{"product_id":"28-jobs-28-weeks-28-states-paperback","title":"28 Jobs, 28 Weeks, 28 States - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJubanashwa Mishra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt age 28, when most people are expected to settle down or risk disaster, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJubanashwa Mishra decided on an extraordinary adventure. He had recently\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erealized that he was in the wrong job and had given it up; he had tried to get\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eover his first-and unrequited-love, but failed. Something had to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the example of Sean Aiken, who spent 52 weeks working 52 jobs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacross Canada and USA, he began a journey that he hoped would help him\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscover his true passion. Over the next 28 weeks, he travelled to 28 states of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia-by train, bus, shared taxi, airplane, bike, boat, and on foot-spending\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea week at a different job in each state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling book draws upon that 25,000-kilometre journey. We travel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith Jubanashwa and discover what it takes to manage a small hotel in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUdaipur; clean hillsides in Dharamshala; cremate dead bodies on the ghats of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaranasi; sell condoms in Bihar's villages, and peanuts on Chennai's Marina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeach; help a caregiver looking after HIV positive patients in Shillong; go\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eriver-rafting in Jammu and Kashmir; and assist a tattoo artist in Goa and a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emotorbike mechanic in Aizawl. In between, there are memorable encounters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith Buddhist monks, Aghori sadhus, Naxalites, Bollywood publicists, drug\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edealers and aged hippies-and a brief reunion with Sameen, the woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJubanashwa had lost his heart to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, moving and always entertaining, this memoir-cum-travelogue is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecord of a young man's unusual journey of self-discovery, and an inspiration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor all of us who want to take a chance in life and follow our dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42171111178375,"sku":"9789354471865","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/18308b08495504f7dca5477de6b73dee.webp?v=1733353181","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/28-jobs-28-weeks-28-states-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}