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Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam Synopsis Canyon Sam has made a miracle of a journey, and written a miracle of a book. Following her roots to China many years ago, she found instead Tibet as her spiritual home. She committed herself to a life of engaged Buddhism, working for human rights. Now in... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Echoes from Dharamsala by Keila Diehl Publisher Comments A personal record of the musical life of the Tibetan refugee community in Dharamsala, India, written by a young American woman who joined a Tibetan rock band while living there.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama by Thomas Laird Publisher Comments Over the course of three years, journalist Thomas Laird spent more than sixty hours with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in candid, one-on-one interviews that covered history, science, reincarnation, and Buddhism. Laird brings these meetings to life in rich,... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World by Robert Thurman Publisher Comments His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an extraordinary example of a life dedicated to peace, communication, and unity. What he represents, and what he has accomplished, heals and transcends the current tensions between Tibet and China. Why the Dalai Lama... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Greater Tibet: Where Earth Touches the Heavens (Not Just a Good Food Guide) by Jimmy Lam Publisher Comments Braving hard terrain and harsh weather, photographer Jimmy Lam ventures beyond the well-visited areas of Tibet to rarely seen points of this vast region, taking in the further reaches of Qinghai, Gansu, western Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan. This book... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Tibet: Reflections From the Wheel of Life by Thomas L. Kelly Book News Annotation A beautifully illustrated coffee table book that should go well beyond the coffee table. Beginning with a foreword written by the Dalai Lama, the volume provides an intimate presentation of the Tibetan people through photographs and words. Annotation... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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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 $27.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sacred Tibet (Art & Imagination) by Philip Rawson Publisher Comments Explore a truly astonishing range of interests, philosophies, religions, and cultures -- from alchemy to angels, Buddhism to Hinduism, myth to magic. The distinguished authors bring a wealth of knowledge, visionary thinking, and accessible writing to... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Discoveries: Tibet: An Enduring Civilization (Discoveries) by Francoise Pommaret Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-151) and index.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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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: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Authenticating Tibet: Answers to China's 100 Questions (Philip E. Lilienthal Books) by Anne Marie Blondeau Publisher Comments The land of Tibet--its people, culture, and religion--has long been both an object of contention and a source of fascination. Since 1959, Tibet has also been at the center of controversy when China's peaceful liberation of the land of snows led to the... (read more) List Price $31.25 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Exile from the Land of Snows Ri by John F Avedon Publisher Comments Now considered a classic, this is an eloquent and compellingly told account of the Dalai Lama's exile from Tibet after its conquest by China.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama by Thomas Laird Publisher Comments The Story of Tibet is a work of monumental importance, a fascinating journey through the land and history of Tibet, with His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama as guide. Over the course of three years, journalist Thomas Laird spent more than sixty hours... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Caught in Time, Tibet by John Clarke Publisher Comments In Lhasa, a noble family take a picnic in a park, the women's elaborate headdresses adorned with pearls. Travelling folk-opera singers pose in costumes and masks. Tibet covers an area as large as the UK, France and Germany combined, with a landscape that... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $24.95 Used - Hardcover
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On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet: The Nyemo Incident of 1969 by Melvyn C. Goldstein Publisher Comments Among the conflicts to break out during the Cultural Revolution in Tibet, the most famous took place in the summer of 1969 in Nyemo, a county to the south and west of Lhasa. In this incident, hundreds of villagers formed a mob led by a young nun who was... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Tibet: Enduring Spirit, Exploited Land by Robert Z Apte Publisher Comments TIBET: Enduring Spirit, Exploited Land describes the traditional lives of nomads and farmers and their practices in co-existing with the environment. The environmental ethic developed by the Tibetans over millennia now threatened by Chinese social system... (read more) List Price $17.25 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood by Orville Schell From Powells.com In 1953, a young Orville Schell happened upon a copy of Seven Years in Tibet, Heinrich Harrer's classic account of living in Tibet during the second world war. He was hooked: "Harrer's book offered a fabulous escapist tale of an isolated, ancient... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $2.99 Used - Hardcover
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Dragon in Land of Snows (99 Edition) by Tsering Shakya Publisher Comments Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this extraordinary account chronicles the definitive history of modern Tibet and shatters the popular perception of the area as an isolated Shangri-La. "A deeply insightful and thorough account . . . likely... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Himalaya: Life on the Edge of the World by David Zurick Publisher Comments The majestic natural beauty of the Himalaya Mountains has inspired awe and religious devotion in people around the world for millennia. With thirty peaks rising over 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) -- including Everest and Kanchenzonga, the world's highest... (read more) List Price $42.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tibetan Voices: A Traditional Memoir by Brian Harris Publisher Comments Brian Harris has combined images of Himalayan Buddhist culture with memoir-style accounts of Tibetan elders in India, Canada, and the United States.... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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