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

Click here to read more from the Himalayan Times.

The Open Book is a used book store, meeting space and event center in Grass Valley, CA.  They will supply the venue for me and fellow authors to read from our books.  Mine will be Buhari — A Family Odyssey in Nepal.  Each author plans to read for 15 minutes and will provide snacks and/or beverages for attendees.  On this date, I’ll be selling my book at a discount off the list price with no shipping charges!

Learn who else will be reading at:  http://sierrawriters.org/.  For directions to The Open Book, click here or paste this address in your browser:  http://theopenbookgv.com/contact/

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

According to a July 20, 2017 article in the Himalayan Times, fiscal year investment in Nepal reached Rs 15.17 billion.  The largest investor was China, followed by India second and the United States third.  Ten other nations also invested, all dividing their investments between, large, medium and small scale industries.

Read more here:  https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nepal-attracts-rs-15-17-billion-foreign-investment-fy-201617/

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and the European Union will share a 18.2 million rupee investment to process waste into biofuel.  According to the June 27th issue of The Kathmandu Post, the Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project will turn three metric tonnes of organic materials into 300 kilograms organic fertiliser, 14 kilowatts electricity and 13,500 liters water.  EU’s ambassador to Nepal, Rensje Teerink, said he would like Kathmandu to be known to the world as a beautiful and clean city.

Photo Credit: Kathmandu Post
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Click on my “Writing” link at the top of this page to get a preview of my new book, “Buhari — A Family Odyssey in Nepal.”

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