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Enlightenment for Idiots
by Cushman, Anne
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0307381641
- ISBN 13
- 9780307381644
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Shaye Areheart Books, 2008. BT3 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback in fine condition. Enlightenment for Idiots is the comic and insightful tale of an American yogini who travels to India in search of spiritual awakening - only to find herself grappling with all the chaos and contradictions of contemporary life and love. 9"x6", 373 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
Synopsis
Nearing age thirty, Amanda thought she'd be someone else by now. Instead, she's just herself: an ex-nanny yogini-wannabe who cranks out "For Idiots" travel guides just to scrape by. Yes, she has her sexy photographer boyfriend, but he's usually gone--shooting a dogsled race in Alaska or a vision quest in Peru--or just hooking up with other girls. However, she's sure her new assignment, "Enlightenment for Idiots," will change everything; now she'll become the serene, centered woman she was meant to be. After some breakup sex, she's off to India to find a new, more spiritual life.What she finds, though, is an ashram run by investment bankers, a yoga master who trashes her knee, and a guru with a weakness for fashion models. She escapes a tantra party at the Taj Hotel, has a nasty argument outside the cave where the Buddha used to meditate, then agonizes through the ten-day silent retreat that's supposed to make her feel better. No, India is not what she had pictured. But she finds a friend in Devi Das, a redheaded sadhu who refers to himself as "we." And when a holy lunatic on the street offers her an enigmatic blessing, Amanda realizes a new life may be in store for her--just not the one she was expecting.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookmarc's
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- Seller's Inventory #
- EC27131BB
- Title
- Enlightenment for Idiots
- Author
- Cushman, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0307381641
- ISBN 13
- 9780307381644
- Publisher
- Shaye Areheart Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- FICTION UNCORRECTED PROOF ARC
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