Among Warriors : A Woman Martial Artist in Tibet

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Summary: I loved it!
Review: A friend of mine passed this book along to me and I am so glad she did!

The author did a wonderful job describing her journey; I felt as if I was right there with her through the entire trip!

Her determination and courage were so inspiring!

Thanks, Pam!

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Summary: Resonates with truth and meaning
Review: I just finished "Among Warriors" and had to let everyone know how much I enjoyed the book! Among its many other qualities, I found it an inspiration for the would-be traveler (in life):

"But then, the lesson of special training is: If you want to learn, you have to take that leap." -pp. 100.

This passage resonated with truth and meaning for me. I guess in my own way I've taken a few "leaps" in life--with a wide range of consequences, all of which promoted growth and learning (even the painful ones).

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Summary: Longing for Lhasa and too shy to speak to the warriors
Review: I really liked this book but refused it five stars because Pamela never spoke to the warriors which was the reason for the grant money in the first place and the title of the book.Very well written and being a serious mountain biker my self I could picture eveything that went on. All the side trips and very little complaining about the conditions in Tibet. Pamela describes the people with great affection and learns to put up with the endless red tape. Visits to local monasteries are well recorded along with the rebuilding of a Buddha statue wrecked by the Chinese. When Pamela started talking about her training in the martial arts I skipped it - it didn't really add to the story and besides I want to hear about Tibet and Warriors not someone droning on about martial arts, please Pamela stick to the story as you make the reader very hungry for it. I strongly suggest you buy this book. I got one through Amazon.com that had a Tibetan beer bottle label glued to one of the pages which is the reason I bought that copy! Very good read and Pamela has a new book out too that I haven't read but will soon it deals with the saving of Tibetan Art teasures and the rebuilding of an old monastery. Enjoy!

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Summary: Courageous reporting on both an emotional and physical level
Review: In "Among Warriors - A Martial Artist in Tibet", Pamela Logan frankly relates her travel experiences, documenting the emotional and physical challenges she faced. She courageously reveals the beginning steps of her growing understanding and appreciation for the Buddhist faith as she searches for the elusive warriors of Kham; none of the typical travel writer's pretence at omnipotence here - Logan is open to what the experience brings her and we are fortunate to share vicariously in her journey. In addition, she faithfully and vividly describes a relatively unknown part of the world - very useful on my recent trip there!

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Summary: Among Shleppers
Review: Pam Logan disappointed me because she never manages to deliver her book's promises. She bikes through China and Tibet, but offers few details about this type of travel; indeed, she spends half of the book on foot. She becomes obsessed by the Kham warrior people, but never actually enters their territory.

She is admired by at least two local men, but circumspectly never reveals the outcome of those relationships. She is stopped by police at the Tibetan border, and never reveals the subterfuge by which she successfully crosses.

And then, of course, there's all that claptrap about how travel is like performing karate exercises.

Real travel books reveal their author's strategy for surviving the awful and the exotic. Logan reveals only her longing to be back in California, kicking and slashing ghosts.

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Summary: Wonderful book - a must read!
Review: This has lots of interesting reading to offer any martial artist curious in the least about Tibet.

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Summary: A must for karateka!
Review: This is a great book. As a female karateka with an interest in Tibet and international travel I was impressed with the author's frankness, curiosity and determination. There was never a dull page or unnecessary word, much like the movements of the kata. She takes us all on the journey, and how fortunate are we to be along for the ride.