MONSOON: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power, By Robert D. Kaplan From the NYT Book review by By Aaron L. Friedberg “…’Monsoon’ is Kaplan’s 13th book, and like much of his earlier work, it contains a special blend of first-person travel writing, brief historical sketches and wide-ranging strategic analysis. Proceeding clockwise from Oman at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, Kaplan comes ashore at various points along the coasts of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Indonesia before completing his journey in Zanzibar off the shores of East Africa. At each point along the way he finds varying mixtures of economic dynamism, cultural diversity, ethnic tension, ecological strain and political turmoil…” {click here to read the full article by By Aaron L. Friedberg}
NYT book review: THE IMMORTALS, by Amit Chaudhuri (Vintage, $16.95.) The raga-loving scion of a corporate family in 1980s India is the protagonist of this comedy of manners. Chaudhuri “is candid without being cynical” about those who “have made India a global economic player,” Gaiutra Bahadur wrote in the Book Review, admiring the “wry, knowing authorial tone that makes the book so pleasurable.”
Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, is still at the top of the NYT Nonfiction list. Wow! 180 days on the list, too…
EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Penguin, $15 and $16.) A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.
![NYT: AT&T Eliminates the Unlimited Data Plan
AT&T announced Wednesday that it would start offering metered data plans for mobile device users rather than a $30 all-you-can-use monthly plan.
For people who use less than 200 megabytes of data a month, the price of the new plan is effectively cut in half.
The latest announcement could signal the beginning of a new arms race between mobile phone carriers. In the past, carriers tried to woo customers by offering mobile packages that were gauged by the number of voice minutes available each month.
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AT&T announced Wednesday that it would start offering metered data plans for mobile device users rather than a $30 all-you-can-use monthly plan. For people who use less than 200 megabytes of data a month, the price of the new plan is effectively cut in half. The latest announcement could signal the beginning of a new arms race between mobile phone carriers. In the past, carriers tried to woo customers by offering mobile packages that were gauged by the number of voice minutes available each month.NYT: AT&T Eliminates the Unlimited Data Plan
NYT: Strange Signs From Abroad. A recent slide show, “A Sampling of Chinglish,” which accompanied a story by Andrew Jacobs, showed signs in Chinese paired with unusual and often funny English translations. We asked readers to share photos of amusingly translated or otherwise quirky signs that they’ve found during their travels. Click an image to enlarge it, and scroll to browse through the collection.
