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Publication Name
My Journey to Lhasa
Title
My Journey to Lhasa
Book Title
My Journey to Lhasa : The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
Subtitle
The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Ente
Author
Alexandra David-Neel
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
0060596554
EAN
9780060596552
ISBN
9780060596552
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Travel, History
Topic
General, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China
Release Date
23/08/2005
Release Year
2005
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.9in
Item Length
8in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Number of Pages
376 Pages

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"Involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists--that of free Tibet. . . . Fervent and admirably unsentimental . . . [David-Neel] had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive."-- New York Times Book Review Originally published in 1927, My Journey to Lhasa is a powerful, entertaining record of danger and achievement that has become one of the most remarkable and inspirational of all travelers' tales. Disguised as a beggar, Alexandra David-Neel tackled some of the roughest terrain and climate, suffered primitive travel conditions, frequent outbreaks of disease, the ever-present danger of border control, and the military to become the first woman to penetrate Tibet and reach Lhasa--and the first Western woman to have been received by any Dalai Lama.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060596554
ISBN-13
9780060596552
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30202368

Product Key Features

Book Title
My Journey to Lhasa : The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
Author
Alexandra David-Neel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Travel, History
Number of Pages
376 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ds785.D27813 2005
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A scholar of Eastern religion and Tibetan language, David-Neel was indisputably a fearless traveler, a rogue's rogue who, in 1923, disguised as an illiterate pilgrim, became the first Western woman to reach Tibet's forbidden city. Her account has the power to awe even today., David-Neel was indisputably a fearless traveler, a rogue's rogue. Her account has the power to awe even today., My Journey to Lhasa . . . involves us intensely. . . . [David-Neel's] descriptions of the landscape are fervent and her understanding of the Tibetans admirably unsentimental. Her Tibet is not at all the philosophers' kingdom of Lost Horizon; it is a fierce, filthy, frequently dangerous place, where she had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive., Fascinating.... A striking portrait of the Tibetan people and their culture, as seem by a most remarkable woman., My Journey to Lhasa . . . involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists-that of free Tibet. . . . [David-Neel's] descriptions of the landscape are fervent and her understanding of the Tibetans admirably unsentimental. Her Tibet is not at all the philosophers' kingdom of Lost Horizon; it is a fierce . . . frequently dangerous place, where she had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive., "My Journey to Lhasa . . . involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists-that of free Tibet. . . . [David-Neel's] descriptions of the landscape are fervent and her understanding of the Tibetans admirably unsentimental. Her Tibet is not at all the philosophers' kingdom of Lost Horizon; it is a fierce . . . frequently dangerous place, where she had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive." -- New York Times Book Review "A scholar of Eastern religion and Tibetan language, David-Neel was indisputably a fearless traveler, a rogue's rogue who, in 1923, disguised as an illiterate pilgrim, became the first Western woman to reach Tibet's forbidden city. Her account has the power to awe even today." -- Outside magazine "The sort of thriller yarn that keeps you up all night and is too soon over." -- Ms. magazine "As a traveler, she has performed a brilliant feat." -- New Statesman "Fascinating.... A striking portrait of the Tibetan people and their culture, as seem by a most remarkable woman." -- Good Books for the Curious Reader "In 1923, at the age of fifty-five, the author disguised herself as a pilgrim and made her way to Tibet's forbidden city of Lhasa. This is a lively account of her journey and a classic portrait of Tibet, its region, and its people." -- Bloomsbury Review "David-Neel was indisputably a fearless traveler, a rogue's rogue. Her account has the power to awe even today." -- Outside magazine "My Journey to Lhasa . . . involves us intensely. . . . [David-Neel's] descriptions of the landscape are fervent and her understanding of the Tibetans admirably unsentimental. Her Tibet is not at all the philosophers' kingdom of Lost Horizon; it is a fierce, filthy, frequently dangerous place, where she had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive." -- New York Times Book Review, In 1923, at the age of fifty-five, the author disguised herself as a pilgrim and made her way to Tibet's forbidden city of Lhasa. This is a lively account of her journey and a classic portrait of Tibet, its region, and its people.
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2004-063623
Dewey Decimal
915/.50435
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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