Sigourney's Quest

Gordon Snider has traveled extensively throughout the world, including such exotic destinations as Uzbekistan, Patagonia, Amazon, Borneo, Burma and the Himalayan countries of Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal. After earning his bachelor’s degree in business from UCLA and his masters in marketing from California State University Los Angeles, he worked in business for fifteen years before becoming an independent consultant and educator. He has taught at four universities: College of Notre Dame (Belmont, CA), St. Mary’s College, University of Phoenix and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Gordon has published numerous magazine articles and two business books. It was his interest in photography that led him to write Sigourney’s Quest. He began photographing for tour operators, one whom (Himalayan Treasures and Travel) hired him to photograph in Tibet in the 1990s. He was captivated by the region’s people, culture and spiritual devotion. But he was dismayed by the effects of China’s repressive policies towards the region, including a systematic program to populate the region with Chinese settlers. In the process, China has turned Tibet’s villages and its capital, Lhasa, into china towns” that undermine the Tibetans’ way of life.Snider, Gordon is the author of 'Sigourney's Quest ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780976919360 and ISBN 0976919362.