SKY BURIAL, by Blake Kerr, photos by John Ackerly, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, intro. by Heinrich Harrer

SKY BURIAL

by Blake Kerr, photos by John Ackerly, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, intro. by Heinrich Harrer

"Sky Burial is the distilled truth-- alternately tragic, hilarious, and rousing--of two young Americans' exposure to the joyous spirit of the Tibetan people and their courageous struggle to survive under the brutal subjugation of Chinese communist rule. It is a vivid portrait of a critical moment in Tibet's modern history. An evocative, endearing, and invaluable book."-- John Avedon, author ofIn Exile from the Land of Snows

This a riveting, first-hand account by Blake Kerr, an American doctor who inadvertently walked into one of the grimmest scenes of political oppression in the world. Blake Kerr was visiting Tibet with his old college friend, John Ackerly. They were enjoying the sights and sounds of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and hitch-hiking to Everest, where they "humped loads" for an American expedition assaulting the mountain.

Upon returning to Lhasa, Kerr and Ackerly witnessed a series of demonstrations by Tibetan monks greater than anything witnessed by foreigners since China entered Tibet in 1949.

"The story is told uncommonly well by Kerr--a well-crafted text by a writer sure of his talents."--The Tibet Journal

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