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Chasing The Monsoon


Chasing The Monsoon
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2005

Chasing The Monsoon written by Alexander Frater and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with India categories.


In 1987 Frater was able to realize his dream of witnessing firsthand the most dramatic of meteorological events: the Indian monsoon. He followed it from its "burst" on the beaches of Trivandrum, through Delhi, Calcutta and across Bangladesh. The result is an illumination of the towering influence of nature over the lives and culture of India and her people.



Chasing The Monsoon


Chasing The Monsoon
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher: Owl Books
Release Date : 1992

Chasing The Monsoon written by Alexander Frater and has been published by Owl Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Travel categories.


An account of the author's two month journey in 1987 chasing the summer monsoon through India, from its "burst" near the southernmost tip of the country to its grand finale in a remote hill town on the Bangladeshi border



Chasing The Monsoon


Chasing The Monsoon
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-03-25

Chasing The Monsoon written by Alexander Frater and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-25 with Travel categories.


On 20th May the Indian summer monsoon will begin to envelop the country in two great wet arms, one coming from the east, the other from the west. They are united over central India around 10th July, a date that can be calculated within seven or eight days. Alexander Frater aims to follow the monsoon, staying sometimes behind it, sometimes in front of it, and everywhere watching the impact of this extraordinary phenomenon. During the anxious period of waiting, the weather forecaster is king, consulted by pie-crested cockatoos, and a joyful period ensues: there is a period of promiscuity, and scandals proliferate. Frater's journey takes him to Bangkok and the cowboy town on the Thai-Malaysian border to Rangoon and Akyab in Burma (where the front funnels up between the mountains and the sea). His fascinating narrative reveals the exotic, often startling, discoveries of an ambitious and irresistibly romantic adventurer.



Chasing The Monsoon


Chasing The Monsoon
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2005-07-01

Chasing The Monsoon written by Alexander Frater and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


On the 20th May the Indian summer monsoon will begin to envelop the country in two great wet arms, one coming from the east, the other from the west. They are united over central India around the 10th July, a date that can be calculated to within seven or eight days. Frater follows the monsoon, staying sometimes behind it, sometimes in front of it, and always watching the impact of this extraordinary phenomenon. During the anxious waiting, the weather forecaster is king, and a joyful period ensues: there is a time of promiscuity, and scandals proliferate. It takes him from Bangkok to Akyab in Burma (where the front funnels up between the mountains and the sea). Alexander Frater's fascinating narrative reveals the exotic, often startling discoveries of an ambitious and irresistibly romantic adventure.



Chasing The Monsoon


Chasing The Monsoon
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

Chasing The Monsoon written by Alexander Frater and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with India categories.


This Book Is An Account Of The Author`S Magnificently Ambitious And Exbtic Journey Upto Cheerapunji In Assam And His Growing Awareness Of The Monsoon`S Towrering Influence Over Every Aspect Of Indian Life.



Mina Vs The Monsoon


Mina Vs The Monsoon
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Author : Rukhsanna Guidroz
language : en
Publisher: Yali Books
Release Date : 2018-12

Mina Vs The Monsoon written by Rukhsanna Guidroz and has been published by Yali Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.


Mina loves to play soccer all year round. When a coming monsoon threatens her plans, an unexpected discovery changes things for the better.



Tales From The Torrid Zone


Tales From The Torrid Zone
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-06-15

Tales From The Torrid Zone written by Alexander Frater and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-15 with Travel categories.


Alexander Frater was born to a family of Scottish expatriates on the tiny island of Irikiki in the South Seas. Following his dreams of being a writer, Frater left home, but the call of the tropics compelled him to return again and again. Join him as he dines with the Queen of Tonga; makes his way through two civil wars; visits the spots where surfing and bungee jumping originated; and expresses his love for the region where he is at once a tourist, explorer, adventurer, and native son. From Tahiti to Thailand, Mexico to Mozambique, Frater gives us a richly described, endlessly surprising picture of this diverse, feverish, languorously beautiful world.



A Fine Balance


A Fine Balance
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Author : Rohinton Mistry
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2010-10-29

A Fine Balance written by Rohinton Mistry and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-29 with Fiction categories.


A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry’s stunning internationally acclaimed bestseller, is set in mid-1970s India. It tells the story of four unlikely people whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil soon after the government declares a “State of Internal Emergency.” Through days of bleakness and hope, their circumstances – and their fates – become inextricably linked in ways no one could have foreseen. Mistry’s prose is alive with enduring images and a cast of unforgettable characters. Written with compassion, humour, and insight, A Fine Balance is a vivid, richly textured, and powerful novel written by one of the most gifted writers of our time.



Where The Dawn Comes Up Like Thunder


Where The Dawn Comes Up Like Thunder
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Where The Dawn Comes Up Like Thunder written by Alexander Frater and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Aeronautics, Commercial categories.




Beyond The Blue Horizon


Beyond The Blue Horizon
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-03-25

Beyond The Blue Horizon written by Alexander Frater and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-25 with Transportation categories.


In Beyond The Blue Horizon Alexander Frater reveals and relives the romance and breathtaking excitement of the legendary Imperial Airways Eastbound Empire service – the world’s longest and most adventurous scheduled air route. Written with an infectious passion, this is an extraordinarily original and genre-defining piece of travel writing by one of our most highly respected travel correspondents. ‘Whether being mown down by stampeding Baghdad-bound passengers in Cairo airport, or battling with Indian Airline staff (and failing) to reconfirm six vital going-on flights from Delhi, or being lured unwittingly into a souvenir shop selling pornographic wood carvings in Lombok, or hitting tropical cyclones Ferdinand in a 748 en route from Sumba to Bali, Frater rises above it all with humour, style and a wonderfully sharp eye’ Evening Standard