A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World - by Isabel Losada (Paperback)

From the Back Cover

Tired of being an armchair activist, Isabel Losada decides to take matters into her own hands. From the streets of London to the temples of Dharamsala, in this adventure, Isabel falls in love with a monk, impersonates a member of the Chinese army, starts an activist organization, breaks the law, puts lives at risk (including her own), and appears on the news around the world. In the end, she meets the Dalai Lama to ask him the crucial question, "Can one person make a difference?"

Review Quotes

"[S]mart, funny, compassionate...the perfect remedy for people who feel they are too insignificant to make a difference." - --Dinty W. Moore, author of The Accidental Buddhist
"Losada's courageous and humorous journey... is an inspirational and illuminating study in the power of one person's faith and determination." - Booklist
"A practical look at how one person's faith and determination inspire change, maybe one that impacts the world." - Relevant magazine
"Can one person make a difference? Isabel Losada's answer is a joyful and persistent Yes! Her latest book is a funny and fast-moving tale that celebrates the power of compassionate action... With its large doses of humor delivered with a British accent and its endearing humility, this book just might inspire you to change the world in your own way - whatever that may be." - Tricycle
"This book just might inspire you to change the world in your own way ." - Tricycle
"[H]eart-warming and extraordinary....[Losda} writes perceptively and with humor...and succeeds in getting across the underlying message." - --Wanderlust magazine
"Bright and endearing, Losada's conspiratorial whispers show humor and Lama-esque levels of warmth." - --South Wales Argus
"Brilliantly funny and thought-provoking....Read it and be inspired." - Harpers & Queen
"A funny and fast-moving tale that celebrates the power of compassionate action." - Tricycle
"Losada is a good-humored, hard-working activist for Tibet. Her heart is in the right place...." - Publishers Weekly
"...vivid, funny, heartwarming, delightful....It is a great read, a live teaching!" - --Robert Thurman, author of Inner Revolutions: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Real Happiness
"[Losada employs] an excellent sense of humor and complete candor....the result is a truly inspirational read." - Library Journal