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Book Recommendations For 2024
Reading more is fine, but reading better is better. Here are my book suggestions for 2024.
Another year, another update to my list of books recommendations.
This exercise proved to be fun in the past and was well received by the community. Let’s dive into a fresh compilation.
Nature
The Art of Patience: Seeking the Snow Leopard in Tibet — Sylvain Tesson
(French: Panthère des neiges)
Tesson is your typical writer-adventurer. He seems allergic to cities and never refuses an invitation to go places and roam the wilderness.
This story reflects on the patience of an adventurer. Tesson narrates his journey through the intricacies of Tibet in an attempt to encounter a snow leopard.
At his side, his good friend Vincent Munier, a renowned wildlife photographer.
We figuratively catch them discussing:
Tesson: I thought it had disappeared.
Munier: That’s what it would like you to believe.
The snow leopard is a very careful animal and always appears to be in stealth mode. The two friends spend days, stuck between…