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The Hotel on the Roof of the World: From Miss Tibet to Shangri LA

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List Price: $17.95
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Manufacturer: RDR Books

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 915.1506158
EAN: 9781571431011
ISBN: 1571431012
Label: RDR Books
Manufacturer: RDR Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2003-09
Publisher: RDR Books
Studio: RDR Books

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Editorial Reviews:

On a par with the best of Bill Bryson and Pico Iyer, Alec Le Sueur's bestselling insider account of life at the world famous Holiday Inn, Lhasa, Tibet (altitude 14,000 feet) pits Communist owners against capitalist manager to create a chain hotel in Shangri-La. Against all odds, heroic Tibetan workers fight with Chinese bosses who turn off the heat in reezing weather when occupancy falls below 20 percent. They struggle against Maoist bureaucrats trying to break up the first Miss Tibet beauty pageant. And they delicately remove the American Express card from the wallet of an apparently deceased guest to cover room charges. Nonstop hijinks make this one of the funniest travel books on the planet.

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Summary: Great Laugh - So True
Comment: I was a bit apprehensive about buying this book, not thinking a book about a hotel in Lhasa really makes good reading. ...I have to say that this book is hilarious. For anyone who has stayed in hotels in third world countries - I would recommend this book. I've never been to Tibet but I have seen so many of these situations in hotels in other countries that I just have to laugh. So wrong yet so true. A very easy read with just enough background thrown in. Highly Recommended. One of the better "travel" books I've read.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Good read
Comment: I enjoy reading a lot of travel writings. I travel a lot myself and find many travel books are no more interesting than my own life and travels, so I am pleased when I find a book that is about somewhere I haven't been or different cultures, with a funny twist to it.

This book had me laughing. I recommend it.

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Summary: One of the Funniest Books EVER!
Comment: I loved this book and have read it over and over. I laughed out loud on almost every page. One of the funniest stories was how the maids who initially worked there destoyed all of the vacumn cleaners by not changing the bags because they thought the dirt went through the cord into the wall!!! Talk about culture shock! I have given this book to numerous people who are not necessarily interested in traveling, Tibet or China and they have all loved it!

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Summary: hilarious book!
Comment: Much better than all those boring books on Tibet. This one made me laugh out loud! He doesn't really try to tell the sad story of Tibet, as it's about all the crazy antics that went on in this amazing hotel (a Holiday Inn - in Tibet??!!) but as you read it and laugh at the funny stuff, you can't help gain a better understanding of what life is like there. If you want to know more about Tibet or just want a good read that will make you laugh, get this one.

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Summary: Great Read
Comment: I picked this book up at a sale at my local book store. What a find! I've been to many of the places in the book and have to say that the author is spot on. I even had lunch at the hotel that he worked at during the time he was there.

Its a very funny read. If you've never been to Tibet, the book will still entertain you, and make you want to go! If you HAVE been to Tibet, then you'll enjoy it even more.

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