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Tahir Shah is a British author known for his fantasy novels. Born on November 16, 1966, he spent his childhood in Morocco. Shah's works often blend culture, adventure, and fantasy elements, which have won him a wide audience.

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“Previous experience had taught me that any expedition marches on its stomach.”

Food Adventure Hunger Endurance Expedition

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“The porters could always be coaxed to continue a little further through driving rain by the mere suggestion of a Pot Noodle at the end.”

Food Adventure Endurance

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“Only a man who has his health, a full stomach and wears clean clothes would ever entertain the notion of tracking down the greatest lost city on Earth.”

Adventure Health Endurance Quest

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“As the head of an expedition, you can't pussyfoot around being polite to everyone. You have to show your teeth once in a while; a little growling goes a long way.”

Adventure Politeness Expedition

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“The ability to tell a good route from a terrible one is a valuable skill when leading an expedition. Unfortunately for us all, it was a skill I did not possess.”

Journey Adventure Skill Navigation Expedition

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“Running an expedition can bring out the worst in a man. It can make you a power-crazed monster.”

Power Adventure Monster Expedition

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“Ours was not going to be a clone of the usual expeditions, oozing with sleekness. It was clear from the start that oddity was our advantage.”

Adventure Advantage Expedition

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that bears the heaviest toll. Listen to the doubters, the worriers and the weak, and the vaguest hope of success evaporates.”

Success Doubt Adventure Search Quest

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“Normally I would have been the first to go in search of cannibal monks, particularly as I had heard of a similar tradition at a nunnery in the Philippines. It's the sort of quest I can't resist.”

Adventure Search Quest Cannibalism Monks Nunnery

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

About the Author

Born: November 16, 1966
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Quotes: 101

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House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost CityRelated source material

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In Arabian NightsRelated source material

In Search of King Solomon's Mines, Dyslexic editionRelated source material

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In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan DreamsRelated source material

Sorcerer's Apprentice paperbackRelated source material

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