IT WAS THE EARLY 1960s. The place, a far-off corner of the Himalayas long fabled in Tibetan tradition to be hiding a valley of immortality among its peaks and glaciers-a real-life Shangri-La. They waited generations for the prophesied lama to come, the one with the secret knowledge of how to 'open' the Hidden Land. Then, one day, he came. His name was Tulshuk Lingpa. THIS BOOK TELLS THE TRUE STORY of this charismatic visionary lama and his remarkable...

Looks at the life of French explorer Alexandra David-Neel, focusing on her experiences after she left her husband and traveled to India where she became intrigued with the Buddhist religion, eventually becoming the first Western woman to enter Tibet's Forbidden City, Lhasa.

On the eve of China's invasion of Tibet, a veteran pilot is enmeshed in a fierce struggle for survival Before the sun can set on Jack Drummond's career as a pilot in the British Navy, he must complete one final flight-a weapons drop over Tibet to aid guerilla fighters in their border dispute with the Red Chinese. But before he can complete the job, his plane and supplies are burned, stranding him in the Himalayas.   Now, with his plane grounded,...

Dr. Steve Strange embarks on a wondrous journey to the heights of a Tibetan mountain, where he seeks healing at the feet of the mysterious Ancient One. Before his wounds can mend, he must first let go of his painful past and awaken a gift granted to few - the gift of magic. Empowered as the new Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Strange now tests his limits, rising up against monsters that push at the gates, facing the most terrifying entity humankind has ever...