{"product_id":"india-charm-offensive-an-expat-pilot-flies-the-south-asia-jungle-paperback","title":"India Charm Offensive: An Expat Pilot Flies The South Asia Jungle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Sobotta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exuberant--and funny--without neglecting the seriousness of surviving a year of love and war.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere, we enjoy a triple feature: excellent writing, fascinating stories, and learning the rich first-hand experience of an American contract helicopter pilot. Sobotta provides a humorous autobiography of his time working and flying on government missions in India, and it documents his first year there when culture shock was at its strongest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bureaucratic process that pervades Indian society, shooting incidents, the trials of an ancient land with thousands of gods--plus other recipes for personal and professional disaster--vie with the tastes, sounds, and colors that make up India. This book reveals to readers not just accounts of helicopter aviation or politics, but an immersion into a strange new world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the author traveled around different parts of India, rural and urban, interacting with its people, he slowly moved beyond colossal cultural differences to a real sense of the country and its incongruities and wonders. Readers along for the ride can expect a journey filled with the turbulence that is India's psyche--but a journey also peppered with revealing and astonishing encounters that capture India's nuances and flavors. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSobotta has a talent for storytelling and eliciting a chuckle, the result blends high flying adventure with expat experiences in a narrative that requires little familiarity with India or aviation. All that is required is an interest in this exotic country and in a rollicking good read that candidly portrays a series of startling, often hilarious encounters with India's people, politics, and unique world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53402169934131,"sku":"9780692718711","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uqTyjGbtMr9780692718711.webp?v=1779872011","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/india-charm-offensive-an-expat-pilot-flies-the-south-asia-jungle-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}