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The Dalai Lama: A Biography
The Dalai Lama is both the living conscience of the Tibetan people and an internationally respected human rights symbol. His high-profile appearances and books have fueled the surging popularity of Buddhism in the United States and throughout the West.
This new, up-to-date biography provides insight into the curious and winning personality of the Dalai Lama as a boy and his wisdom as a man. His story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world, his education as the 14th incarnation of the Lama, his exile in India, and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Especially helpful is the clear historical overview of the Tibetan crisis after the Chinese invasion.
A timeline and glossary also supplement the text. Though the book is written especially for high school students doing reports, it will also be of immense interest to general readers.
This new, up-to-date biography provides insight into the curious and winning personality of the Dalai Lama as a boy and his wisdom as a man. His story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world, his education as the 14th incarnation of the Lama, his exile in India, and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Especially helpful is the clear historical overview of the Tibetan crisis after the Chinese invasion.
A timeline and glossary also supplement the text. Though the book is written especially for high school students doing reports, it will also be of immense interest to general readers.
173 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2003
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About the author
Patricia Cronin Marcello
14 books6 followersPat Marcello is a professional writer with 10 books published through major American publishers. Her forte is biography, and she had written about such luminaries as the Dalai Lama, Gloria Steinem, Ralph Nader, and Mohandas Gandhi, among others.
Over the past nine years, Pat has been writing for the Web, and is a known expert in the field of search engine optimization (SEO). She writes daily in her blog at http://www.theSEONewsBlog.com, which won the Cision award as #17 in the top 100 blogs of 2012 in the category of Internet marketing, social media and SEO.
Though she hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pat now lives in Florida with her husband, daughter, and her two cats, Fitz and Blue.
Over the past nine years, Pat has been writing for the Web, and is a known expert in the field of search engine optimization (SEO). She writes daily in her blog at http://www.theSEONewsBlog.com, which won the Cision award as #17 in the top 100 blogs of 2012 in the category of Internet marketing, social media and SEO.
Though she hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pat now lives in Florida with her husband, daughter, and her two cats, Fitz and Blue.
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April 3, 2011
This is a really good biography! I normally don't read biographies, but I've always found the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan ways interesting, so I picked this up. It's easy to read and keeps your interest.
April 28, 2014
Fabulous.
October 23, 2014
A great insight into the difficulties this man still faces with a stubborn power hungry China
September 25, 2022
Author- Patricia Cronin Marcello
Title- The Dalai Lama: A Biography
Publisher: Jacob Books
Publication year: 2003
Pages: 210
Patricia Cronin Marcello adds another book 'The Dalai Lama: A Biography' to the list of her detailed biographies of famous celebrities. She is a freelance author and she has written numerous articles and short stories for national and regional publications. She pens this book yet again on a very sensational celebrity like always. This book gave us the insight into the life of Dalai Lama portraying the political situation along with the historical outlook of Tibet.
The book flows in a simple structure and the relevant facts carry the reader through the text. Marcello's effort to capture the Dalai Lama's inspiration, humor, and devotion is validated in her biography of his life. Each chapter is sprinkled with either a quote or situation which convinces the reader that, even though he dealt with serious and difficult issues, the Dalai Lama still was a human being at heart, one whose wit and cleverness kept him optimistic.
The death of the thirteenth Dalai Lama launches a fairytale-like adventure of omens and evidence of reincarnation. After search parties and clever tests of character, the reader is introduced to a divinely precocious young boy in the rural village of Amdo, named Lhamo Dhondup, the future Dalai Lama and the future of Tibet. The book highlights how his life started with struggling with the Chinese and struggling with them again to protect his homeland.
Although the biography is applauded for its simplicity, it is also one of its shortcomings. Admittedly by the author, the book is aimed at a high-school reading level and has little depth when it comes to exploring specific issues of negotiation with the Chinese, or even explaining the perspectives of other players. There is very little attention to the Chinese outlook, which suggests the bias of the author. Understandably, however, it is a biography of the Dalai Lama, not the Chinese, so it is clear why there is not equal representation of ideas.
Title- The Dalai Lama: A Biography
Publisher: Jacob Books
Publication year: 2003
Pages: 210
Patricia Cronin Marcello adds another book 'The Dalai Lama: A Biography' to the list of her detailed biographies of famous celebrities. She is a freelance author and she has written numerous articles and short stories for national and regional publications. She pens this book yet again on a very sensational celebrity like always. This book gave us the insight into the life of Dalai Lama portraying the political situation along with the historical outlook of Tibet.
The book flows in a simple structure and the relevant facts carry the reader through the text. Marcello's effort to capture the Dalai Lama's inspiration, humor, and devotion is validated in her biography of his life. Each chapter is sprinkled with either a quote or situation which convinces the reader that, even though he dealt with serious and difficult issues, the Dalai Lama still was a human being at heart, one whose wit and cleverness kept him optimistic.
The death of the thirteenth Dalai Lama launches a fairytale-like adventure of omens and evidence of reincarnation. After search parties and clever tests of character, the reader is introduced to a divinely precocious young boy in the rural village of Amdo, named Lhamo Dhondup, the future Dalai Lama and the future of Tibet. The book highlights how his life started with struggling with the Chinese and struggling with them again to protect his homeland.
Although the biography is applauded for its simplicity, it is also one of its shortcomings. Admittedly by the author, the book is aimed at a high-school reading level and has little depth when it comes to exploring specific issues of negotiation with the Chinese, or even explaining the perspectives of other players. There is very little attention to the Chinese outlook, which suggests the bias of the author. Understandably, however, it is a biography of the Dalai Lama, not the Chinese, so it is clear why there is not equal representation of ideas.
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December 9, 2022
Un libro sobre la historia del Tíbet. Tiene bastante detalle de la travesía del XIV Dalai Lama en la búsqueda de la autonomía y la independencia del Tíbet, su huida hacia la India y su filosofía de no violencia que transmite con el budismo tibetano. Además, también cuenta la historia de la invasión china en el Tíbet, los abusos y el dominio político chino.
April 20, 2018
Põhjalik raamat. Ma ütleks, et see on mitte ainult Dalai-laama biograafia, vaid ka Tiibeti ajalugu (vähemalt see aeg, mis eelnes ja järgnes Tiibeti langemisele Hiina alla). Võib-olla minu jaoks isegi liiga detailne.
February 19, 2021
Hea ülevaade nii Dalai-Laama eluloost kui ka samal ajal Tiibeti ajaloost. Lugu, mida justkui olin kuulnud, kuid raamat avab selle detailsemalt.
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