Sufism, America, Nano, poetry to tease the intellect

Armed with only an outsider's insight, a sense of humour and sturdy shoes, journalist-writer Avirook Sen sets out on a journey across America. It is the year of the Obama election - the recession has arrived and America is opening to change.

As he travels to places, both prominent and obscure, Sen finds stories everywhere: of the average Joe who feels the hands of history on his shoulder to the radioactive frogs of Knoxville.

Book: 'Looking for America'; Written by Avirook Sen; Published by Harper Collins-India; Priced at Rs.299

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