To Lhasa in Disguise - Paperbackby William McGovern (Author) There were two Asian lands forbidden to Westerners in the early twentieth century. The region of the sacred Muslim cities of Mecca and Medina was well known for being off limits. The second was Tibet, located high up on the roof of the world. This windswept, snow covered Himalayan kingdom was the home of the Dalai Lama, the living reincarnation of the Buddha. Hidden behind stony mountains and a phalanx of xenophobic