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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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040713s2020 -ukab b 001 0 eng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2004053476 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1594200270 (alk. paper) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Modifying agency |
LHL |
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
pcc |
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
Geographic area code |
a-cc-ti |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
DS786 |
Item number |
.B255 2004 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
915.1/5 |
Edition number |
22 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Baker, Ian, |
Dates associated with a name |
1957- |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The heart of the world : |
Remainder of title |
a journey to Tibet's lost paradise / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Ian Baker. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
New paperback edition. |
264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
London : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Thames & Hudson, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2020. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xxiv, 511 pages, : |
Other physical details |
ill., maps ; |
Dimensions |
25 cm. |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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Content type term |
text |
Content type code |
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Media type term |
unmediated |
Media type code |
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338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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rdacarrier |
Carrier type term |
volume |
Carrier type code |
nc |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-486) and index. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the beyul, the vaster its reputed qualities. Ancient Tibetan prophecies declare that the greatest of all hidden lands lies at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo Gorge, deep in the Himalayas and veiled by a colossal waterfall. Nineteenth-century accounts of this fabled waterfall inspired a series of ill-fated European expeditions that ended prematurely in 1925 when the intrepid British plant collector Frank Kingdon-Ward penetrated all but a five-mile section of the Tsangpo's innermost gorge and declared that the falls were no more than a "religious myth" and a "romance of geography."<br/>The heart of the Tsangpo Gorge remained a blank spot on the map of world exploration until world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker delved into the legends. Whatever cryptic Tibetan scrolls or past explorers had said about the Tsangpo's innermost gorge, Baker determined, could be verified only by exploring the uncharted five-mile gap. After several years of encountering sheer cliffs, maelstroms of impassable white water, and dense leech-infested jungles, on the last of a series of extraordinary expeditions, Baker and his National Geographic-sponsored team reached the depths of the Tsangpo Gorge. They made news worldwide by finding there a 108-foot-high waterfall, the legendary grail of Western explorers and Tibetan seekers alike. - From back cover. |
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
Tsangpo Gorges (China) |
General subdivision |
Discovery and exploration. |
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
Tsangpo Gorges Region (China) |
General subdivision |
Description and travel. |
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Table of contents |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy053/2004053476.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy053/2004053476.html</a> |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004053476-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004053476-b.html</a> |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Publisher description |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004053476-d.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004053476-d.html</a> |
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