmatha, Tibetans as Chomolungma. But Everest is hardly pristine, with hundreds of ... «The Daily Courier, May 15»
Close Mount Everest and Turn It Into a Memorial
The Sherpas, whose mountain it is, call it Chomolungma, said to mean “Goddess Mother of the World,” and when Tenzing reached its summit ... «The New Republic, May 15»
Tibet Shaken Again by Nepal Quakes
... Nepalese climbers had been among 470 foreigners initially stranded on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, which China calls Chomolungma. «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
