{"product_id":"my-journey-to-lhasa-the-classic-story-of-the-only-western-woman-who-succeeded-in-entering-the-forbidden-city-9780060596552","title":"My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists--that of free Tibet. . . . Fervent and admirably unsentimental . . . [David-Neel] had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive.\"-- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1927, \u003cem\u003eMy Journey to Lhasa\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, entertaining record of danger and achievement that has become one of the most remarkable and inspirational of all travelers' tales. Disguised as a beggar, Alexandra David-Neel tackled some of the roughest terrain and climate, suffered primitive travel conditions, frequent outbreaks of disease, the ever-present danger of border control, and the military to become the first woman to penetrate Tibet and reach Lhasa--and the first Western woman to have been received by any Dalai Lama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra David-Neel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.36w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060596552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid-Neel, Alexandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn indomitable traveler, singer, journalist, and religious adept, \u003cstrong\u003eAlexandra David-Neel\u003c\/strong\u003e (1868-1969) was awarded a Gold Medal by the Geographical Society of Paris and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099470528627,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_21771fd5-17fd-4212-baf5-bbb9734077d2.jpg?v=1748700524","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/my-journey-to-lhasa-the-classic-story-of-the-only-western-woman-who-succeeded-in-entering-the-forbidden-city-9780060596552","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}