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Travelers' Tales Tibet: True Stories (Travelers' Tales Guides)

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This book presents many true stories of visits to Tibet. Some are funny, some are cautionary, and some are inspiring. They cover many aspects of the countryside including ancient rituals, pilgrimages, searching for the clouded leopard, and, of course, the Dalai Lama. This isn't a political book. I don't think there needs to be two sides to the story..it consists of many stories-all different. It's a great read and nothing more is needed.

This book is a collection of 27 true stories written by authors like His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pico Iyer, Heinrich Harrer, Alexandra David-Neel, Lama Anagarika Govinda, and many others.

The stories include traveling over high mountain passes, witnessing an ancient sky burial, rebuilding an ancient monastery, making the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, working as an extra on a Chinese movie set, and visiting the Jokhang Temple, Potala Palace, and Norbulingka in Lhasa.

I am a fan of the Travelers Tales series and find that they provide more memorable ideas about a place than just reading a guide book.

Usually a book from the 'traveler's tale' series will feature a healthy mix of stories of different genre; which enables its reader to understand a nation from many different prospective. However, the stories in this 'Tibet' volume are too politically dominated. I don't think this book present a holistic view on Tibetan culture.