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From Lion's Jaws: Chogyam Trungpa's Epic Escape To The West

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Availability:In StockContributor:Grant MacLeanPublish date:2016-03-31Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:MountainISBN-13:9780995029309ISBN-10:099502930XUPC:9780995029309Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCMWKFZY51

From Lion's Jaws: Chogyam Trungpa's Epic Escape To The West

In 1959 a nineteen year-old lama, Chögyam Trungpa, led 300 Tibetan men, women and children on a desperate nine-month escape from pursuing Communist troops. Travelling where people had never been, they trekked through some of the world's harshest weather and most treacherous mountains. Then, starving and exhausted, they crossed a river under heavy gunfire in flimsy vessels they'd made themselves...
Language:EnglishPublisher:MountainISBN-13:9780995029309ISBN-10:099502930XUPC:9780995029309Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCMWKFZY51
Born in South Africa, Grant MacLean graduated in psychology from Harvard University before developing interests in Tibetan Buddhism, history and strategy. His previous publications include a short history of Halifax and, as co-author/-translator, the best-selling Denma edition of Sun Tzu's classic Art of War. He lives in Nova Scotia.
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Grant MacLean

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