Beginner's Guide to Changing the World - - Softcover

Isabel Losada

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747581185 ISBN 13: 9780747581185

Publisher: BLOOMSBURY, 2005

Synopsis

'Sometimes you just have to do something, don't you? Sometimes an injustice comes along and you think 'No, this cannot be', and rather than just turn off the TV, you know it's time to act' So begins Isabel Losada's extraordinary FOR TIBET WITH LOVE in which she explores whether it's possible for an ordinary person to change the world, just a little, and if something so serious can be achieved with joy in one's heart. From visits to Nepal and Tibet, to meetings with the Chinese ambassador and Tibetan awareness-raising groups, Isabel single-handedly hatches a stunning PR coup involving Nelson's Column, a 15 metre banner and a base-jumping parachutist that captured headlines worldwide. And then she meets the Dalai Lama...Warm and funny, moving and thought-provoking, the astonishing FOR TIBET WITH LOVE celebrates the fact that we can make a difference.

About this title

About the Author

Isabel Losada has worked as an actress, singer, television producer, and full-time single parent. She is the author of The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment, which is a bestseller in twelve countries. She really does live on Battersea Park Road, in London.

Review

“[H]eart-warming and extraordinary....[Losda} writes perceptively and with humor...and succeeds in getting across the underlying message.” (--Wanderlust magazine )

“Bright and endearing, Losada’s conspiratorial whispers show humor and Lama-esque levels of warmth.” (--South Wales Argus )

“[S]mart, funny, compassionate...the perfect remedy for people who feel they are too insignificant to make a difference.” (--Dinty W. Moore, author of The Accidental Buddhist )

“Losada’s courageous and humorous journey... is an inspirational and illuminating study in the power of one person’s faith and determination.” (Booklist )

“Losada is a good-humored, hard-working activist for Tibet. Her heart is in the right place....” (Publishers Weekly )

“...vivid, funny, heartwarming, delightful....It is a great read, a live teaching!” (--Robert Thurman, author of Inner Revolutions: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Real Happiness )

“[Losada employs] an excellent sense of humor and complete candor....the result is a truly inspirational read.” (Library Journal )

“A practical look at how one person’s faith and determination inspire change, maybe one that impacts the world.” (Relevant magazine )

“This book just might inspire you to change the world in your own way .” (Tricycle )

Edition details

• Publisher: BLOOMSBURY
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747581185
• ISBN 13: 9780747581185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384