num_pages: 511
description: Describes the expedition of Buddhist scholar and mountain climber Ian Baker and his National Geographic-sponsored team into the heart of the previously unexplored Tsangpo Gorge, one of the world's most inaccessible and wildest regions, a place that lies at the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist faith. 50,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Heart of the World: A Journey to the Last Secret Place
titlecomplete: The Heart of the World: A Journey to the Last Secret Place
genres: History, Adventure, Biography, Asia, Memoir, Religion, Buddhism, Spirituality, Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 805
publisher: The Penguin Press