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Ian Bakerâs memoir of his journey to the long-hidden source of the Shangri-La myth â âone of the most extraordinary tales of adventure and discovery ever toldâ (San Francisco Chronicle)

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'The Heart of the World is among the most complex, compelling and satisfying adventure books I have ever read ... Baker has written one for the ages' - The San Francisco Chronicle
'Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience' - Adventure Magazine

Table of Contents
New preface by author • Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama • Part I – The Call of the Hidden Lands • Part II – The Gorge • Part III – The Mountain • Part IV – The Waterfall • Epilogue

The Heart of the World

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    A Paperback / softback by Ian Baker

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 04/06/2020
      ISBN13: 9780500252437, 978-0500252437
      ISBN10: 0500252432
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      Mind, Body & Spirit Mind, body, spirit

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Ian Bakerâs memoir of his journey to the long-hidden source of the Shangri-La myth â âone of the most extraordinary tales of adventure and discovery ever toldâ (San Francisco Chronicle)

      Trade Review
      'The Heart of the World is among the most complex, compelling and satisfying adventure books I have ever read ... Baker has written one for the ages' - The San Francisco Chronicle
      'Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience' - Adventure Magazine

      Table of Contents
      New preface by author • Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama • Part I – The Call of the Hidden Lands • Part II – The Gorge • Part III – The Mountain • Part IV – The Waterfall • Epilogue

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