“Across Many Mountains: Three Daughters of Tibet” by Yangzom Brauen
Reviewed by Ruta Vilkaite
First published in Germany in 2009; First published in Great Britain in 2011
“Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Reviewed by Ruta Vilkaite
First published in India in 2012
“Tears of silence: a report on China’s birth control policy in Tibet” by the Tibetan Women’s Association
Fifth edition, March 2009
First published in August 1994
Reviewed by Ruta Vilkaite
“All the names of women over 18 were entered into a lottery. Those who were picked out were forcibly sterilized.”
Escape from the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama’s Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero by Stephan Taly
A new book by Stephan Taly on the Dalai Lama’s harrowing escape to freedom and the tragedy of Tibet.
Tibet’s forgotten heroes: The story of Tibet’s armed resistance against Chinaby Birgit Van de Wijer
In 1949, the People’s Liberation Army of China sent troops into Tibet. At first, Chinese soldiers behaved respectfully towards the local people, distributing clothes, blankets, tools, medicine and even money. Soon, however, it became clear that a new era in Tibetan history had begun, namely one of oppression, atrocities and… resistance.
The Human Family: A Modern Tibetan Buddhist Perspective by Karma Chukdong
Our world is interdependant, there is only one race: The Human Race. The divisions, war, deception, injustice, pollution, poverty, racism, bigotry, human slavery, discrimination, and bullying we see from person to person, and nation to nation are totally human created.
Murder in the High Himalaya: Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet by Jonathan Green
On September 30, 2006 gunfire echoed through the thin air near Advance Base Camp on Cho Oyu Mountain. Frequented by thousands of climbers each year, Cho Oyu lies nineteen miles east of Mt. Everest on the border between Tibet and Nepal.
Tibet: a Brief History by Helena Drysdale
First published in United Kingdom in 2012 Reviewed by Ruta Vilkaite
The history of the country that could disappear forever…