Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom

Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom (ISBN 0-9742469-0-5) was created by scientist Michael Hawley, along with photographers Carolyn Bess, Sandy Choi, Dorji Drukpa, Becky Hurwitz, Choki Lhamo Kaka, Gyelsey Loday, Christopher Newell, David Salesin, and Ming Zhang. It was edited by Christopher Newell. The book was published by Friendly Planet in December 2003 and is made up of photographs taken on four trips through Bhutan.

The book is certified by Guinness World Records as the largest book in the world. It measures five feet by seven feet (2.13×1.52 m), weighs approximately 133 pounds (60.5 kg), and has 112 pages. It costs $2000 to produce and sells for $10,000, which is donated to a charity of the author's choice.. Each image is nearly 2 gigabytes in size, and each copy of the book requires more than a gallon (about four litres) of ink and 24 hours to be printed.

The University of Washington libraries has a copy in its Special Collections .

Miami University of Ohio has the Bhutan on display in its Special Collections section too. As part of the Dali Lama's visit to Miami University, Geshe Kalsang Damdul and Geshe Jampel Kakpa, of Dharamsala, India, turned two pages of the book as honorary guests .

The University of Texas at El Paso libraries has a copy in its Special Collections as well.

A smaller edition of the book was published in November 2004. The miniature...
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