The Heart of the World by Ian Baker
Ian Bakers memoir of his journey to the long-hidden source of the Shangri-La myth 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
'Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience' - Adventure Magazine
Ian A. Baker is a cultural historian and the author of seven books on Tibetan Buddhism and Himalayan art and culture, including The Dalai Lama’s Secret Temple and The Tibetan Art of Healing. He was joint curator of the 2016 exhibition ‘Tibet’s Secret Temple: Body, Mind and Meditation in Tantric Buddhism’ at the Wellcome Collection, London. He leads travel seminars in Tibet and Bhutan and was named by the National Geographic Society as one of the seven ‘Explorers for the Millennium’ for his groundbreaking field research in Tibet’s Tsangpo Gorges.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500252437 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500252432 |
| Title | The Heart of the World |
| Author | Ian Baker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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