Radio Shangri-La What I Discovered on My Accidental Journey to the Happiest Kingdom on Earth

Name: Radio Shangri-La What I Discovered on My Accidental Journey to the Happiest Kingdom on Earth
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ISBN: 9780307453037

ISBN-10: 0307453030

ISBN-13: 9780307453037

Edition: 2012

Authors: Lisa Napoli

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Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist. When a chance encounter with a handsome stranger presented her with an opportunity to move halfway around the world, Lisa left behind cosmopolitan Los Angeles for a new adventure in the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan—said to be one of the happiest places on earth. Long isolated from industrialization and just beginning to open its doors to the modern world, Bhutan is a deeply spiritual place, devoted to environmental conservation and committed to the happiness of its people—in fact, Bhutan measures its success in Gross National Happiness rather than in GNP. In a country without a…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/3/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.31" wide x 7.99" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface: Three Good Things



The Thunderbolt, Part One



"Welcome, Jane!"



Radio Shangrila



Beware the Emadatse



God of the Night



Bhutan on the Border, or, the Start up Country



The Symphony of Love



My Best Friends in the World Right Now



The Thunderbolt, Part Two



Dawn of Democracy



America 101: "That's Cool"



Baby Watch


Postscript


Epilogue: Loose Motion


Afterword: Tucson in July


Acknowledgments


Selected Bibliography


Reader's Group Guide