Laughlin's choice of the So was influenced by conversations he had with Colin Turnbull, who had worked with nearby peoples.
In the Arms of Africa: The Life of Colin M. Turnbull (ISBN 0226309045, University of Chicago Press, 2000)
He wrote a number of books, including, in 1959, his autobiography, Tibet Is My Country as told to Heinrich Harrer and in 1968 Tibet: Its History, Religion and People, with Colin Turnbull.
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