People of the Book Buddhism different aspects of human existence

different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced

best-selling author Pico Iyer explores how both can offer a fresh model for our world of crossing cultures

his most powerful and insightful book yet

on the coast of North East Japan

in which no values are fixed

People of the Book Buddhism different aspects of human existenceWhen Hanna Heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her Sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript that has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of war torn Sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetime. A renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to Bosnia to start work on restoring the Sarajevo Haggadah a Jewish prayer book to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous