A FORTUNATE LIFE Peter Byrne's autobiography, containing many fine photographs, is a collection of true-life stories about the author, as told by him with humor and zest, from his arrival on Planet Earth in 1925 in Dublin, Ireland up until to the present day. From boarding school in Ireland, to his Air-Sea Rescue combat service in the British Royal Air Force during WW II in South East Asia, (where he earned five campaign medals) to life as a Tea Planter in the last days of British colonial India, to challenging times as a professional safari-operator/big game hunter in the jungles of southwest Nepal for twenty years, to Yeti hunting in the high Himalaya for three years, to eight winters of White Water river-running in the Nepal Himalaya - which included eleven First Descents - Africa and PUBLISHER: Amazon Publishing PUBLISHED DATE: 2020 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 800 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1502512901 ISBN-10: 1502512904 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR at: www.amazon.com China, to two years of high-altitude Himalayan trekking guiding, to Bigfoot hunting in America's Pacific Northwest - one, three-year project and one of five-years - to ten winters of wildlife conservation projects in the Terai forests of Nepal ... rounded off with ten years of writing from an old cabin on a river on the Oregon coast - twenty books, of which this is the last - all of this interspersed with a plethora of love affairs and romantic interludes and all under the mantle of Carpe Diem, seizing the day ... while it was there! MANEATER! A history of man-eating tigers and leopards in north India and Nepal from the turn of the century, featuring Jim Corbett, the legendary maneater hunter and interwoven with Peter Byrne's own experiences with the big cats. PUBLISHER: Amazon Publishing PUBLISHED DATE: March 2016 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 700 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1519354990 ISBN-10: 1519354991 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR at: www.amazon.com THE HUNT FOR THE YETI An account of the author's years in search of the Abominable Snowman, starting with his three initial expeditions of the '40s into the Sikkim Himalaya and followed by the major American expeditions, which he designed and led, spread across three years in the '50s. The people, the places, the Sherpa, the legends, the hard life of high Himalayan living in cold, wet tents, yak herder's huts and caves; back-packing and trekking on foot across thousands of miles of rugged, roadless mountain country; living on simple native food; surviving extreme weather at high altitude. PUBLISHER: Amazon Publishing PUBLISHED DATE: June 2015 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 480 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1514357507 ISBN-10: 151435750X AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR at: www.amazon.com OR Click For KINDLE Edition THE HUNT FOR BIGFOOT A completely new look at the Bigfoot or Sasquatch mystery of the Pacific Northwest of the USA and a sequel to the author's best-selling book of 1975, THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT. A serious examination at the reality of the phenomenon, with in-depth discussion of recent credible findings, eye witness reports and its history in both native lore and accounts from early settlers, hunters and mountain men. It also includes a straight-from-the-shoulder admonition and censure of the ridiculous statements about the phenomenon that have arisen in recent years among wildly imaginative and ill-informed people. PUBLISHER: Amazon Publishing PUBLISHED DATE: April 2015 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 465 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1507899991 ISBN-10: 1507899998 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR at: www.amazon.com OR Click For KINDLE Edition BARDIA NATIONAL PARK, THE COMPLETE GUIDE (Field Guide) A field guide to one of Nepal's most attractive and well-maintained national parks. Situated in the little country's far west, it was part of the author's hunting concession when he operated big game hunting safaris there in the 50s and 60s. The book contains a detailed description of all the mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles and flora. With maps, charts, many photographs and with interesting anecdotes and stories from the author's time and experiences in its beautiful jungles and grasslands. PUBLISHER: Amazon Publishing PUBLISHED DATE: November 2014 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 308 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1495432699 ISBN-10: 1495432696 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR at: www.amazon.com OR Click For KINDLE Edition THE MONSTER TRILOGY GUIDEBOOK A How-To book for adventurers and explorers and dreamers and free spirits. How to find the Yeti of the Himalaya, the