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The Hotel on the Roof of the World: Five Years in Tibet (Summersdale travel) (Paperback)

by Alec Le Sueur (Author)

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers; 2nd New edition of Revised edition edition (29 Nov 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1840241993
ISBN-13: 978-1840241990
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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'Imagine moving Faulty Towers from Torquay to Tibet...Le Sueur has distilled five years of real anecdotes into one hilarious volume...unbelieveably true.'

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'...offers lucid details about living in a place that westerners tend to misunderstand.'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 25 Dec 2002

By	I. Losada "Isabel Losada" (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Running a Hotel on the Roof of the World: Five Years in Tibet (Paperback)

What a delightful book this is. So many books about Tibet are worthy but not very readable. Alec Le Sueur doesn't preach or lecture, he entertains. He doesn't need to go into lengthy explanations of history or politics he just tells you some stories of life running a hotel in Lhasa... What is most wonderful about this book is that it exemplifies the very joie de vivre for which Tibetans are known. He shows us the oppression that exsists in Lhasa and yet somehow also reveals to us the atmosphere that a Free Tibet could and should enjoy. Magical and very very clever.

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5.0 out of 5 stars At last, a seriously funny Tibet book, 23 Jan 2003

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After reading "worthy" or serious, data-filled books on Tibet, it is a joy and a relief to find a book that's funny, so easily readable + yet still manages to make serious points which linger on after the laughter has passed. Lightweight, or just seriously lighthearted? Whichever, for me Alec's writing has breathed life into an alien world not experienced by most. I only wish there were a few more Tibet books out there like this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this and enjoy it, 12 Oct 2005

By	totnes_nigel "erewhon" (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews

It really is a very good read indeed. Somewhere between travel, humour, an insight into a fascinating country and possibly even career advice!
The stories are great and the country he was enjoying living in was at such odds to our world. I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in travel and a sense of humour

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious fantastic read
I could not put this book down. I laughed and laughed and having been in Tibet I could identify with the Characters and Situations. A must for anyone who likes travelling!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the funniest and most informative book about Tibet
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