The Search for Shangri-La, A Journey Into Tibetan History by Charles Allen (Author)

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The Search for Shangri-La, A Journey Into Tibetan History by Charles Allen (Author)ISBN: 9780316648103 Publisher : Little, Brown & Company, January 1, 1999 Hardcover, 320 pages The idea of a hidden refuge, a paradise far from the stresses of modern life, has universal appeal. In 1932 the writer James Hilton coined the word 'Shangri La' to describe such a place, when he gave that name to a hidden valley in the Himalayas in his novel LOST HORIZON. In THE SEARCH FOR SHANGRI LA acclaimed traveller and writer Charles Allen explores the

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