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The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
by Pico Iyer
from Knopf

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• So far, so good
  Im reading the book as I write this review and I have been surprised by the way the author describes the Dalai Lama as any human being with special and wonderful details. Im very glad to find out how many things he has in common with people around me and with myself.

• The Open Road
  Pico Iyer's new book subtitled "The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama" takes its title and theme from an essay by D. H. Lawrence about Walt Whitman and his poem, "The Song of the Open Road". Lawrence wrote "The great home of the Soul is the open road. Not heaven, not paradise, not `above'" The human person (or "soul" for Lawrence) "is a wayfarer down the open road" and democracy flowers "where soul meets soul in the open road." (Iyer, pp. 13-14)
  Whitman's poetry, with its journeying,... more info

• Very good
  A soulful and insightful portrait of an important world leader. Written with real feeling and humility.

• The Open Road; The Global Journey of the 14th Dalai Lama
  Not an easy read but if you stick with it, an overall interesting read. Well worth the time.

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