This book features impressionistic essays about Tibet's leader by such wirters as Diki Tsering, Orville Schell, and Pico Iyer, as well as an interview with His Holiness conducted by famed monoluist Spalding Gray and an introduction and essay by Professor Robert Thurman.

Interspersed throughout the main text and Wright's colorful photographs are quotations from leading journalists, celebrities, and teachers close to the Tibetan cause. This dynamic volume is certain to appeal to the increasing number of readers eager to learn more about the great spiritual leader and his Buddhist teachings, as well as to aid the plight of the Tibetan people.

A Simple Monk, Writings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Edited by Tom Morgan, Photographs by Alison Wright, Introduction by Robert Thurman, Tibret House, New World Lilbary, Hardcover, 144 pp. $35.00

Tenzin Gyamtso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935 in a small village called Takster in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, His Holiness was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalaia Lama. He was enthroned at the age of five and assumed full political power in 1950. In 1959, His Holiness was forced into exile and has striven ever since for a peaceful solution to the the Sino-Tibetan crisis. He continually promotes his compassionate approach to life struggles, whether personal or global, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Tenzin Gyamtso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935 in a small village called Takster in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, His Holiness was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalaia Lama. He was enthroned at the age of five and assumed full political power in 1950. In 1959, His Holiness was forced into exile and has striven ever since for a peaceful solution to the the Sino-Tibetan crisis. He continually promotes his compassionate approach to life struggles, whether personal or global, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.