Thurman, Robert
Robert Thurman is the author of the critically acclaimed, popular original books "Inner Revolution" and "Infinite Life" and a translator of sacred Tibetan texts, including "The Essence of True Eloquence" and "The Tibetan Book of the Dead." He teaches at Columbia University and holds the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America. Cofounder of Tibet House US and Menla Mountain Retreat Center, he lives in New York City and Woodstock, New York.
Anderson, Laurie
Laurie Anderson is one of the seminal artists of our time. Her work in performance, film, music, installation, writing, photography and sculpture has influenced a generation. Over the past 30 years, she has published six books, produced videos, films, radio pieces and scored dance and film. Most recently, she worked with the team that created the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and as the first-ever artist-in-residence at NASA. As she speculated in the resulting performance piece, The End of the Moon, she may also be their last. Her film Hidden Inside Mountains is currently appearing in festival