ias ▁M und ad an ▁/ ▁The ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁Christian ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁of ▁India ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Er nak ul am ▁district ▁Category : Mal ay ali ▁people ▁Category : S y ro - Mal ab ar ▁pri ests ▁Category : Sec ular ▁Order ▁of ▁Dis cal ced ▁Car mel ites <0x0A> </s> ▁Tra vel s ▁( pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁non f iction ▁book ▁by ▁Michael ▁Cr icht on ▁that ▁details ▁how ▁he ▁abandoned ▁his ▁medical ▁education ▁at ▁Harvard ▁Medical ▁School , ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁writing ▁career ▁with ▁The ▁Great ▁Train ▁Rob ber y ▁( 1 9 7 5 ). ▁After ▁this ▁book ▁became ▁a ▁movie ▁st arring ▁Se an ▁Con n ery , ▁Cr icht on ▁under to ok ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁international ▁advent ures ▁and ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁myst ic ism , ▁including ▁out - of - body ▁experiences , ▁astr al ▁projection , ▁and ▁fortune - t elling . ▁ ▁Cont ents ▁ ▁Medical ▁Days ▁( 1 9 6 5 - 1 9 6 9 ) ▁ ▁Tra vel s ▁( 1 9 7 1 - 1 9 8 6 ) ▁▁ ▁Sex ▁and ▁Death ▁in ▁L . A . ▁▁ ▁Psych iat ry ▁▁ ▁Bang k ok ▁▁ ▁B ona ire ▁▁ ▁P ah ang ▁▁ ▁An ▁Ele ph ant ▁Att acks ▁▁