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The Heart of the World recounts one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery: an extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth, a meditation on our place in nature, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhist faith. It is the much-anticipated account of celebrated explorer Ian Baker's travels to the heart of the deepest gorge on earth, culminating in the discovery, along with his team, of a mythical waterfall that Tibetans believe is the threshold to a mystical paradise: the origin of the Shangri-La myth.
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The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise, Ian Baker
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- Released
- 2006
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ian Baker
- Publisher
- PENGUIN GROUP
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN10
- 0143036025
- ISBN13
- 9780143036029
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, Religion & Spirituality, Travel, Adventure, Religious Topics, Religion, Spirituality, Buddhism, Asia
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- The Heart of the World recounts one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery: an extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth, a meditation on our place in nature, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhist faith. It is the much-anticipated account of celebrated explorer Ian Baker's travels to the heart of the deepest gorge on earth, culminating in the discovery, along with his team, of a mythical waterfall that Tibetans believe is the threshold to a mystical paradise: the origin of the Shangri-La myth.