Worked in Jaipur, Rajasthan and Agra.
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Worked in Jaipur, Rajasthan and Agra. I connected it to the Belkin surge protector to charge multiple devices off of just one converter.

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This book is about a couple who travelled in India to experience a different culture. It is very interesting in that they appeared to be just winging it, and in spite of that had numerous great experiences. How they copped with some of the issues is fascinating. They are very adventerous!
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Dr Peter Acton was for long a management consultant, now with a PhD in ancient history.  It must have been natural for him to apply the analytic frameworks he used in business to the industries of the ancient world.  In Poiesis (roughly "making things"), Acton takes us on an extended tour of manufacturing in classical Athens, from individual craftsmen making bespoke armor to larger factories for weapons, ships, garments and some foodstuffs.  He shows us why some establishments were small and others large, and why some were likely to earn their owners a handsome income while others struggled to get by. Acton differs sharply from the late, great Sir Moses Finley, arguing that the owners of these businesses were just as rational and shrewd in how they invested their money as the owners of small and medium businesses today.  Classical Athens was very wealthy, as is obvious from its great buildings and the time its leading male citizens had to spend on politics, philosophy, or the theater.  Acton gives us insights into the basis of this wealth.
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Some of the markets were dried out? Still worth the money just at least 3 markets were barley working
370659
Bought this planning to further my career then the company I worked for brought people from India to take my laid off coworkers jobs and I was told I was next.
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I must say that this book was a non-stopper for me.  My opinion may be skewed as I have always been interested in Indian history and culture.  It was clever by the author to write the name of both main characters as a chapter header to help readers keep track of the era each belonged to.
This book was written in the flowing English spoken by both the Indian immigrants in the UK and those English-speaking native Indians. It is an example of how the language varies from region to region in the world.
Re-incarnation may not be among most Westerners' beliefs.  As I read this novel the possibility became quite believable.
I enjoyed Ms Gandhi's Freedom of the Monsoon, and after this one I am sure that I shall be on the lookout for more works by her.
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States made in India but when arrived, label shows made in china.
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Thanks to family and friends who, as requested, kept Mary Trimble's letters from  two years(1979-1981) in The Gambia, she was able to write this exceptional memoir. For Trimble, the African journey was the result of a long held dream; her husband went along for the ride, and his special gifts came in most handily at the end of their stay.
The Gambia is a small country stretching from 50 miles of Atlantic Ocean shore frontage to about 250 miles directly east along the Gambia River. Tiny by many measures, its diversity of tribes, languages and customs is rich. The weather is dauntingly hot, producing a laid-back attitude to time, work schedules and communication.
Months of in-country training scarcely prepared the couple for what lay ahead. Openness to learning and a wondrous ability to adapt saw them through a multitude of challenges. Bruce was assigned to a UN project of well-digging and he had the most difficulties as machine parts, availability of crew and transport so often eluded him. Mary was assigned to assist in a clinic that was under staffed, under supplied and under recorded; it was her duty to organize record-keeping but she did so much more. On her own, she developed well-baby and nutritional lessons, often visiting in near-by villages.
The story is full of great detail describing their ingenuity in adapting to life in their outpost, mixing with locals, other PC, UN and USAID volunteers and staff.  In their forties at the time, it is abundantly clear that life experiences and the fact of being a couple  better prepared them to make the most of  their time as opposed to young  college grads who had no idea of where or how to begin. One exception were the Crossroads Africa summer students who came from the US and managed to make differences.
An attempted coup just as the Trimbles prepared to return home, was full of drama, tension and anxiety. They put themselves to work to protect the 116 people crowded into the US Ambassador's residence. Here, Bruce's talents in building and operating radios put the group in contact with the absent Ambassador and others.  Bruce received a special commendation afterwards. He deserves recognition, also. for his wondrous photos that lead off each chapter. Mary worked to monitor supplies, health needs and other issues arising from so many people in such a cramped house with the sounds of weaponry terrifying all.
Mary Trimble has a host of writing credits for her fiction and non-fiction.  With this sometimes breathtaking book, she now enters the realm of memoirist with great style, sensitivity and beautiful characterizations.
The Trimbles pursued Bruce's dream ten years later to sail throughout the South Pacific. I hope Mary is at work on that tale.
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This Osprey Fortress series covered the great Indian castles during the period of Muslim Delhi Sultanate period. Its a great short study on not only the Muslim influence in fortress building but the influence Hindu castle building had on the Muslim castle designs in India. It pretty clear by the book that both Hindu and Muslim took a lot from each other as mixture of architectural concept merged together. It appears that during the initial Muslim conquests, they were experts in taking castles and fortresses. Muslim's skill-crafts in siege warfare was second to none and thus, the Hindu Indians, although apparently skilled in castle building, wasn't all that good when defending what they build. Interestingly, Muslim conquerors did not altered much of the original Hindu fortresses they took, probably seeing a good thing when they saw it.

What really impressed me the most about the castles/fortresses shown in this book is the way they protect the gateway into the fortresses. The book clearly shows how elaborate the gateway defenses are in these Indian fortresses. The book end with the coming of Mughul Empire under Barbur.

Although a short book, I thought the author covered this complex subject in a very skillful and well written way. He obviously kept his eye on the ball and didn't waste any pages on meaningless forays. His explanations were clear, his photos were useful and the diagrams he provided proves to be highly useful and informational. For some one like me who new to the subject, this book proves to be an excellent introduction. The book highly recommended for anyone with any passing interest in castle development.
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the story revolves around IT industry in India. very entertaining and thought provoking at many places. I finished the 280page book in a day. So that tells you about the book.
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I enjoyed the book as it portrayed women doing jobs and living lives that they had not expected to do.
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Having worked in Wheeling and lived all my life in Calcutta, Ohio  I truly enjoyed the stories about the Wild Wonderful Wheeling, WV days! George has captured the wild ride of crime, gambling, murder and corruption in Wheeling in the days gone bye. Great read. Mike Fisher 11-10-17
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I grew up in Bombay when Mafia was treated as Robinhood. It was good to see a journalist account of history of Mafia in Bombay. I could relate this to various movies made on mafia dons in Mumbai.

If you are from Bombay, you'll enjoy this.
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My grandfather, bless his memory, worked in the mines in the Hocking Valley.  It was interesting to read about the towns, the mines, and the coal barons of his day.
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I am in India at the moment, working here about half the time for a software company. A colleague gave me this book&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Wise-and-Otherwise-A-Salute-to-Life/dp/0143062220/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life</a>&nbsp;because books books like "Q&A", "White Tiger" and "Toss of a Lemon" helped me understand the people I meet and what I'm seeing. "Wise and Otherwise" taught me that the distance is much less than I thought. The struggles of women here in India are similar to women in the US and and at the same time play themselves out differently. People's strengths and weaknesses are similar too. This book helped me see all the similarities so I don't feel so different here even if I can't speak Tamil.
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It was great reading these stories of life in Sierra Leone over two years, driving on difficult roads, coordinating shipments of materials, building projects and working with all different kinds of people. It seemed like there was always something to do, and plenty of unpredictability as well.
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Interesting story of the Gurkhas in British India