This is a poem of pilgrimage and transformation as, through the evocative recollections of the author, we journey across a dramatic and emotional landscape, one that exerts a profound resonance. It is essentially a tale of personal alchemy, where the loss of a nation, challenges of exile and physical frailty are transmuted into a moving and eminently readable testimony.

Winds of Change: An Autobiography of a Tibetan, Tsoltim Ngima Shakabpa, Paljor Publications, Paperback, 76 pp, $10.00

Tsultrim Ngima Shakabpa was born in Lhasa, Tibet on September 7, 1943. He was educated in Tibet, India and the United States. He had worked for the Tibetan Government-in-Exile in India and was a senior international banker in the United States until he was diagnosed with stomach cancer in October 1993. He battled his way to good health through western medicine and meditation but was struck down again with a debilitating stroke in January 1999. Despite these setbacks, in 2002 Mr. Shakabpa wrote a magnificent book of poems entitled, Records D'Un Tibeta, which was translated and published in the Catalan language by the prestigious Spanish publishing firm, Pages Editors. In April 2002, he received the Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry from the International Library of Poetry. Later, in 2003, he was selected as One of the Best Poets of 2003 and was featured in the international Who's Who in Poetry book. In early June 2004, Mr. Shakabpa's inspiring new book of poems entitled, Recollections of a Tibetan, was published by the reputable United States publishing firm, Publish America. Now he has written this touching and revealing autobiography, Winds of Change - An Autobiography written in poetical form. This autobiography should be an inspiration to all immigrants and to all whose afflicted with debilitating illnesses.

He continues to write and fight for the independence of Tibet, and maintains a healthy attitude toward life.

Mr. Shakabpa is the Executive Director of his late father's memorial foundation, Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa Memorial Foundation, and like his famous father, the Tibetan historian and patriot, has been a strong advocate for the independence of Tibet. His poetries and autobiography are marked with philosophical inspiration, romanticism, patriotism and a fighting spirit - all expressed with a touch of Tibetan charm and American candor.