This is a very personal book. It is the outcome of the author's own search for truth. In order to let the reader participate in his quest; Peter Grieder tried to put the photographs and texts together in such a way that an inner context; a kind of thread on which the beads are strung; is presented. He guides the contemplative reader and observer from the outside to the inside on a journey through Ladakh; Zanskar; Bhutan and Tibet. The journey starts with images of flowers; lakes; children and landscapes. It ends with the Tibetan Book of the Dead. As in a mandala; the path begins on the periphery and ends in the guarded secret of the centre.
#2159066 in Books 2010-07-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.10 x 6.30l; 1.44 #File Name: 1572337060348 pages
Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An extraordinary primary source and testimonyBy Midwest Book ReviewMemoirs of the Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion; Volume 2: Breathed's and McGregor's Batteries is the second and final volume of a set collecting Civil War veteran's memories. Volume 2 particularly focuses upon the cavalry batteries of Captain James Breathed and Captain William M. McGregor (originally a single battery led by Major John Pelham; split in September of 1862). Presented here are Henry H. Matthews' memoir; which notably glorifies Breathed to such an extent that it is far from objective; as notes from editor Robert J. Trout observe; Richard Townshend Dodson's writings; which offer insights into the lot of individual soldiers as well as the overall descriptions of marching and fighting; and George W. Shreve's previously unpublished recollections; which are notable for their matter-of-fact portrayal of how an artillery battery effectively functioned. An extraordinary primary source and testimony; Memoirs of the Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion; Volume 2 is a worthy successor to Memoirs of the Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion; Volume 1 and highly recommended especially for college library and Civil War reference shelves.
