His Holiness the Dalai Lama : The Oral Biography

The Dalai Lama is the most beloved spiritual and political leader of our time. For believers and nonbelievers alike, this gentle monk with the winsome smile and laughing eyes embodies the spirit of compassion, love, and nonviolent resistance to tyranny. In addition to millions of ordinary people around the globe, Dalai Lama fans and serious devotees include statesmen, scientists, religious leaders (including several rabbis and a former archbishop of Canterbury), and Hollywood celebrities, such as Richard Gere, Goldie Hawn, and Martin Scorsese. Also among his admirers are the members of the Nobel Committee, who, in 1989, awarded the tireless crusader for human rights the Nobel Peace Prize.

DEBORAH HART STROBER and GERALD S. STROBER are the authors of four previous oral histories, including one on the Kennedy presidency, "Let Us Begin Anew"; Nixon: An Oral History of His Presidency; The Reagan Presidency: An Oral History of the Era; and Monarchy: An Oral Biography of Elizabeth II. They live in New York City.