the search for shangri la a journey into tibetan history charles allen

THE SEARCH FOR SHANGRI-LA - A Journey Into Tibetan History, Charles Allen

HARDCOVER, pages crisp and clean book itself VG /excellent, dust jacket good plus, condition. The idea of a hidden refuge, a paradise far from the stresses of modern life, has universal appeal. In the writer James Hilton coined the word 'Shangri-La' to describe such a place, when he gave that name to a hidden valley in the Himalayas in his novel LOST HORIZON. In THE SEARCH FOR SHANGRI-LA acclaimed traveller and writer Charles Allen explores the myth behind the story. He tracks down the sources that Hilton drew upon in writing his popular romance, and then sets out to discover what lies behind the legend that inspired him. In the course of a lively and amusing account of his four journeys into Tibet, Allen also gives us a controversial new reading of the country's early history, shattering our notions of Tibet as a Buddhist paradise and restoring the mysterious pre-Buddhist religion of Bon to its rightful place in Tibetan culture. He also locates the lost kingdom of Shang-shung and, in doing so, the original Shangri-La itself: in an astounding gorge beyond the Himalayas, full of extraordinary ruins. pick up from Tollcross, Edinburgh. paul can post to UK for an Extra £3.00 Ad ID: Delivery Services Consumer Credit

Set of 4 Readers Digest Journey's into the Past History Books

Set of 4 Readers Digest Journey's into the Past History Books Includes: Life during the industrial revolution, life on the home front, Life in the viking age & Life in the Victorian age. Very good condition, have hardly been read. £4 the lot. From a smoke and pet free home. Collection from North Walsham/ Cromer area. If the advert is still listed then its still for sale. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

The Last Victim: The True-Life Journey into the Mind of the

A chilling and fascinating exploration of the minds of serial killers draws from revealing and open interviews and correspondence that the author conducted as an eighteen-year-old student with such criminals as John Wayne Gacy and Charles Manson. first printing.

The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brandt, Anthony, PUBLISHER: Anchor Books, The enthralling and often harrowing history of the adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passage, the holy grail of nineteenth-century British exploration. After the triumphant end of the Napoleonic Wars in , the British took it upon themselves to complete something they had been trying to do since the sixteenth century: find the fabled Northwest Passage, a shortcut to the Orient via a sea route over northern Canada. For the next thirty-five years the British Admiralty sent out expedition after expedition to probe the ice-bound waters of the Canadian Arctic in search of a route, and then, after , to find Sir John Franklin, the Royal Navy hero who led the last of these Admiralty expeditions and vanished into the maze of channels, sounds, and icy seas with two ships and 128 officers and men. In "The Man Who Ate His Boots, " Anthony Brandt tells the whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism. Sir John Franklin is the focus of the book but it covers all the major expeditions and a number of fascinating characters, including Franklin's extraordinary wife, Lady Jane, in vivid detail. "The Man Who Ate His Boots" is a rich and engaging work of narrative history that captures the glory and the folly of this ultimately tragic enterprise. "From the Hardcover edition."

Journey Into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ahmed, Akbar S., PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, Haunted by the spector of September 11, Akbar Ahmed--a leading scholar of Islam, a former diplomat, and a college professor--brings a group of his American students on a trip into the heart of the Islamic world. They come face to face with people of all ranks, from policymakers to cab drivers to fellow students, and they listen to what: Muslims think about America, and about themselves, in a rapidly changing world.

The Anubis Oracle: A Journey into the Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt: Book and Cards Box Set

Selling this "The Anubis Oracle: A Journey into the Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt" Book and Cards Box Set - it has never been opened; brand new in its original packaging. R.R.P. on Amazon is £26. Collection only.

