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My spiritual journey

personal reflections, teachings, and talks
2010
Details the author's spiritual journey, from his childhood memories, to being a Buddhist leader, to his continuing work for world peace, including his views on 9/11 and religious militancy, stopping bloodshed in Tibet, and humans' responsibility to the environment.

A healing family

1996
The author presents a portrait of the people closest to him, focusing on his son Hikari, born in 1963 with a growth on his brain that has left him with autism, poor vision, and a tendency to seizures, but who has an incredible gift for music through which he expresses his deepest emotions to his family and loved ones.

Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama

1989
Presents with photos and quotations the life story of Tenzin Gyatso, the present, though exiled, Dalai Lama of Tibet.

Why the Dalai Lama matters

his act of truth as the solution for China, Tibet, and the world
2008
Explores the popularity of the Dalai Lama and how he is attempting to restore Tibetan cultural and religion while at the same time keeping Tibet as part of China.

Leap of faith

memoirs of an unexpected life
2003
Queen Noor, born into an Arab-American family, shares the story of her relationship with her husband King Hussein of Jordan, telling of their first meeting, the time they spent together before their marriage, and her life and work as queen, and discussing Hussein's legacy to his family and country.

A drinking life

a memoir
1994
Author's vivid portrait of the first four decades of his life and the slow, steady way that alcohol became an essential part of that life.

Mountain blood

1986
The recollections, yarns, and historical meditations of the author from his travels around the West.

King Hussein

a life on the edge
1999
A biography of Jordan's King Hussein, examining some of the controversies and victories of his forty-six-year reign, looking at how he survived repeated assassination attempts, and discussing his four marriages and other aspects of his personal life.

The snow lion and the dragon

China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama
1997
Discusses the issue of Tibetan nationalism, the application of Chinese political policy toward Tibet, looks at possible options for self-determination, and the diplomatic responses from other countries.

The man who listens to horses

1997
Biography of Monty Roberts, focusing on the unique methods he has developed for training horses through gentleness and an understanding of nonverbal communication, and telling how he has applied his techniques to human relationships.

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