The author of the book is Alexandra David-Neel, a famous researcher and expert on Tibet. She was the first Westerner to penetrate into the heart of the Land of Snows, gain an audience with the Dalai Lama, visit many monasteries, and meet many lamas, hermits and sorcerers. For more than 14 years, she studied the customs, lifestyle, religion, beliefs and practices of the Tibetans. In this book, she sets out her direct and unbiased observations, thereby revealing to Western readers the mysterious world of mysticism and magic in Tibet.