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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101585427438
ISBN-139781585427437
eBay Product ID (ePID)72709875
Product Key Features
Book TitleSeven Years in Tibet
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Asia / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China
Publication Year2009
GenreTravel, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorHeinrich Harrer
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight9.4 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read." --Santha Rama Rau, The New York Times Book Review "First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet; then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. . . . Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama." -- The Atlantic Monthly, "One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read." -Santha Rama Rau, The New York Times Book Review "First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet; then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. . . . Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama." -The Atlantic Monthly, "One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read." -Santha Rama Rau, The New York Times Book Review "First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet; then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. . . . Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama." - The Atlantic Monthly, One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read.” —Santha Rama Rau, The New York Times Book Review First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet; then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. . . . Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama.” —The Atlantic Monthly, "One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read." -- The New York Times Book Review "First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet; then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. . . . Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama." -- The Atlantic Monthly, "One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read." - The New York Times Book Review "First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet; then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. . . . Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama." - The Atlantic Monthly
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal915.15
SynopsisThe astonishing adventure classic about life in Tibet just before the Chinese Communist takeover is now repackaged for a new generation of readers. 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 and encounter the Dalai Lama.