Who is Douglas Abrams

Douglas Abrams is an esteemed author focused on "helping visionaries to create a wiser, healthier, and more just world" (354). In this book, he respects his position as the interpreter and scribe for the conversation between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. From the beginning, he envisions it as a three-layer birthday cake; the first layer is the teachings and stories told by the two men, the second layer is the science supporting the men's theories, and the final layer is Abrams' observations about physically being in Dharamsala. He creates a fluent travel log-style narrative that includes the reader completely in the conversation.