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Freedom in exile : the autobiography of the Dalai Lama by Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Publication date 1990 Topics Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-, Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, ...

HM Bark Endeavour (replica) at sea. Credit: Australian National Maritime Museum. In the still waters of Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, the long-lost bones of a ship lie buried in silt. For ...