Mary Craig Knihy

Anglická novinářka shrnuje otřesná fakta o čínské okupaci Tibetu v letech 1951-1991 získaná z pečlivého průzkumu oficiálních dokumentů i rozhovorů s množstvím uprchlíků, jejichž výpovědi rozsáhle cituje. Předmluvou knihu opatřil J. S. dalajlama. Kniha přináší zasvěcený vhled do období Čínské okupace Tibetu v letech 1951-1991. To, jak jsou Tibeťané ve vlastní zemi ponižováni, ožebračováni, vězněni, mučeni a podrobováni všemožným druhům nedůstojného zacházení a přesto jejich duch zůstává nezlomen.

Je to paradoxní, ale opravdu: požehnání pro matku i celou její rodinu se může stát i dítě nenormální. Mary Craigové se takové děti narodily dokonce dvě. Naprosto upřímně se tato anglická matka vyznává ze svého zoufalství po narození obou dětí a ze svého vzdoru vůči Bohu.

Through extensive research and interviews with numerous refugees in India, the book explores four decades of suffering endured by Tibetans due to religious persecution, environmental destruction, and human rights violations. It sheds light on their emotional turmoil and resilience in the face of ongoing challenges, providing a poignant account of their struggles and the impact of these atrocities on their lives.

This is a book about a mother coping with two handicapped children and discovering truths about suffering.

No `Rags To Riches` Story Is More Remarkable Than The Tale Of How A Young Tibetan Farmer`S Son Was Plucked From Obscurity To Become The Dalai Lama. This Compelling Account Is The First To Portray In Detail How His Extraordinary Destiny Affected His Parents, Four Brothers And Two Sisters.

Wanda Poltawska, arrested by the Gestapo, spent 4 years in Ravensbruck concentration camp. This is her account.

Aged 24 years old when he left Tibet, Emme-La had never known a time when the Chinese had not ruled his homeland. Slotting his harrowing account into her own knowledge of recent Tibetan history, the author details the experience of mass murder and torture and the total, systematic destruction of a rich and honoured culture.

In this challenging collection of the Dalai Lama's wisdom, the religious leader reflects on suffering, happiness, love, and truth, and emphasises the need to transform the human mind if we are to find real fulfilment. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was born in 1935, and enthroned as the reincarnation of the thirteenth Dalai Lama in 1940. Following the suppression of the Tibetan national uprising in 1959, he escaped to India where he was given political asylum. At the heart of all the Dalai Lama's teaching is the plea for compassion and non-violence, the essential goodness of the human heart, and the need to live well and die well.

The book provides an overview and analysis of the witch trials in the Scottish Borders in the 17th century. The 17th century was a time of upheaval in Scottish and British history, with a civil war, the abolition of the monarchy, the plague and the reformation all influencing the social context at the time. This book explores the social, political, geographical, religious and legal structures that led to the increased amount of witch trials and executions in the Scottish Borders. As well as looking at specific trials the book also explores the role of women, both as accuser and as accused.

A new study of the most infamous spy of the First World War, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of her execution