Loch Ness monster and the Bigfoot of the Pacific Northwest. Based upon the author's expeditions and research, the book, profusely illustrated with maps, charts and photographs, tells would-be discoverers where to go, what gear to take, hazards that may be encountered and how to safeguard against them. And what to do when a Yeti is encountered, or a Bigfoot, or a slimy, giant, snake-headed monster, rearing up out of the deep dark waters of an ancient Scottish lake. PUBLISHER: Hancock House Publishers PUBLISHED DATE: May 2013 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 176 Pages ISBN-13: 978-0888397232 ISBN-10: 0888397232 AVAILABILITY: From The Author HUNTING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND JUNGLES OF NEPAL Most tiger hunts were conducted via elephant back, from a machan, or by beaters pushing the quarry, but Byrne feels that the tiger hunts conducted on foot were by far the most memorable . . . for a good reason. They are extremely dangerous. He found that only very few clients dared to go after a tiger on foot. We read about the three most exciting tiger hunts Byrne ever conducted on foot, which includes the time he guided internationally famous big-game hunter James Mellon for his big cat. PUBLISHER: Safari Press PUBLISHED DATE: December 2012 BINDING: Hardcover/Slipcase LENGTH: 277 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1571573667 ISBN-10: 1571573666 AVAILABILITY: From The Author THE WHITE GRASS PLAINS WILDLIFE RESERVE (Field Guide) A field guide to the White Grass Plains Wildlife Reserve (WGP) in south west Nepal, where the author hunted in the 50s and 60s and where, for the last twenty-five years, he has conducted wildlife conservation programs. Including a description of the author's safari lodge - The WGP Safari Lodge & Research Center - and all the mammals, birds, fishes and reptiles of the 200,000 acre reserve. With maps, charts and many photographs. PUBLISHER: Pilgrims Publishing PUBLISHED DATE: December 2008 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 233 Pages ISBN-13: 978-8177696639 ISBN-10: 8177696637 AVAILABILITY: From The Author TULA HATTI: THE LAST GREAT ELEPHANT Tula Hatti is the story of a professional hunter turned naturalist, a small country, and a great elephant. Standing a record-breaking eleven feet tall and weighing an estimated none tons, Tula Hatti (the name means "great elephant") is the largest known Asian Elphant alive today. Peter Byrne recounts in vibrant detail his search for the elephant through dense jungles and grasslands, a search which culminated in several gratifying and sometimes hair-raising encounters with the elusive Tula Hatti. This version includes an EPILOGE describing in detail the tragic death of this great monarch of the Asian forests. PUBLISHER: Pilgrims Book House PUBLISHED DATE: December 2008 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 288 Pages ISBN-13: 978-8177696615 ISBN-10: 8177696610 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR Click For KINDLE Edition GENTLEMAN HUNTER This is the story of the extraordinary hunting career of the legendary India-domiciled Irishman, Jim Corbett. In his book Peter Byrne retraces Jim Corbett's hunts for the famous man-eating tigers and leopards of India and Nepal, it is written from the perspective of someone who actually lived Corbett's life. Peter Byrne is an ex-professional big-game hunter who lived and hunted man-eaters in the same areas as Corbett did so many years ago and who actually went to the places where Jim Corbett shot his man-eaters. PUBLISHER: Safari Press PUBLISHED DATE: December 2006 BINDING: Hardcover/Slipcase LENGTH: 245 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1571572257 ISBN-10: 1571572252 AVAILABILITY: From The Author THE GREEN EYE (Novel) A gripping adventure story set in India and Nepal and based on the epic poem, THE GREEN EYE OF THE LITTLE YELLOW GOD. The green eye is a huge emerald that is stolen from a temple in the Himalaya at the turn of the century. Its owner's attempt to return it, employing the services of a tough, professional adventurer-courier, attract the attention of bandits, murderers, thieves and a gang of the infamous thugs of India, resulting in wild car chases, kidnappings, fights, torture and death. The story is enhanced by a love interest between the courier and a beautiful Australian woman, with its excitement heightened by the presence of a tough, kukri (Nepalese machete) wielding Sherpa. PUBLISHER: Pilgrims Publishing PUBLISHED DATE: December 2005 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 800 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1508455288 ISBN-10: 1508455287 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR at: www.amazon.com OR Click For KINDLE Edition SHIKARI SAHIB The Asian edition of the author's book on man-eaters published in the U.S. under the title GENTLEMAN HUNTER. With some text and photographs different from the U.S. edition. It is the