Travelers' Tales INDIA : True Stories

by James O'Reilly (Editor), Larry Habegger (Editor)

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India is among the most difficult?and most rewarding?of places to travel. Some have said India stands for ""I'll Never Do It Again."" Many more are drawn back time after time because India is the best show on earth, the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime. India dissolves ideas about what it means to be alive, and its people give new meaning to compassion, perseverance, ingenuity, and friendship. India?monsoon and marigold, dung and dust, colors and corpses, show more smoke and ash, snow and endless myth?is a cruel, unrelenting place of ineffable sweetness. Much like show less

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India's people, terrain, culture, religions, foods, and traditions are explored in these 49 stories written by very diverse authors. The collection provides a great deal of insight about the awe, surprises, frustrations, and magic this country inspires.

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Canonical title
Travelers' Tales INDIA : True Stories
Original title
Travelers' Tales Guides INDIA : True Stories of Life on the Road
Important places
India

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Travel, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
915.4History & geographyGeography & travelGeography of and travel in AsiaIndia and neighboring south Asian countries
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DS406History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaAsiaHistory of AsiaIndia (Bharat)
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