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Here Be Yaks chronicles the adventures of a group of ordinary people on an extraordinary journey to one of the most isolated corners of Tibet. From Lhasa they travel ever upwards along the ancient Tasam Highway, stopping at ancient stage posts and battling altitude sickness and exhaustion, to reach Mount Kailash, revered by four faiths. Here they perform the sacred hidden inner kora, or circumambulation of Kailash, each seeking a personal religious epiph… More >>

Here Be Yaks: Travels in Far West Tibet

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A landmark comparative study, this volume analyzes the characteristic thought patterns of four Asian peoples–the Indians, the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Tibetans–as these are revealed in their language, their logic, and their cultural products. Hajime Nakamura focuses particularly on the impact of Buddhism, seeking to clarify the ways in which Buddhism and Indian logic were introduced from India into China, Japan, and Tibet, and how this universal religion and… More >>

Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples: India, China, Tibet, Japan

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The New York Times bestseller Seven Years in Tibet told the incredible story of an idyllic life on the roof of the world, before it was destroyed by the invading Chinese army. Now, in the extraordinary Return to Tibet, Austrian adventurer Henrich Harrer revisits the people and places he left behind. A compelling mix of history, religion, and travel writing, his book bears witness to the suffering and perseverance of this ancient civilization under Chinese rule. Ag… More >>

Return to Tibet: Tibet After the Chinese Occupation

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Defying everyoneís advice, armed only with her rudimentary knowledge of Chinese and Tibetan, Sabriye Tenberken set out to do something about the appalling condition of the Tibetan blind, who she learned had been abandoned by society and left to die. Traveling on horseback throughout the country, she sought them out, devised a Braille alphabet in Tibetan, equipped her charges with canes for the first time, and set up a school for the blind. Her efforts were crowned … More >>

My Path Leads to Tibet: The Inspiring Story of How One Young Blind Woman Brought Hope to the Blind Children of Tibet

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A doomed mission sets five young Americans in a forbidden and hostile land.
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Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive

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On a par with the best of Bill Bryson and Pico Iyer, Alec Le Sueur’s bestselling insider account of life at the world famous Holiday Inn, Lhasa, Tibet (altitude 14,000 feet) pits Communist owners against capitalist manager to create a chain hotel in Shangri-La. Against all odds, heroic Tibetan workers fight with Chinese bosses who turn off the heat in reezing weather when occupancy falls below 20 percent. They struggle against Maoist bureaucrats trying to break up… More >>

The Hotel on the Roof of the World: From Miss Tibet to Shangri La

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One of the world’s spiritual leaders and a renowned wilderness photographer combine their visions of Tibet in this beautiful book. Essays by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama appear with Galen Rowell’s dramatic images in a moving presentation of the splendors of Tibet’s revered but threatened heritage. Color photos…. More >>

My Tibet, Text by his Holiness the Fourteenth Dali Lama of Tibet

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At different times in its history Tibet has been renowned for pacifism and martial prowess, enlightenment and cruelty. The Dalai Lama may be the only religious leader who can inspire the devotion of agnostics. Patrick French has been fascinated by Tibet since he was a teenager. He has read its history, agitated for its freedom, and risked arrest to travel through its remote interior. His love and knowledge inform every page of this learned, literate, and impassioned… More >>

Tibet, Tibet

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Seeker, adventurer, pilgrim, and scholar, David-Neel (1868–1969) was the first European woman to explore the once-forbidden city of Lhasa. This memoir offers an objective account of the supernatural events she witnessed during the 1920s among the mystics and hermits of Tibet — including levitation, telepathy, and the ability to walk on water. Includes 32 photographs.
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Magic and Mystery in Tibet

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Tibet’s turbulent history, religious fervor and wild mountain scenery are just some of the things that draw travelers. This updated guide helps take some of the uncertainty out of making a visit. Included is practical information on visas, health at high altitudes and finding accommodation in remote areas as well as details on trekking, politics, culture, and language. Maps.Amazon.com Review
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