tibet autonomous region (china)

Highlights the life and career of the Dalai Lama. Includes color photographs, important dates, and further resources.

"Mountain-climbing prodigy Peak Marcello faces his toughest challenge yet as he descends into Tibet and goes head-to-head with an old enemy"--Provided by publisher.

"In this brief yet profound address to global humanity, His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet reveals that we all hold the seeds of world peace within us: 'I see with ever greater clarity that our spiritual well-being depends,' the Nobel Peace Prize winner writes, 'on our innate human nature, our natural affinity for goodness, compassion, and caring for others.' ... outlines both the inward and outward paths to peace, addressing a wide range of contemporary topics--from the rise of nationalism, Trump presidency, refugee crisis, climate catastrophes, and materialism to meditation, universal ethics, and even neuroscience" -- Provided by publisher.

"Take a journey to the highest . . . mountain range in the world--the Himalayas. This book treks up, down, and through these . . . mountains, revealing the history and legends of Nepal, India and Tibet along the away. Meet the people and the wildlife who live a . . . life in the cold, white mountains; climb Everest to reach the top of the world"--Back cover.

Forced into exile in India after Tibet's attempted revolt against occupying Chinese forces, the Dalai Lama launched a nonviolent campaign against the occupation that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. He remains an icon of peace.

Brief biography of the fourteenth Dalai Lama who is the Buddhist leader in Tibet and is worshiped by people as the bodily form of the Buddhist saint of compassion.

After her parents are arrested by Chinese soldiers because of their religious beliefs, twelve-year-old Tash and her best friend Sam travel from their home in Tibet across the Himalayas to India in order to seek the help of the Dalai Lama.

Forced into exile in India after Tibet's attempted revolt against occupying Chinese forces, the Dalai Lama launched a nonviolent campaign against the occupation that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. He remains an icon of peace.

Peak and his team need to descend into Tibet after surviving an avalanche on the remote and isolated mountain of Hkakabo Razi. The only catch is that Peak's famous mountaineering father, Josh, and climbing guide, Zopa, are both wanted by the Chinese government. As a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse ensues, making it off the mountain won't be the end of this team's struggles, only the beginning...

"As the spiritual and political leader of Tibet, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso has endured exile, censorship, and persecution. Yet through it all he has remained a champion of freedom for the people of Tibet, and, by extension, all humankind. The history of Tibet, China relations, and tenets of Buddhism serve as a backdrop for ... [this] story of how one man, acting on deeply held beliefs and principles, has become a hero worldwide"--Provided by publisher.