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The Open Road

The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

The Open Road( )
Author: Iyer, Pico
ISBN:978-0-7475-9744-5
Publication Date:May 2009
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $19.99
Book Description:

One of the most acclaimed and perceptive observers of globalism and Buddhism now gives us the first serious consideration-for Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike-of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher.

Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious
Religion / Buddhism / General
Religion / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice
Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13 x 19.7 x 1.9 cm
Book Weight:0.194 Kilograms
Author Biography
Iyer, Pico (Author)
Pico Iyer was born in Oxford, England to Indian parents, who immigrated to California in 1957. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University and a second masters degree from Harvard University. From 1982 to 1985, he was a writer for Time magazine. Following a leave of absence to visit Asia, Iyer wrote Video Nights in Katmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East. In 1986 he returned to Time as a contributor. He also contributes regularly to Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

Pico Iyer has written several other travel books including The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto; Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places in the World; and Tropical Classical: Essays from Several Directions.

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