Mrs. Dorje Yuthok's frank and fascinating account of life in upper-class Lhasa before the Chinese occupation is also a quiet; dignified description of a noblewoman's status in the family and the community. She moved in the highest government circles—both her father and her husband were cabinet ministers; and her brother served as prime minister. Yet her outlook on life is grounded in the Buddhist practice she learned as a close disciple of well-known lamas and spiritual teachers.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Blowing the Whistle on GenocideBy Marc RosenbergThis is a good news; bad news review. The good news is the book is must-reading for those interested in U.S. history; and specifically; WWII and the Holocaust. It's long been speculated that FDR knew about the German concentration camps and the extermination of the Jews at an early stage of the war and even before the war begun. This book proves it beyond a doubt. Its fascinating reading about the main players and how frustrating it was for those in the FDR administration who knew of the atrocities; and wanted the U.S. to help the Jews who were condemned to death; but who were largely helpless to do anything about it because of the loyalty the underlings had to their bosses; the Treasury and State Dept secretaries; and ultimately; FDR himself.The bad news is this book could have been told in a long journal article rather an entire book. There was a lot of repeating of the same facts and theme; so I ended up skipping roughly half the book because of the repetition.If one of our era's great history storytellers had written this book; like McCullogh and others; he would have written it like a novel instead of a term paper. This would have made the book much more enjoyable.Well worth the read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It is a wonderful compilation of the facts about this tragic period of ...By steve ParkerDr. Medoff made a worthy effort in depicting this unlikely American hero. However; the format; mostly conversation taken from diaries and transcripts; is difficult to maintain a flow of reading. It is choppy and lacks a narratives suspense.It is a wonderful compilation of the facts about this tragic period of American policy. A great book for research on this period.
