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Across Many Mountains by Yangzom Brauen

Across Many Mountains

A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom

by Yangzom Brauen
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  • Sep 27, 2011, 304 pages
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  • Oct 2012, 320 pages
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