On Sunday, January 21st Spotted Frog Books is hosting a book launch for a compelling new title published by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS at 11:00am, HIMALAYA: PERSONAL STORIES OF GRANDEUR, CHALLENGE, AND HOPE, edited by Richard C. Blum, Erica Stone and Broughton Coburn, of the American Himalayan Foundation. 

AHF and Jerry Mika of the Karma Outdoor Cloting Company hopes you can join them for a special afternoon of celebration and of giving back to the Himalaya, through an illustrated presentation by 16-times Mt. Everest summiter Apa Sherpa and best-selling author Broughton Coburn, a 20-year veteran of the Himalaya. 
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Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge, and Hope

Featuring inspirational essays by 40 distinguished writers, renowned mountaineers, respected scholars, eminent philanthropists and miracle workers, this volume departs from the genre of mountain books that feature themes of divide-and-conquer, or of summer-vacation-gone-haywire. Himalaya illustrates true-life heroes returning to give back to a world they have formed a profound bond with. Indeed, the later essays in the book show how much benefit can be delivered with so little -- through models that governments and aid agencies are now standing up and beginning to notice.

This intimate portrait, illustrated with outstanding and unusual photos from 50 photographers, is a culmination of efforts by The American Himalayan Foundation and the National Geographic Society, focusing world attention on the pressing humanitarian and environmental concerns of the area encompassing India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, and Pakistan — the legendary Roof of the World.

Book sales benefit the American Himalayan Foundation and a school in Apa's home village of Thame, in the shadow of Mt. Everest. 

Donations to AHF are directly dedicated to the projects in health care, education, environmental conservation and ancient monument preservation that the American Himalayan Foundation supports across the range.