story of the extraordinary hunting career of the legendary India-domiciled Irishman, Jim Corbett. In his book Peter Byrne retraces Jim Corbett's hunts for the famous man-eating tigers and leopards of India and Nepal, it is written from the perspective of someone who actually lived Corbett's life. Peter Byrne is an ex-professional big-game hunter who lived and hunted man-eaters in the same areas as Corbett did so many years ago. PUBLISHER: Pilgrims Book House PUBLISHED DATE: December 2002 BINDING: Hardcover LENGTH: 343 Pages ISBN-13: 978-8177691832 ISBN-10: 817769183X AVAILABILITY: Out Of Print (Available Online) GONE ARE THE DAYS Peter Byrne has led the life most of us can only dream about. Share his many adventures in India with tiger, elephant, and leopard, and see how a fortuitous championing of a member of the ruling elite of Nepal during a bar brawl prompted Peter to move to Nepal and become a professional hunter there. Move with him to Nepal where he was, for years, the only authorized professional hunter to operate in that country. In the unspoiled wilderness of the White Grass Plains area of Nepal, where there were virtually no roads and the natives did not even know the name of the capital of the country. PUBLISHER: Safari Press PUBLISHED DATE: December 2001 BINDING: Hardcover/Slipcase LENGTH: 225 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1571571304 ISBN-10: 1571571302 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR Click For KINDLE Edition RAIN FALLING AT CASCADE LOCKS (Novel) A story of a close to impossible love affair between an older man - a struggling writer - and a younger woman. Reminiscent of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, the story is set in the beautiful mountain country of northern Oregon. It begins in the despair of a miserable divorce, from where it sinks into the despondency of a lonely life and, for a while, appears to be headed for disaster. Then the fates smile, the principals - she, a beautiful and talented Los Angelite - discover each other and love blooms. At the same time he suddenly and unexpectedly achieves extraordinary literary success, out of which comes a new life for them both and a beautiful and enduring love affair. PUBLISHER: T.H.W.P. Press PUBLISHED DATE: 2000 BINDING: Hardcover LENGTH: 220 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1500792008 ISBN-10: 1500792004 AVAILABILITY: From The Author OR Click For KINDLE Edition TULA HATTI: THE LAST GREAT ELEPHANT Tula Hatti is the story of a professional hunter turned naturalist, a small country, and a great elephant. Standing a record-breaking eleven feet tall and weighing an estimated none tons, Tula Hatti (the name means "great elephant") is the largest known Asian Elphant alive today. Peter Byrne recounts in vibrant detail his search for the elephant through dense jungles and grasslands, a search which culminated in several gratifying and sometimes hair-raising encounters with the elusive Tula Hatti. PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber PUBLISHED DATE: January 1991 BINDING: Hardcover LENGTH: 240 Pages ISBN-13: 978-0571129423 ISBN-10: 0571129420 AVAILABILITY: Out Of Print (Available Online) OR Click For KINDLE Edition THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT: MONSTER, MYTH OR MAN? THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT, a book that is generally regarded as one of the best in the world of Bigfoot literature, is Peter Byrne's account of his research work in this great mystery, which same began in 1960 in the Pacific Northwest and actually continues to the present day. It is colorful and absorbing reading, with insights into the phenomenon that are unique, theories that are thought provoking and not a little humour involving some of the odd characters that the mystery has attracted. PUBLISHER: Pocket Books PUBLISHED DATE: May 1976 BINDING: Paperback LENGTH: 244 Pages ISBN-13: 978-0671804428 ISBN-10: 0671804421 AVAILABILITY: Out Of Print (Available Online) THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT: MONSTER, MYTH OR MAN? THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT, a book that is generally regarded as one of the best in the world of Bigfoot literature, is Peter Byrne's account of his research work in this great mystery, which same began in 1960 in the Pacific Northwest and actually continues to the present day. It is colorful and absorbing reading, with insights into the phenomenon that are unique, theories that are thought provoking and not a little humour involving some of the odd characters that the mystery has attracted. PUBLISHER: Acropolis Books PUBLISHED DATE: December 1975 BINDING: Hardcover LENGTH: 263 Pages ISBN-13: 978-0874911596 ISBN-10: 0874911591 AVAILABILITY: Out Of Print (Available Online) This Website is Copyright © 2023 Thomas Dadras. Written and Photo content is Copyright © 2023 Peter C. Byrne. All rights reserved. Website Designed and Hosted by D INTERNET Solutions