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Over the Edge of the World

Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

de Laurence Bergreen ...

“A first-rate historical page turner.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition, prize-winning biographer ... Leer más

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“A first-rate historical page turner.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition, prize-winning biographer
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India

From the sublime to the ridiculous (With Illustrations)

de Mr. W.J. Rogers, Mrs. W.J. Rogers ...

This book described about the true life of India, the land Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Rogers used to travel. There were some amazing angles you should know about India. The contents of this book consisted of Americans Complimented Scene at Jain and Rahm Temple A Strange Occurrence A Hindu Wedding Isaac At Lover’s Lodge “That’s What Gets Me” The Devil in the Well Officers at Igatpuri Superstitions Defeated ... Leer más

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This book described about the true life of India, the land Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Rogers used to travel. There were some amazing angles you should know about India. The contents of this book consisted of Americans Complimented Scene at Jain and Rahm Temple A Strange Occurrence A Hindu Wedding Isaac At Lover’s Lodge “That’s What Gets Me” The Devil in the Well Officers at Igatpuri Superstitions Defeated
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Into the Hands of the Unknown

an Indian Sojourn with a Harvard Renunciant

de Thomas K. Shor ...

"I think you should come with me to India"Thus begins the story of the author at the age of 21, when he happened to sit next to Ed Spencer, a brilliant 70-year-old ex-Harvard professor turned wandering holy man, who makes this offer within an hour of their meeting on a Greek ferry.Though unsure whether the old man is some kind of a bum or a realized being or both, he agrees to go with this ... Leer más

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"I think you should come with me to India"Thus begins the story of the author at the age of 21, when he happened to sit next to Ed Spencer, a brilliant 70-year-old ex-Harvard professor turned wandering holy man, who makes this offer within an hour of their meeting on a Greek ferry.Though unsure whether the old man is some kind of a bum or a realized being or both, he agrees to go with this
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Around the World in 80 Trains

A 45,000-Mile Adventure

de Monisha Rajesh ...

OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK: Moonlight Express, Monisha Rajesh's journey around the world by sleeper train'Monisha Rajesh has chosen one of the best ways of seeing the world. Never too fast, never too slow, her journey does what trains do best. Getting to the heart of things. Prepare for a very fine ride' Michael PalinFrom the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet's Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on ... Leer más

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OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK: Moonlight Express, Monisha Rajesh's journey around the world by sleeper train'Monisha Rajesh has chosen one of the best ways of seeing the world. Never too fast, never too slow, her journey does what trains do best. Getting to the heart of things. Prepare for a very fine ride' Michael PalinFrom the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet's Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on
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The Twice-Born

Life and Death on the Ganges

de Aatish Taseer ...

In The Twice-Born, Aatish Taseer embarks on a journey of self-discovery in an intoxicating, unsettling personal reckoning with modern India, where ancient customs collide with the contemporary politics of revivalism and revengeWhen Aatish Taseer first came to Benares, the spiritual capital of Hinduism, he was eighteen, the Westernized child of an Indian journalist and a Pakistani politician, ... Leer más

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In The Twice-Born, Aatish Taseer embarks on a journey of self-discovery in an intoxicating, unsettling personal reckoning with modern India, where ancient customs collide with the contemporary politics of revivalism and revengeWhen Aatish Taseer first came to Benares, the spiritual capital of Hinduism, he was eighteen, the Westernized child of an Indian journalist and a Pakistani politician,
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1001+ Basic Phrases English - Kannada

de Gilad Soffer ...

"1001+ Basic Phrases English - Kannada" is a list of more than 1000 basic phrases translated from English to Kannada. Easy to use- great for tourists and English speakers interested in learning Kannada. Phrases divided into sections such as numbers, colors, time, days, body, greeting, weather, shopping, health, emergency, restaurant and more ... Leer más

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"1001+ Basic Phrases English - Kannada" is a list of more than 1000 basic phrases translated from English to Kannada. Easy to use- great for tourists and English speakers interested in learning Kannada. Phrases divided into sections such as numbers, colors, time, days, body, greeting, weather, shopping, health, emergency, restaurant and more
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Hunting the Tiger, Bear, and Rhinoceros in Colonial India, the Big Game Hunting Experiences of Colonel Fitzwilliam

de Fitzwilliam Thomas Pollok ...

