The dragon run : two Canadians, ten Bhutanese, one stray dog /

"Tony Robinson-Smith could hardly imagine that he, his wife, ten Bhutanese college students, and a stray dog would end up running 578 kilometres (360 miles) across the Himalayas. In early 2006, he arrived in the Kingdom of Bhutan to work as a university lecturer. A casual conversation with his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robinson-Smith, Tony, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, 2017.
Edición:First electronic edition, 2017.
Colección:Wayfarer (Edmonton, Alta.)
Temas:
Robinson-Smith, Tony, > 1964-
2000-2099
College teachers > Bhutan > Biography.
College teachers > Canada > Biography.
Running races > Bhutan.
Fund raising > Bhutan.
Education > Bhutan.
Professeurs (Enseignement supérieur) > Bhoutan > Biographies.
Professeurs (Enseignement supérieur) > Canada > Biographies.
Courses à pied > Bhoutan.
Collecte de fonds > Bhoutan.
Éducation > Bhoutan.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
College teachers
Education
Fund raising
Running races
Social conditions
Bhutan > Social conditions > 21st century.
Bhoutan > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle
Bhutan
Canada
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Memoirs
Running & jogging
SPORTS & RECREATION / Running & Jogging
Travel & holiday
Travel Writing / Literature / Bhutan
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Map; 1 Lama's Blessing; 2 Precious Teacher; 3 "Long Distance Dozen
  • 4 Birth of an Idea; 5 Royal Sanction; 6 The Longest Climb; 7 Clowns and Phalluses; 8 Death of a Runner; 9 Shabdrung Sheep; 10 Yalama!; 11 Cure for Our Sufferings; 12 Bumpy Road to Wangdi; 13 Tea with Her Majesty; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Notes; Glossary; About the Author; Other Titles from The University of Alberta Press.

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