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His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born in 1935 to a peasant family in northeastern Tibet and was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. The world's foremost Buddhist leader, he travels extensively, speaking eloquently in favor of ecumenical understanding, kindness and compassion, respect for the environment, and, above all, world peace. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the US Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. An Appeal to the World, his call for universal ethics as a way to peace, has sold more than 350,000 copies globally. In 2016 he published the New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy, coauthored with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in exile in Dharamsala, India. Franz Alt, Ph.D., is a television journalist and bestselling author. His books have been translated into seventeen languages and have sold more than three million copies worldwide. Edoardo Ballerini is an actor, director, film producer, and Audie Award-winning narrator. His screen credits include the feature films Dinner Rush and Romeo Must Die, as well as the television series The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and 24.

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