Globe Corner Blogs

Millions of people around the world bow to the Dalai Lama. Me, I worship the author Pico Iyer. Fortunately for all, the two great men have come together in a book published this March.

The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Iyer writes the ultimate biography of His Holiness, attaining a level of intimacy that only comes from a lifelong friendship. As a Globe Corner Staff Favorite, The Open Road is on sale for $19.20 (20% off $24.00). As Iyer is this staff member’s favorite, allow me to suggest several of his other travel books gracing our shelves: Video Night in Kathmandu (adventures from the “not-so-far East”); Sun After Dark (thoughts on the art of travel); Falling Off the Map (journeys in some of the world’s hardest-to-get-to places), and my personal favorite, The Lady and the Monk (a year in Kyoto), among many others. Come browse the oeuvre, or just kneel at the shrine.