"The next moment a tiger sprang clean off the ground, and seized hold of the lower bar of it with both teeth and claws. There was a crash, the elephant fell on to its side ..."Col. Fitzwilliam Thomas Pollok (1832 – 1909) served in the British military in India from the mid-1850s, stationed in Burma for 13 years and Assam for 7. He was an avid big game hunter, travelled extensively in the ... Leer más

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"The next moment a tiger sprang clean off the ground, and seized hold of the lower bar of it with both teeth and claws. There was a crash, the elephant fell on to its side ..."Col. Fitzwilliam Thomas Pollok (1832 – 1909) served in the British military in India from the mid-1850s, stationed in Burma for 13 years and Assam for 7. He was an avid big game hunter, travelled extensively in the
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The Lost Girls

Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.

de Jennifer Baggett, Amanda Pressner, Holly C. Corbett ...

“A triumphant journey about losing yourself, finding yourself and coming home again. Hitch yourself to their ride: you’ll embark on a transformative journey of your own.” — Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The One That I Want and Time of My LifeThree friends, each on the brink of a quarter-life crisis, make a pact to quit their high pressure New York City media jobs and ... Leer más

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“A triumphant journey about losing yourself, finding yourself and coming home again. Hitch yourself to their ride: you’ll embark on a transformative journey of your own.” — Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The One That I Want and Time of My LifeThree friends, each on the brink of a quarter-life crisis, make a pact to quit their high pressure New York City media jobs and
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To a Mountain in Tibet

de Colin Thubron ...

"A superb account of a pilgrimage. . . . Characteristically beautiful, though uncharacteristically haunted." —Pico Iyer, New York Review of Books"Thubron walks for the dead and writes for the living, and I can't remember when I have been so thoroughly and deeply moved by an author's outward journey inward." —Bob Shacochis, Boston GlobeNew York Times bestselling author Colin Thubron returns with a ... Leer más

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"A superb account of a pilgrimage. . . . Characteristically beautiful, though uncharacteristically haunted." —Pico Iyer, New York Review of Books"Thubron walks for the dead and writes for the living, and I can't remember when I have been so thoroughly and deeply moved by an author's outward journey inward." —Bob Shacochis, Boston GlobeNew York Times bestselling author Colin Thubron returns with a
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Holy Cow

An Indian Adventure

de Sarah Macdonald ...

In her twenties, journalist Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India—and for love—she screamed, “Never!” and gave the country, and him, the finger.But eleven years later, the prophecy comes true. When the love of Sarah’s life is posted to India, she ... Leer más

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In her twenties, journalist Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India—and for love—she screamed, “Never!” and gave the country, and him, the finger.But eleven years later, the prophecy comes true. When the love of Sarah’s life is posted to India, she
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Chaat

Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India: A Cookbook

de Maneet Chauhan, Jody Eddy ...

“A sumptuous whistle-stop tour of India’s diverse food ways. Maneet has penned a love letter to the best of Indian food.”—Padma Lakshmi, host and executive producer of Top Chef and Taste the NationIACP AWARD WINNER • LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Food Network • Salon • Epicurious • Garden & Gun • WiredExplore the ... ... Leer más

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“A sumptuous whistle-stop tour of India’s diverse food ways. Maneet has penned a love letter to the best of Indian food.”—Padma Lakshmi, host and executive producer of Top Chef and Taste the NationIACP AWARD WINNER • LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Food Network • Salon • Epicurious • Garden & Gun • WiredExplore the ...
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Lost in the Valley of Death

A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

de Harley Rustad ...

"A layered inquisition and a reportorial force…a technicolor mystery.... In prose that moves like a clear river....Rustad has done what the best storytellers do: tried to track the story to its last twig and then stepped aside.”— New York Times Book ReviewIn the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

"A layered inquisition and a reportorial force…a technicolor mystery.... In prose that moves like a clear river....Rustad has done what the best storytellers do: tried to track the story to its last twig and then stepped aside.”— New York Times Book ReviewIn the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American
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Maximum City

Bombay Lost and Found

de Suketu Mehta ...

A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse, opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood, and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in ... Leer más

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A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse, opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood, and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in
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Chai, Chaat & Chutney

A street food journey through India

de Chetna Makan ...