Blackfoot Physics: A Journey Into the Native American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peat, F. David, PUBLISHER: Phanes Press, One summer in the s, theoretical physicist F. David Peat went to the Blackfoot Sun Dance ceremony in Alberta, Canada. Having spent all his life steeped in and influenced by linear Western science, he was entranced by the Native American worldview and, through dialogue circles between scientists and Native Elders, he began to explore it in greater depth. Blackfoot Physics is the account of his discoveries. In an edifying synthesis of anthropology, history, metaphysics, cosmology, and quantum theory, Peat compares the medicines, the myths, the languages, indeed the entire perceptions of reality of the Western and indigenous peoples. What becomes apparent is the amazing resemblance between indigenous teachings and some of the insights that are emerging from modern science, a congruence that is as enlightening about the physical universe as it is about the circular evolution of humanity's understanding. Through Peat's insightful observations, he extends our understanding of ourselves, our understanding of the universe, and how the two intersect in a meaningful vision of human life in relation to a greater reality. Blackfoot Physics is a book that will captivate anyone with an interest in the relationship between science, spirituality, and the different ways of knowing.

Li Gotam Govinda - Tibet in Pictures: A Journey into the

Li Gotam Govinda - Tibet in Pictures: A Journey into the past - 2 volumes - Dharma Publishing, Berkeley, - XX, 210 pp. - Hardcover with dust jacket - 26 x 26 cm.In good condition. The dust jackets are lightly damaged and discoloured. Price sticker on the inside of the dust jacket of volume 2. Otherwise in a very nice condition.Nice and rare book by the Tibetan artist Li Gotam Govinda.With 200 black and white photos of the country, the people and religious practices in the Tibet of before .Will be sent by registered mail.Pick up in Haarlem possible. Read More

The Birth Of Modern Britain - A Journey Into Britain's Archaeological Past To The Present

Author Francis Pryor; 1st edition published by Harper Press in ; hardback c/w dustjacket; 299 pages; 9 1/2" x 6 1/4"; no bumps, tears or inscriptions; in excellent condition. Francir Pryor appeared frequently on Channel 4's Time Team series. Cash sale only. Buyer to pick up or I will deliver within Hull. Ad ID:

World History: Journey Across Time, The Early Ages: Spanish

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGraw-Hill, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, Reading Essentials, Student Edition provides concise content of the Student Edition written at a lower grade level, making it perfect for struggling readers and ELL students. Buy Now

Jack Allen Westrup et al. - The New Oxford History of Music

Jack Allen Westrup, Gerald Abraham, Martin Cooper, Egon Wellesz, Dom Anselm Hughes - The New Oxford History of Music - Oxford, Oxford University Press, - Ten-volume set, complete - Hardcover - cmin good condition..Vol.1. Ancient and oriental music - 530 pp..Vol.2. Early medieval music up to pp. .Vol.3. Ars Nova and Renaissance, pp.. Vol.4. Age of humanism, pp..Vol.5. Opera and church music, pp. . Vol.6. Concert music, pp. . Vol.7. The Age of Enlightenment, pp. . Vol.8. Age of Beethoven pp. . Vol.9. Romanticism, pp. . Vol. 10. The Modern Age, pp. Read More

"The History of North East Shipbuilding", Dougan, D., George Allen & Unwin, London ()

* Pre-owned book with hardcover * Condition (book): good (unmarked pages) * Condition (dust jacket): fair * 258 pages (plus 8 monochrome plates holding 18 illustrations) At the end of the 19th century, the United Kingdom produced four out of every five ships built in the whole world, and the North East coast of England, stretching from Blyth in the North to Whitby in the South, was responsible for two out of those five ships. A government enquiry said that the United Kingdom performance was an industrial achievement almost without parallel. Clearly the contribution by the North East was a substantial one. Together with the river Clyde, the North East of England has been the major shipbuilding area in the country and until recently one of the main areas in the whole world. Yet this supremacy did not start to emerge until about half way through the 19th century when iron began to usurp wood and steam began to usurp sail. These two technical changes turned a craft into an industry and no area was as successful in adapting to the new era as the North west coast. Its natural resources of coal and iron were exploited by a group of brilliant entrepreneurs who literally fashioned the industry. They were responsible not only for organising production; they also stimulated technical innovations. The turbine engine was developed in the region; so was the oil tanker. There are many other examples. British - and North East - supremacy lasted for 100 years. By the 's competition from other countries and an inability to expand meant that British - and North East - shipbuilding had to yield its place as a world leader. Today Japan is almost as dominant as the United Kingdom was at the end of the 19th century. This story of the rise and fall of a great industry is not yet finished, however. In there were strong indications that the industry was going through a period of rejuvenation and reinvigoration, ready to challenge foreign competition more strongly than it had done in the 's and early l960's. Ad ID: Delivery Services Consumer Credit

