{"product_id":"the-open-road-the-global-journey-of-the-fourteenth-dalai-lama-9780307387554","title":"The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - For Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, \"an exceptionally intimate portrait\" (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love) \u003c\/i\u003eof the Dalai Lama--one of the most singular figures of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over three decades, Pico Iyer, one of our most cherished travel writers, has been a friend to the Dalai Lama. Over these years through intimate conversations, he has come to know him in a way that few can claim. Here he paints an unprecedented portrait of the Dalai Lama, explaining his work and ideas about politics, science, technology, and religion. \u003ci\u003eThe Open Road\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the hidden life and the daily challenges of this global icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pico Iyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307387554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePICO IYER is the author of six works of nonfiction and two novels. He has covered the Tibetan question for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications for more than twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42992734765171,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_205f7bcc-1e93-4489-91b9-ee52cd3993e9.jpg?v=1744716075","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-open-road-the-global-journey-of-the-fourteenth-dalai-lama-9780307387554","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}