Himalaya: The Exploration and Conquest of the Greatest Mountains on Earth
Writer and historian Philip Parker is former publisher of theTimesbooks list. He was responsible for Conway'sThe Great Trade Routes,The Times History of the World, and numerous titles on ancient civilizations. He is also the author ofThe Empire Stops Here(Pimlico), a book acclaimed as “engaging” (Financial Times), “awe-inspiring” (The Scotsman), and “a quite breathtaking and eccentric edifice of scholarship… extraordinary” (theGuardian).