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The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise by Baker, Ian
by Baker, Ian | PB | Acceptable
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- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0143036025
- Book Title
- Heart of the World : a Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Travel, Religion
- Topic
- Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / General, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China
- Item Weight
- 17.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 544 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143036025
ISBN-13
9780143036029
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51074767
Product Key Features
Book Title
Heart of the World : a Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / General, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Religion
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
17.7 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience. ("Adventure Magazine") One of the most extraordinary tales of adventure and discovery ever told. ("San Francisco Chronicle"), " The Heart of the World is among the most complex, compelling and satisfying adventure books I have ever read.... Baker has written one for the ages." -- The San Francisco Chronicle "Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience."-- Adventure Magazine, " The Heart of the World is among the most complex, compelling and satisfying adventure books I have ever read.... Baker has written one for the ages." -- The San Francisco Chronicle "Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience." -- Adventure Magazine , " The Heart of the World is among the most complex, compelling and satisfying adventure books I have ever read.... Baker has written one for the ages." - The San Francisco Chronicle "Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience." - Adventure Magazine , Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience. (Adventure Magazine) One of the most extraordinary tales of adventure and discovery ever told. (San Francisco Chronicle), Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience. ( Adventure Magazine ) One of the most extraordinary tales of adventure and discovery ever told. ( San Francisco Chronicle ), " The Heart of the World is among the most complex, compelling and satisfying adventure books I have ever read.... Baker has written one for the ages." -- The San Francisco Chronicle "Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience." -- Adventure Magazine
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
915.15046
Grade To
UP
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama The Call of Hidden-Lands The Gorge The Mountain The Waterfall The Veils of Paradise Glossary, Notes, Bibliography, Index, and List of Illustrations
Synopsis
"The Heart of the World" recounts an extraordinary journey into one of the most inaccessible places on earth, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of "beyul," or mystical sanctuaries, lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall in the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of investigation, world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker and his "National Geographic"sponsored team made worldwide news by finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfallthe legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan pilgrims., One of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory, "The Heart of the World" is an extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on Earth--and a pilgrimage to the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist faith., The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul , or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the beyul , the vaster its reputed qualities. Ancient Tibetan prophecies declare that the greatest of all hidden lands lies at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo Gorge, deep in the Himalayas and veiled by a colossal waterfall. Nineteenth-century accounts of this fabled waterfall inspired a series of ill-fated European expeditions that ended prematurely in 1925 when the intrepid British plant collector Frank Kingdon-Ward penetrated all but a five-mile section of the Tsangpo's innermost gorge and declared that the falls were no more than a "religious myth" and a "romance of geography." The heart of the Tsangpo Gorge remained a blank spot on the map of world exploration until world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker delved into the legends. Whatever cryptic Tibetan scrolls or past explorers had said about the Tsangpo's innermost gorge, Baker determined, could be verified only by exploring the uncharted five-mile gap. After several years of encountering sheer cliffs, maelstroms of impassable white water, and dense leech-infested jungles, on the last of a series of extraordinary expeditions, Baker and his National Geographic-sponsored team reached the depths of the Tsangpo Gorge. They made news worldwide by finding there a 108-foot-high waterfall, the legendary grail of Western explorers and Tibetan seekers alike. The Heart of the World is one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory--an extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth and a pilgrimage to the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist faith.
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