{"product_id":"an-autobiography-of-lessons-learned-jagannath-giri-9781475985115","title":"An Autobiography of Lessons Learned","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eJagannath Giri\u003c\/strong\u003e left India to seek a better future in the United States, he thought his wife and children would join him in short order. Just leaving his homeland was a big step. He had lived there all of his thirty-eight years, but he desperately wanted to further his education--and the best place to do that was in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven though he arrived in the United States with just $8 in his pocket, he earned a doctoral degree in engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He became the first man in the world to prove that composite material is lighter and stronger than the conventional aluminum used to make airplanes, and his temporary separation from his family became more permanent when he accepted a job at his alma mater.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiri fought valiantly to get his family visas to join him in the United States, but the paperwork was tedious, and his native country was fighting a \"brain drain.\" After nine long years, however, the family was finally reunited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his autobiography, Giri looks back at how he fought to earn an education, keep his family together, and live a moral life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jagannath Giri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475985118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475985115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"Jagannath Giri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445112484095,"sku":"9781475985115","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d43409f-bac3-4db7-bc4d-08867910e7d6.jpg?v=1777216627","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-autobiography-of-lessons-learned-jagannath-giri-9781475985115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}