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Seven Years in Tibet
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
Regular price: $14.60
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"...one of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read...infallibly exciting elements of mountain climbing, daring escapes, life in secret, forbidden Tibet, and encounters with extraordinary people." (The New York Times Book Review)
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- Jim
- AUSTIN, TX, United States
- 08-19-11
Where's the rest???
Only 4 chapters? The book is 17 chapters long!
I can only offer one star for less than 25% of the book.
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- Melanie
- EL CAJON, CA, United States
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Nice but a little slow
I'm glad I read it because it was thoughtful and the underlying story is interesting, yet it was a little slow
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monotone reader
monotone reader makes this unbearable to listen to.
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- Angela
- Kaukauna, WI, United States
- 07-01-11
OK
I felt the author rushed through some of the most intense parts of the story. I would have enjoyed hearing more about the struggle of getting to Tibet rather than having him glaze over it.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful