{"product_id":"the-yoga-of-maxs-discontent-9780735213456","title":"The Yoga of Max's Discontent","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautifully rendered epic journey . . . . The novel works on many levels and excels at them all.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this captivating and surprising novel of spiritual discovery--a No. 1 bestseller in India--a young American travels to India and finds himself tested physically, emotionally, and spiritually. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMax Pzoras is the poster child for the American Dream. The child of Greek immigrants who grew up in a dangerous New York housing project, he triumphed over his upbringing and became a successful Wall Street analyst. Yet on the frigid December night he's involved in a violent street scuffle, Max begins to confront questions about suffering and mortality that have dogged him since his mother's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis search takes him to the farthest reaches of India, where he encounters a mysterious night market, almost freezes to death on a hike up the Himalayas, and finds himself in an ashram in a drought-stricken village in South India. As Max seeks answers to questions that have bedeviled him--can yogis walk on water and live for 200 years without aging? Can a flesh-and-blood man ever achieve nirvana?--he struggles to overcome his skepticism and the pull of family tugging him home. In an ultimate bid for answers, he embarks on a dangerous solitary meditation in a freezing Himalayan cave, where his physical and spiritual endurance is put to its most extreme test. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns a gripping adventure story and a journey of tremendous inner transformation, \u003ci\u003eThe Yoga of Max's Discontent\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary take on man's classic quest for transcendence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karan Bajaj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735213456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaran Bajaj\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling novelist and striving yogi. Born and raised in India, he has trained as a Hatha Yoga teacher in the Sivananda ashram in South India and learned meditation in the Himalayas. He is the author of the novels J\u003ci\u003eohnny Gone Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKeep off the Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were No. 1 bestsellers in India. He's been named one of \u003ci\u003eIndia Today's\u003c\/i\u003e Top 35 Under 35. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44697638305907,"sku":"9780735213456","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e71b8d25-dde3-4c41-9503-e7114246f45d.jpg?v=1775244879","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-yoga-of-maxs-discontent-9780735213456","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}