A Classful Of Gods and Goddesses in Nepal by Ruth Higbie
A beautiful book on Ruth Higbie's personal experience in Nepal, this book living and working as a science teacher in Banepa, a Newar village that is located at the eastern rim of the Kathmandu Valley. The title refers to the use of the names of the Hindu gods and goddesses as the most common Nepali personal names. The author visited Nepal at the age of fifty-eight as an American Peace Corps volunteer.
Tantric Healing in the Kathmandu Valley. by Angela Dietrich
There are still many people in urban Nepalese society that believe in Hindu and Buddhist spiritual healing. Angela Dietrich has made a comparative study on this spiritual healing tradition and its relevance in today's Nepal.

Guide to Enjoying Nepalese Festivals: An Introduction Survey of Religious Celebration in the Kathmandu Valley by Jim Goodman
Festivals are still one of the important socio-cultural events of Nepalese people. In this book, Jim Goodman surveys 55 major festivals. The date, duration, location, activities and significance of each festival are given. This allows the reader to be better entertained and informed and to penetrate some of the apparent mystery of these unique happenings.

Rhythms of a Himalayan Village by Hugh R Downs
This book introduces the life of the Buddhist Sherpa Community of Gompa Zhung in northeastern Nepal. Splendid black and white photographs with a descriptive text, Sherpa's general culture and the Mani-Rimdu ritual, monastery life, woodblock prints and paintings, scenes from funeral rituals are some of the things that you would find interesting while reading this book. Hugh R Downs, the author, has really done an incredible work in this book

Nepal Mandala by Richard Josephson
This is a delightful cultural and practical guide book by Richard Josephson. The book not only gives information on how to get there and what to see but also reveals fascinating little-known cultural background on the people, history, religion, deities, architecture, festivals and customs. In addition to this, it also includes complete Nepali phrase book.

Dolpa: A Trekker's Guide- by Kev Reynolds
After his previous Himalayan guidebooks, Kev Reynolds ventures through the Hidden Land of Dolpa in his latest trekking guide. The mysterious, but fascinating land of Dolpa, reveal its secrets only to the most determined trekker. Access is long and difficult, but those who persevere will be rewarded by the most beguiling scenery and culture. Towering waterfalls, narrow twisting gorges and distant views as far as the eye can see combine to make this trek a visual feast. Add to this the cultural experience of Buddhist and ancient pre-Buddhist Bon Po monasteries and you have a truly unforgettable journey.

Mustang: A Trekking Guide by Bob Gibbons & Sian Pritchard Jones
A concise guide to the isolated kingdom of Mustang, only opened to trekking groups in 1991. Route notes for a two week trek, plus information on health, equipment, supplies, porterage, weather, delays, maps, permits and books.

Tibet: A Trekking Guide to Southern Tibet by Bob Gibbons & Sian Pritchard Jones
This is a wonderful trekker's guide book to southern Tibet by Bob Gibbons & Sian Pritchard Jones. Route notes on the Kathmandu-Lhasa highway, the Everest trek and the Xixipangma treks, plus information on health, food, equipment, yak hire and visas.

Climbing the Fish's Tail by Wilfred Noyce
It's a delightful book to all climbers and mountain lovers. This book is the record of a mountain expedition to Machhapuchhare (Nepali for "the Fish's Tail") where the author, Wilfired Noyce, expresses his insatiable passion for the mountain and describes about it in a very fascinating style.

Lost in the Himalayas by James Scott & Joanne Robertson
Lost in the Himalayas is a story about hope, endurance, survival and the human spirit.In the Himalayan winter, James Scott managed to survive without food or shelter in isolation and despair with only hope that a search team might find him, or that he could crawl out when the snow thawed. It's an amazing story of his survival and how he focussed his thought to sustain hope until he was rescued. It is also the story of another struggle, of the search kept alive by his sister, Joanne Robertson. Fighting disbelief and the difficulties of working with government officials in a foreign country, she refused to give up hope, systematically eliminating every possibility - long past the point where anyone expected to find much more than James' body.

Mountain Reflections: Pattern and Development - Harka Gurung - Nepal
Most papers included in this compilation are presentations made at various events during the International Year of Mountain 2002. Of these, seven are keynote address and one commissioned paper