The Open Book is a used book store, meeting space and event center in Grass Valley, CA.  They supplied the venue for me and fellow authors to read from our books.  Mine was Buhari — A Family Odyssey in Nepal.  Each author read for 15 minutes and the audio was recorded.  Listen here as I read from each of the three parts of my book.

Click “Writing” link above to read about Buhari — A Family Odyssey in Nepal.

At an August 23, 2017 cabinet meeting in Baluwater, the Prime Minister of Nepal decided to nationalize the palaces and property that belong to the king.  They include the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, where the king lives , the Hanumandhoka Palace, the Lalitpur Palace, the Bhaktapur Palace, Gorakha Palace, Lamjung Palace and Nuwakot Palace.  All land on which the palaces are situated were also nationalized.  Three of the palaces are listed on UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites.  

Photo Credit:  Nepal in Data’s Timeline Photos

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