"The History of North East Shipbuilding", Dougan, D., George Allen & Unwin, London ()

* Condition (dust jacket): fair * 258 pages (plus 8 monochrome plates holding 18 illustrations) At the end of the 19th century, the United Kingdom produced four out of every five ships built in the whole world, and the North East coast of England, stretching from Blyth in the North to Whitby in the South, was responsible for two out of those five ships. A government enquiry said that the United Kingdom performance was an industrial achievement almost without parallel. Clearly the contribution by the North East was a substantial one. Together with the river Clyde, the North East of England has been the major shipbuilding area in the country and until recently one of the main areas in the whole world. Yet this supremacy did not start to emerge until about half way through the 19th century when iron began to usurp wood and steam began to usurp sail. These two technical changes turned a craft into an industry and no area was as successful in adapting to the new era as the North west coast. Its natural resources of coal and iron were exploited by a group of brilliant entrepreneurs who literally fashioned the industry. They were responsible not only for organising production; they also stimulated technical innovations. The turbine engine was developed in the region; so was the oil tanker. There are many other examples. British - and North East - supremacy lasted for 100 years. By the 's competition from other countries and an inability to expand meant that British - and North East - shipbuilding had to yield its place as a world leader. Today Japan is almost as dominant as the United Kingdom was at the end of the 19th century. This story of the rise and fall of a great industry is not yet finished, however. In there were strong indications that the industry was going through a period of rejuvenation and reinvigoration, ready to challenge foreign competition more strongly than it had done in the s and early l960s. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

Charles Darwin - Journal of Researches into the Natural

Charles Darwin - Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. ''Beagle'' round the world. Under the Command of Capt. Fith Roy. R. A. - London, New York, and Melbourne, Ward, Lock and co., advertisements) pp. - Linen binding with gold and black imprint. - 22.5 x 15.5 cm.Condition: Discolouration/wear to the binding. Text block is uncut and it has some foxing/discolouration. Will be sent by registered mail. Language: English Read More

Charles Follen's Search for Nationality and Freedom: Germany

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Spevack, Edmund, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, This unique account of the life of German nationalist and revolutionary Charles Follen opens a window on several worlds during the first half of the nineteenth century. Seldom does one biography embrace so many important historical issues and events. Trained as a lawyer in his native Germany, Follen was involved in student nationalism, eventually turning to revolutionary Jacobinism. He fled to Switzerland in after conspiring in the first political murder of modern German history--the assassination of the playwright August von Kotzebue. In Switzerland, Follen secretly continued activities for revolutionizing Germany. When his plans were discovered in , he fled to America. For ten years, Follen taught at Harvard; he was the first professor of German literature at an American institution of higher learning. He played a central role in the early importation of German ideas to New England, contributing to the fields of literature, philosophy, and theology. His marriage to Eliza Lee Cabot allowed him to move in elite Boston social circles. After his ordination as a Unitarian minister in , Follen combined his interest in social reform (including an ardent devotion to the antislavery movement) with clerical service. Unitarian leader William Ellery Channingand abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison became Follen's close friends. During the last two years of his life, Follen began to doubt his own power to bring about political change and suffered a crisis in self-confidence before his accidental death at the age of forty-three.

