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Book: House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City
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  1. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is the key to sustaining its sense of pleasure.
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  2. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    I struggled to think pure thoughts, as Hector sucked out my psyche with his eyes.
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  3. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there.
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  4. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    The last thing we wanted was for the Machiguenga to be sad again. Sadness appeared to bring out their violence.
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  5. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    My journey to the land of the Shuar tribe had taught me the importance of practical gifts.
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  6. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    Experience has taught me the power of trophies. You may have every knick-knack and useless contraption ever devised, but while they weigh you down, a simple trophy can go a long, long way.
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  7. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    As far as I was concerned, a little danger of head-shrinking is a small price to pay in return for a people who have remained true to an ancient code.
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  8. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    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.
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  9. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    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.
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  10. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    A man who embarks on a journey must know when to end it.
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  11. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    Running an expedition can bring out the worst in a man. It can make you a power-crazed monster.
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  12. Tahir Shah _ House of the Tiger King: The

    In the world of the Machiguenga, sadness could be equated with anger, and anger was a perilous emotion, by which a foreigner could lose his life.
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