Chetna Makan has travelled to the four corners of India - Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai - sampling the extreme varieties of street food on offer. Each area has subtle differences in ingredients and techniques, making the cuisine completely unique and full of character.In Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna has taken inspiration from the street and created delicious recipes that are simple to cook ... Leer más

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Chetna Makan has travelled to the four corners of India - Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai - sampling the extreme varieties of street food on offer. Each area has subtle differences in ingredients and techniques, making the cuisine completely unique and full of character.In Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna has taken inspiration from the street and created delicious recipes that are simple to cook
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City of Djinns

A Year in Delhi

de William Dalrymple ...

Peeling back the layers of Delhi’s centuries-old history, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the way--from eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, author William ... Leer más

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Peeling back the layers of Delhi’s centuries-old history, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the way--from eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, author William
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Nine Lives

In Search of the Sacred in Modern India

de William Dalrymple ...

From the author of The Last Mughal (“A compulsively readable masterpiece” —The New York Review of Books), an exquisite, mesmerizing book that illuminates the remarkable ways in which traditional forms of religious life in India have been transformed in the vortex of the region’s rapid change—a book that distills the author’s twenty-five years of travel in India, taking us deep into ways of life ... Leer más

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From the author of The Last Mughal (“A compulsively readable masterpiece” —The New York Review of Books), an exquisite, mesmerizing book that illuminates the remarkable ways in which traditional forms of religious life in India have been transformed in the vortex of the region’s rapid change—a book that distills the author’s twenty-five years of travel in India, taking us deep into ways of life
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Going to Extremes

de Nick Middleton ...

In Going to Extremes writer, presenter and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is -47 degrees and 40% of the population have lost their fingers to frostbite while changing the car wheel.Next he travels to Arica Chile where there have been fourteen consecutive years without a drop of rain and so fog is people's only source of water. ... Leer más

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In Going to Extremes writer, presenter and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is -47 degrees and 40% of the population have lost their fingers to frostbite while changing the car wheel.Next he travels to Arica Chile where there have been fourteen consecutive years without a drop of rain and so fog is people's only source of water.
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Mowgli Street Food

Authentic Indian Street Food

de Nisha Katona ...

Real and simple unique Indian recipes packed with fresh herb and spice filled flavors from the creator of Mowgli restaurantsThis unique collection features easy, healthy, and delicious Indian recipes and stories from the beloved Mowgli Street Food restaurants. Opened by former barrister Nisha Katona and now adored by legions of fans, Mowgli’s signature dishes are inspired by the kind of food that ... Leer más

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Real and simple unique Indian recipes packed with fresh herb and spice filled flavors from the creator of Mowgli restaurantsThis unique collection features easy, healthy, and delicious Indian recipes and stories from the beloved Mowgli Street Food restaurants. Opened by former barrister Nisha Katona and now adored by legions of fans, Mowgli’s signature dishes are inspired by the kind of food that
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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

An Entrepreneur’s Odyssey to Educate the World’s Children

de John Wood ...

John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work not at business school or helping lead Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. He made the difficult decision to walk away from his lucrative career to create Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes education across the developing world. By the end of 2007, the ... Leer más

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John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work not at business school or helping lead Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. He made the difficult decision to walk away from his lucrative career to create Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes education across the developing world. By the end of 2007, the
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孟買春秋：史密斯夫婦樂活印度

de 喬伊斯, 菲爾 ...

來自台灣的喬伊斯和來自英國的菲爾，以國際記者的敏銳觸角與人文關懷，攜手寫下史密斯夫婦在印度四年的喜怒哀樂。印度的亙古與創新、混亂與多彩、變易與不易⋯⋯全都在生活中體驗，交織成一段永難忘懷的孟買春秋。外派記者怎能錯過印度？不可思議、充滿挑戰的印度！印度的色彩味道還有混亂，無時無刻不挑戰你的感官情緒，讓你隨之起伏。喬伊斯：將近十年後這本一直在我心中珍貴角落的書，得以修訂增文再版，當年的喜怒哀樂雖不再讓我激動不已，繞樑三日卻不足以形容今日重返舊作的萬般滋味。校對時我時而忘情微笑時而熱淚盈眶，彷彿還在那個喧囂混亂五味雜陳的城市裡，可以聽見看見尼爾生、愛爾卡、亞莎、伊格保王子、吉米大爺、門房岡古⋯⋯菲爾：令人屏息的不僅僅是這個文化古國的大和多元，還有難以想像的貧窮和流浪街頭的小乞丐，而就在你為他們感到萬分悲傷的時候，一無所有的春秋百姓所展現出無比的韌性以及單純直接的快樂，又讓你會心一笑。⋯ ... Leer más

