The author takes us with her on her journey through Tibet in this account of one of the world's most ancient civilizations. The country has an innate beauty and conjures up images of mysticism, romance and adventure. Her story is that of a humanist and artist and not an academic.

Flight of the wind horse: A journey into Tibet

Travel

Ash, Niema

Asia

Rider

Despite the determined efforts of the Dalai Lama to publicize the Tibetan cause, for many the people, culture, history, and traditions to this country remain mysterious. Niema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter the country when its borders were briefly opened. In this highly absorbing and personal account, she relates with wit, compassion, and sensitivity her encounters with people whose humor, spirituality, and sheer enthusiasm for life have carried them through years of oppression and suffering. This journey into a forbidden kingdom gives a fresh insight into the real heart of Tibet.

Touching Tibet

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Travellers Eye

"You could say I had an unconventional upbringing. At the age of four, I was sharing my bedroom with Bob Dylan, and by the time I was fifteen, I had been taken out of school to go traveling and was smoking joints with my mother." Some may be shocked at the adventures mother and daughter share, but everyone will admire Niema's celebration of travel, motherhood, and life itself, as this honest and often humourous account describes how she copes with: <ul>
<li>The overwhelming desire to travel, which conflicts with the responsibilites of motherhood.</li> <li>Finding the confidence to believe in herself and her instincts.</li> <li>Being a single mother in the sixties while mixing with some of the most talented poets and musicians of our time, including Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, Seamus Heaney, and Joni Mitchell.</li> <li>Developing a unique mother-daughter bond that many only dream about.</li> </ul>
This book will touch a hidden nerve in everyone who reads it as it turns a world of convention and protocol upside-down!

Travels with my Daughter

Dundurn Press

Nomad Girl: My Adventures with Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, John Lee Hooker, the Dalai Lama and More

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Matador

Travels With My Daughter

Canada

Eye Books

An affectionate travelogue that conveys not only impressions of everyday life and descriptions of unique Tibetan customs and traditions but brings us Tibetan history, politics, and religion from a fresh, unstudied perspective Despite the determined efforts of the Dalai Lama to publicize the Tibetan cause, for many the people, culture, history, and traditions of this country remain mysterious. Niema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter the country when its borders were briefly opened, and in this highly absorbing and personal account, she relates with wit, compassion, and sensitivity her encounters with people whose humor, spirituality, and sheer enthusiasm for life have carried them through years of oppression and suffering. This journey into a forbidden kingdom gives a fresh insight into the real heart of Tibet.

Touching Tibet: An Eye Classic (Eye Classics)

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