This book is probably great as introductory material to Buddhism but for anyone who's read more than a bit it will seem redundant.

This book was not what I expected. It is interesting, and has wonderful seeds of wisdom and insight - but it’s a random mash of writing about the Dalai Lama with interviews and speeches of his mixed in. It was disjointed to read. Like a scrapbook of HHDL related stuff. It is also from long enough ago that some of the language and views are outdated or no longer relevant.