{"product_id":"so-close-to-heaven-barbara-crossette-9780679743637","title":"So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA travelogue of Bhutan and its neighbors in the Himalayas that introduces readers to a world that has emerged from the middle ages only to find itself peering into the abyss of modernity. \"For anyone with a serious interest in Buddhism, it's essential reading\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of Bhutan remains true to Tantric Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Crossette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679743634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679743637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.19w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/13\/1996 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/1996","brand":"Barbara Crossette","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925575860479,"sku":"9780679743637","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_969db769-7798-4b46-bcd5-33831bef3e4c.jpg?v=1681078088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/so-close-to-heaven-barbara-crossette-9780679743637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}