The first authorised biography of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, advocate for peace and campaigner for compassion, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in 25 years. Reveals his complex and compelling character in more detail than ever before, including the private life of the very public man - his personal spiritual experiences, daily Buddhist practice and the issues that are closest to his heart. The author was the ghost writer on the Dalai Lamas autobiography, }Freedom In Exile{, and has known him for over 20 years.