In Exile from the Land of Snows
By John Avedon
By John Avedon
By John Avedon
By John Avedon
Category: Asian World History | Religion
Category: Asian World History | Religion
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Paperback $18.95
Jan 06, 2015 | ISBN 9780804173377
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The Heart of the World
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Praise
“A noble and eloquent book. . . . Indispensable reading.” —The Washington Post
“No cultural and political saga of our time is more terrible, compelling, and inspiring. Avedon has thoroughly searched it out and presented it colorfully and with moral force.” —The Boston Globe
“The biography of choice.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Awesome, passionately informed, totally engrossing.” —E. L. Doctorow
“What Alexander Solzhenitsyn did for the Soviet Union, John F. Avedon does for Tibet.” —The Los Angeles Times
“Marvelous, heartrending, and heartwarming.” —William Shawcross, author of Counting One’s Blessings and The Queen Mother
“The detailed life stories Avedon recounts are nothing short of stunning.” —The Denver Post
“Utterly engaging. There as passages dealing with India that will have you smelling the dust. This book deserves wide readership, the author our applause.” —The San Diego Tribune
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