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During my research, certain books proved particularly informative and useful. I have placed a star by these works in the list below. I have not listed the numerous newspaper and magazine articles that I have cited in this book or that I have consulted as background since they are not widely available to the general reader.
Avedon, John F. In Exile from the Land of Snows: the Definitive Account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Conquest. New York: HarperPerennial, 1997.
Bell, Sir Charles. The Religion of Tibet. New Delhi: Book Faith India, 1998.
Berzin, Alexander. Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2000. *
Brauen, Martin. Dreamworld Tibet: Western Illusions. Martin Willson, trans. Trumbull. CT: Weatherhill, 2004.
Brown, Mick. The Dance of 17 Lives; The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa. London: Bloomsbury, 2004.
Crossette, Barbara. So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas. New York: Knopf, 1995.
Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Freedom in Exile: the Autobiography of the Dalai Lama. New York: HarperPerennial, 1991.
Dodin, Thierry and Heinz Rather. Imagining Tibet: Perceptions, Projections and Fantasies. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2001.
Dronma, Yeshe. The Kunzig Shamarpas of Tibet. Hong Kong: Dorje and Bell, 1992.
Douglas, Nik and Meryl White. Karmapa: The Black Hat Lama of Tibet. London: Luzac, 1976. *
French, Patrick. Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land. New York: Knopf, 2003. *
Gampopa. The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings. Trans. Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1998.
Goldstein, Melvyn C. A History of Modern Tibet, 191301951. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989.
_____ . The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997.
Grunfeld, A. Tom. The Making of Modem Tibet. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1987.
Harrer, Heinrich. Seven Years in Tibet. Trans. Richard Graves. New York: Putnam, 1996.
Hilton, Isabel. The Search for the Panchen Lama. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2000.
Hyde-Chambers, Frank and Audrey, trans. Tibetan Folk Tales. Boston: Shambhala, 2002.
Jamgon Kongtul Lodro Thaye. Enthronement: The Recognition of the Reincarnate Masters of Tibet and the Himalayas. Trans. with a foreword by Ngawang Zangpo. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 1997.
Karma Thinley Rinpoche. The History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet. Boulder: Prajna Press, 1980. *
Klieger, P. Christiaan. Tibetan Nationalism. Berkeley: Folklore Institute, 1992.
Lehnert, Tomek. Rogues in Robes. Nevada City, CA: Blue Dolphin, 1998.
Lhalungpa, Lobsang P. The Life of Milarepa. New York: Compass, 1979.
Lopez, Donald S. Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. *
Maheshwari, Anil. The Buddha Cries!: Karmapa Conundrum. New Delhi: UBSPD, 2000.
Martin, Michele. Music in the Sky: The Life, Art & Teachings of the 17th Karmapa, Ogycn Trinley Dorje. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2003.
Naher, Gaby. Wrestling the Dragon: in Search of the Boy Lama Who Defied China. London: Rider, 2004.
Nestorenko, Michel, et al. The Karmapa Papers. Paris, 1992. *
Norbu, Dawa. Tibet: The Road Ahead. London: Rider, 1998.
Nydahl, Ole. Riding the Tiger: Twenty Years on the Road: The Risks and Joys of Bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. Nevada City, CA: Blue Dolphin, 1992.
___. Entering the Diamond Way: Tibetan Buddhism Meets the West. Nevada City, CA: Blue Dolphin, 1999.
Paine, Jeffery. Re-enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West. New York: W.W. Norton, 2004.
Penick, Douglas, trans. The Warrior Song of King Gesar. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1996.
Powers, John. History as Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. *
Ray, Reginald A. Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism. Boston: Shambhala, 2000.
_____ . Secret of the Vajra World: the Tantric Buddhism of Tibet. Boston: Shambhala, 2001.
Richardson, Hugh. Tibet and its History. Boston: Shambhala, 1984. *
Rumtek Sangha Duche. Proceedings of the International Karma Kagyu Conference: A Gathering of the 16th Karmapa's Devotees Organized by the Rumtek Sangha Duche. New Delhi, 1996. *
_____ . The Siege of Karmapa. New Delhi, 1999.
Sakya Pandita. Ordinary Wisdom: Sakya Pandita's Treasury of Good Advice. Trans. John T. Davenport. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000.
Schell, Orville. Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2000.
Shakabpa, Tsepon W.D. Tibet: A Political History. New York: Potala Publications, 1984. *
Shakya, Tsering. The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet since 1947. New York: Columbia University Press. 1999.
Sherrill, Martha. The Buddha from Brooklyn: A Tale of Spiritual Seduction. New York: Vintage, 2001.
Smith. E. Gene. Among Tibetan Texts: History and Literature of the Himalayan Plateau. Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2001.
Terhune, Lea. Karmapa: The Politics of Reincarnation. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2004.
Thurman, Robert. Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness. New York: Riverhead Books. 1998.
Trungpa, Chogyam Rinpoche. Born in Tibet. Boston: Shambhala, 2000.
_____ . Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. Boston: Shambhala, 2002.
Weatherford, Jack. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. New York: Crown Publishers, 2004.
Tibetan Works
Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso. Autobiography. Vol. 1. Lhasa: Tibetan People's Publications, 1989.
Dhoring, Tenzin Paljor. A True History of the Dhoring Gazhi Family. Tibetan People's Publications, 1988.
Shakabpa, Tsepon W.D. An Advanced Political History of Tibet. 5th edition. Vol. 1. Kalimpong: W.D. Shakabpa House, 1976.
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