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Title: My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel ISBN: 0-8070-5903-X Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 05 October, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An unusual journey to say the least
Comment: When I was reading the reviews of this book, I was struck by the one of the reviews. It was very negative, and the reviewer missed the beauty of this book entirely. I was glad that I had already read it. I read the reviews because I was curious to see if others had enjoyed the book as much as I did. I was buying it again as a present for a friend. The author was a very unusual person, and this book is very much worth the read. She wrote about customs and values honestly as she saw them. She was not a dispassionate viewer, but I also felt that she was not judgemental or superior. When customs of two peoples are as different as some of Tibet and France are, they will shock a person and that person will remark. However, I felt that she loved and respected the people she wrote about, and she did a remarkable job in recounting what she saw. She gave her readers the pleasure of a most unusual journey with her and her young companion through a country that was worth writing about.
Rating: 1
Summary: Massively Overrated
Comment: I did not see what the big deal was, and would not recommend it. Her language and the way she treated people is offensive, Eurocentric, condescending and narrow-minded -- typical of many travel books of this period. For those trying to learn about Tibet, there is not enough here to satisfy. This is your classic I-am-to-be-admired-because-I-left-the-comforts-of-civilization-applaud-me themed books. She is not a traveller but a trophy collector.
Rating: 5
Summary: Worth the Effort
Comment: This is a book which I think of often. Ms. David-Neel had or should I say has quite a strong spirit. I would recommend all of her books to anyone interested in spiritual growth, women's triumphs or walking accross high Himalayan passes in the dead of winter with the Lama Yongden. I cross high Rocky Mountain passes regularly, but always in the comfort of an 18-wheeler.
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Title: Magic and Mystery in Tibet by Madame Alexandra David-Neel ISBN: 0486226824 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1971 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel: A Biography of the Explorer of Tibet and Its Forbidden Practices by Barbara Foster, Michael Foster ISBN: 1585673293 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Secret Oral Teachings in Tibetan Buddhist Sects by Alexandra David-Neel, Yongden ISBN: 0872860124 Publisher: City Lights Books Pub. Date: June, 1981 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Lewis Galantiere ISBN: 0151970874 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 15 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Initiations and Initiates in Tibet by Alexandra David-Neel ISBN: 0486275795 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 14 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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