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來自台灣的喬伊斯和來自英國的菲爾，以國際記者的敏銳觸角與人文關懷，攜手寫下史密斯夫婦在印度四年的喜怒哀樂。印度的亙古與創新、混亂與多彩、變易與不易⋯⋯全都在生活中體驗，交織成一段永難忘懷的孟買春秋。外派記者怎能錯過印度？不可思議、充滿挑戰的印度！印度的色彩味道還有混亂，無時無刻不挑戰你的感官情緒，讓你隨之起伏。喬伊斯：將近十年後這本一直在我心中珍貴角落的書，得以修訂增文再版，當年的喜怒哀樂雖不再讓我激動不已，繞樑三日卻不足以形容今日重返舊作的萬般滋味。校對時我時而忘情微笑時而熱淚盈眶，彷彿還在那個喧囂混亂五味雜陳的城市裡，可以聽見看見尼爾生、愛爾卡、亞莎、伊格保王子、吉米大爺、門房岡古⋯⋯菲爾：令人屏息的不僅僅是這個文化古國的大和多元，還有難以想像的貧窮和流浪街頭的小乞丐，而就在你為他們感到萬分悲傷的時候，一無所有的春秋百姓所展現出無比的韌性以及單純直接的快樂，又讓你會心一笑。⋯
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An Area of Darkness

de V. S. Naipaul ...

**The Nobel Prize-winning author’s profound reckoning with his ancestral homeland and an extraordinarily perceptive chronicle of his first encounter with India.“Whatever his literary form, Naipaul is a master.” —The New York Review of Books**Traveling from the bureaucratic morass of Bombay to the ethereal beauty of Kashmir, from a sacred ice cave in the Himalayas to an abandoned temple near Madras ... Leer más

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**The Nobel Prize-winning author’s profound reckoning with his ancestral homeland and an extraordinarily perceptive chronicle of his first encounter with India.“Whatever his literary form, Naipaul is a master.” —The New York Review of Books**Traveling from the bureaucratic morass of Bombay to the ethereal beauty of Kashmir, from a sacred ice cave in the Himalayas to an abandoned temple near Madras
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The Places In Between

de Rory Stewart ...

The New York Times bestselling account of a thirty-six-day walk across Afghanistan, shortly after the fall of the Taliban: "stupendous . . . an instant travel classic" ( Entertainment Weekly).In January 2002, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, surviving by his wits, the kindness of strangers, and his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs. By day he passed through mountains covered ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling account of a thirty-six-day walk across Afghanistan, shortly after the fall of the Taliban: "stupendous . . . an instant travel classic" ( Entertainment Weekly).In January 2002, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, surviving by his wits, the kindness of strangers, and his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs. By day he passed through mountains covered
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The Stoning of Soraya M.

A Story of Injustice in Iran

de Freidoune Sahebjam ...

Traducido por Richard Seaver ...

Soraya M.’s husband, Ghorban-Ali, couldn’t afford to marry another woman. Rather than returning Soraya’s dowry, as custom required before taking a second wife, he plotted with four friends and a counterfeit mullah to dispose of her. Together, they accused Soraya of adultery. Her only crime was cooking for a friend’s widowed husband. Exhausted by a lifetime of abuse and hardship, Soraya said ... Leer más

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Soraya M.’s husband, Ghorban-Ali, couldn’t afford to marry another woman. Rather than returning Soraya’s dowry, as custom required before taking a second wife, he plotted with four friends and a counterfeit mullah to dispose of her. Together, they accused Soraya of adultery. Her only crime was cooking for a friend’s widowed husband. Exhausted by a lifetime of abuse and hardship, Soraya said
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The Passenger: India

de The Passenger, Arundhati Roy, Prem Shankar Jha, Tishani Doshi ...

Series series The Passenger
A journey into today's India through essays, photography, and more, shortlisted for a 2022 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.Since its earliest interactions with the West, India has been the object of a gross misinterpretation, a vague association with ideas of peace, spiritualism, the magic of the fakirs. Constantly reframed and mythologized by Westerners fleeing their supposedly rationalist ... Leer más

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A journey into today's India through essays, photography, and more, shortlisted for a 2022 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.Since its earliest interactions with the West, India has been the object of a gross misinterpretation, a vague association with ideas of peace, spiritualism, the magic of the fakirs. Constantly reframed and mythologized by Westerners fleeing their supposedly rationalist
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