The Snow LeopardClassic · Travel, Nonfiction, Nature
The Snow Leopard
1978 · Nonfiction
62
Classic
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 22K ratings
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1980). 4.06★ from 22K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
62Must-Read Score
- Critics76 out of 100 · counts 35%+30
- Readers56 out of 100 · counts 50%+32
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #15 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #74 of the 296 classics we rank
- #207 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1980)
Reads as
True story, Adventurous, Moving
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