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Sky Burial : Epic Love Story of Tibet (06 Edition) by Xinran Xue Publisher Comments In 2002 Xinran’s Good Women of China became an international bestseller, revealing startling new truths about Chinese life to the West. Now she returns with an epic story of love, friendship, courage and sacrifice set in Chinese-occupied Tibet... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Magic and Mystery in Tibet by Alexandra David Neel Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Panchen Lama, and the First British Expedition to Tibet by Kate Teltscher Synopsis In this narrative, Teltscher traces two extraordinary journeys across some of the harshest and highest terrain in the world: the first British mission to Tibet and the Panchen Lama's state visit to China to mark the emperor's 70th birthday.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $4.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Tibetan Civilization by Rolf Alfred Stein Publisher Comments An overall view of the Tibetan civilization, both ancient and modern Tibet. This book relates developments in Tibet to those in the rest of Asia.... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Tragedy in Crimson: How the Dalai Lama Conquered the World But Lost the Battle with China by Tim Johnson Publisher Comments Tragedy in Crimson is award-winning journalist Tim Johnson’s extraordinary account of the cat-and-mouse game embroiling China and the Tibetan exile community over Tibet. Johnson reports from the front lines, trekking to nomad resettlements to... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land (Vintage Departures) by Patrick French Staff Pick Far from a Hollywood interpretation, French's research on Tibet is enlightening, analytical, and passionate. This historical travel memoir may be the best of its kind.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom by Yangzom Brauen Publisher Comments A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Maos Red Army crushes Tibetan independence, sending a young mother and her six-year-old daughter on a... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dance of 17 Lives: The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa by Mick Brown Publisher Comments The 17th Karmapa, one of the holiest figures in Tibetan Buddhism, arrived in Dharmsala as a fourteen-year-old boy in 2000, after an extraordinary escape across the Himalayas. Fascinated by this charismatic young figure, Mick Brown traveled to meet him... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Return to Tibet: Tibet After the Chinese Occupation by Heinrich Harrer Synopsis The bestselling author of "Seven Years in Tibet" presents this compelling mix of history, religion, and travel writing, which bears witness to the suffering and perseverance of the ancient civilization under Chinese rule.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sorrow Mountain the Remarkable Story Of by Ani Pachen Synopsis Ani Pachen grew up in Tibet, her father providing all she needed. Overnight all that changed. During the Chinese invasion, Ani's father died, she took over and led her people in resistance. Eventually she was imprisoned and tortured for 21 years. Her... (read more) Your price: $8.50 Used - Mass Market
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Journeys to Empire: Enlightenment, Imperialism, and the British Encounter with Tibet, 1774-1904 by Gordon T Stewart Publisher Comments This fascinating study of two British missions to Tibet in 1774 and 1904 provides a unique perspective on the relationship between the Enlightenment and European colonialism. Gordon Stewart compares and contrasts the Enlightenment era mission led by... (read more) List Price $43.50 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer Publisher Comments In this vivid memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet. Harrer was traveling in India when the Second World War erupted. He was subsequently seized and... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom by Yangzom Brauen Publisher Comments A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Maos Red Army crushes Tibetan independence, sending a young mother and her six-year-old daughter on a... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk by Palden Gyatso Synopsis Palden Gyatso was born in a Tibetan village in 1933 and became an ordained Buddhist monk eighteen years later. Through sheer determination, he won a place as a student at Drepung Monastery, one of Tibet's "Three Greats", where he came to spiritual and... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lhasa: Streets with Memories by Robert Barnett Publisher Comments Robert Barnett juxtaposes first-hand accounts of the underground drive for Tibetan independence, architectural observations, and his own experiences in the city to offer a sharp yet lyrical exploration of Lhasa and its current status as both an ancient... (read more) List Price $92.50 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet: The Nyemo Incident of 1969 by Melvyn Goldstein Publisher Comments "This brave manuscript is the first in any language to look at the Cultural Revolution in Tibet. The material is refreshingly new, coming from the authors' extensive interviews and oral histories collected in recent years. This is extremely valuable, as... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Tibetan History Series #1: Ancient Tibet: Research Materials from the Yeshe de Project by Yeshe De Project Synopsis This account of Tibet's ancient history describes the early tribes, ancient kings, and great Dharma Kings of the eighth and ninth centuries. Timelines, 54 maps, glossary, topical outline, index.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam Publisher Comments Through a lyrical narrative of her journey to Tibet in 2007, activist Canyon Sam contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. Traveling on China's new "Sky Train," she celebrates Tibetan New Year with the Lhasa family whom she'd... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Pioneer in Tibet: The Life and Perils of Dr. Albert Shelton by Douglas A Wissing Publisher Comments Dr. Albert Shelton was a medical missionary and explorer who spent nearly twenty years in the Tibetan borderlands at the start of the last century. During the Great Game era, the Sheltons' sprawling station in Kham was the most remote and dangerous... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tibet by Michael Willis Publisher Comments This is a richly illustrated introduction to the extraordinary culture of Tibet, presenting its art in all its glory.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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