DAVID COPPERFIELD: The Personal History - Charles Dickens

DAVID COPPERFIELD: The Personal History (Penguin English Library) Dickens, Charles; (Trevor Blount, Introduction) Title: DAVID COPPERFIELD: The Personal History Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, UK Publication Date: - Reprint of . Soft Cover Illustrator: Hablot K. Browne ('Phiz') [Illustrator) Read more

Journey Into Space

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Gerry / Boulter, Steve / Smith, Jan, PUBLISHER: Picture Window Books, How do I get water for my crops? How can we keep an asteroid from hitting Earth? Learn the basic science principles behind many inventions, and help solve these and other problems while learning the history of human inventions.

The Rain Prayer: A Journey Into Becoming a Prayer Warrior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Powers, Suzan Michele, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, Set-up by a terrorist organization within the education system, an American artist learns what "the call of the jihad" means during the three gripping months of Desert Storm in . Even the FBI is unaware of the meaning of this group as they join together to uncover what the group means for America. The psychological warfare the shadowy, underworld group wages for the next ten years is frightening, until their purpose, which is to end the existence of Israel and America, becomes more obvious when our nation experiences 9/11. The events take place in beautiful Monterey, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley, California. The artist, active through poetry and art in supporting creation of the California marine life sanctuaries, experiences a spiritual reawakening through redemption and prayer which is the effect of jihad upon her as they begin to break her down psychologically. Helplessness, meaninglessness, and loneliness becomes a closeness to God as He renews spiritually through prayer and the Holy Spirit the answers in the story of the miracle of "The Rain Prayer,"

Journey into mystery annual 1

Early thor appearances Includes 1st odin 1 St hercules f or higher Vg/ f condition All bagged and boarded Lots more journey into mystery and thor Email me any questions queries Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

William Robertson - The History of the Reign of Charles V -

The History of the Reign of Charles V,with a view of the progress of Society in Europefrom the subversion of the Roman Empire, to thebeginning of the Sixteenth Century.Three Volumes.Printed by W. & W. Strahan for W. Strahan; T. Cadwell;and J. Balfour. . Bookplate on inside of each volumefrom the library of Richard Bagot, Bishop of Bath & Wells and Oxford. Volume 1.xv, 294 pages + 13 page index for volume one. Volume pages.Volume pages + 37 page index for volumes two and three.Full tree calf-leather covers with decorative spine.Gilt borders on covers. Some water marks present.Covers needs attention, otherwise set in good condition..Very clean internally for age. Scarce set. Read More

Long Day's Journey Into Night

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Seeking programme from this play at the Lyric Theatre in the West End, starring Charles Dance and Jessica Lange. Read More

8 journey into mystery comics 1st loki

Includes 85 1st loki And other early appearances Most in vg 1 in good 1 on fine Email me if you have any questions I will be selling my almost full thor comic collection in next few days Also have reprint journey 83 Original now sold Collect or add special delivery Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

The Personal History of David Copperfield Charles Dickens Chapman & Hall Limited - London

The Personal History of David Copperfield Charles Dickens Chapman & Hall Limited - London With 40 Illustrations In tatty, used condition Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

Journey into God's Heart - Jennifer Rees Larcombe

In Journey into God's Heart, Jennifer Rees Larcombe writes and epic autobiography that will grip all whose lives have been touched by her and surprise those who thought they knew they already knew her story. Even Jennifer herself has in the light of severe recent tragedies found herself gaining a new understanding of all she has been through. This book looks back at the traumas and insecurities of her childhood, the joys and trials of family life through the most testing of circumstances, the confusion caused by her life-threatening illness and subsequent miracle healing, the pain of bereavement and - the most recent chapter that no-one foresaw - divorce from her husband Tony. "Journey into God's Heart" is an epic saga of a unique woman's journey through the fire. This is an adventure that lasts a lifetime, a path strewn with heart-testing challenges. Written as compellingly as a novel, it presents a completely new perspective on the story told in Jennifer's previous autobiographical books "Beyond Healing" and "Unexpected Healing". Her journey unfolds against the backdrop of the momentous changes undergone by the evangelical and charismatic church in the mid and late twentieth century. Journey into God's Heart by Jennifer Rees Larcombe was published by Hodder & Stoughton in February and is our th best seller. Read More

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