{"id":8117044609318,"title":"Journey to the River","handle":"journey-to-the-river","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/pina-sign-larger_large.jpg?v=1504812161\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"29\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781943493067\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Rick Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 222\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourney to the River\u003c\/em\u003e is based on the journal Rick Clark kept as he and his wife, yoga instructor Fran Gallo, traveled by train around India in 2001. The vivid imagery and poetic language make the book a compelling read for new and inveterate travel readers, Indophiles, and poetry appreciators alike. The beautifully wrought sentences and paragraphs take readers to such sprawling metropolis as Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), and Mumbai (Bombay); to such archaeological destinations as Bhubaneswar, Konark, Mahabalipuram, and Pushkar; and to such spiritual outposts as Pondicherry, Kanyakumari, Pushkar, Dharamsala, Rishikesh, and Varanasi (Banaras), especially the burning-ghats (cremation platforms) on the Ganges River, to which the book’s title refers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inveterate travelers meet and interact with many Indians, and some they share compartments with on trains, including a Sikh family and two whispering soldiers on their way to the front in Kashmir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-09-29T15:18:03-04:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T14:14:50-05:00","vendor":"Pina Publishing","type":"Book","tags":["India","Rick Clark"],"price":1499,"price_min":1499,"price_max":1499,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44349723083046,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781943493067","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Journey to the River","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1499,"weight":340,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781943493067","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/374576529.jpg?v=1675278891"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/374576529.jpg?v=1675278891","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829313745190,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.634,"height":792,"width":502,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/374576529.jpg?v=1675278891"},"aspect_ratio":0.634,"height":792,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/374576529.jpg?v=1675278891","width":502}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/pina-sign-larger_large.jpg?v=1504812161\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"29\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781943493067\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Rick Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 222\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourney to the River\u003c\/em\u003e is based on the journal Rick Clark kept as he and his wife, yoga instructor Fran Gallo, traveled by train around India in 2001. 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