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J. Maarten Troost Lost on Planet China (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Lost on Planet China : One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation
- Publication Name
- Lost on Planet China
- Title
- Lost on Planet China
- Subtitle
- One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Natio
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0767922018
- EAN
- 9780767922012
- ISBN
- 9780767922012
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Genre
- Travel, Social Science
- Release Date
- 12/05/2009
- Release Year
- 2009
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Topic
- Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China--a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained. Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers with his laugh-out-loud tales of wandering the remote islands of the South Pacific. When the travel bug hit again, he decided to go big-time, taking on the world's most populous and intriguing nation. In Lost on Planet China, Troost escorts readers on a rollicking journey through the new beating heart of the modern world, from the megalopolises of Beijing and Shanghai to the Gobi Desert and the hinterlands of Tibet. Lost on Planet China finds Troost dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai; eating Yak in Tibet; deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as Cattle Penis with Garlic); visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead, very orange); and hiking (with 80,000 other people) up Tai Shan, China's most revered mountain. But in addition to his trademark gonzo adventures, the book also delivers a telling look at a vast and complex country on the brink of transformation that will soon shape the way we all work, live, and think. As Troost shows, while we may be familiar with Yao Ming or dim sum or the cheap, plastic products that line the shelves of every store, the real China remains a world--indeed, a planet--unto itself. Maarten Troost brings China to life as you've never seen it before, and his insightful, rip-roaringly funny narrative proves that once again he is one of the most entertaining and insightful armchair travel companions around.
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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767922018
ISBN-13
9780767922012
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70882774
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lost on Planet China : One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Travel, Social Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds779.43t76 2009
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Praise for GETTING STONED WITH SAVAGES "One of Troost's greatest successes is that he's not reporting, exactly, not writing as a journalist would, but simply living his life in a faraway place and writing about it." -- New York Times "Troost manages to relate his misadventures in an irreverently funny style . . . this makes for a good beach read on your own vacation." -- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Praise for The Sex Lives of Cannibals "A comic masterwork of travel writing" - Publishers Weekly "Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts him in the company of some of today's best travel writers." - Elle, Praise for GETTING STONED WITH SAVAGES "One of Troost's greatest successes is that he's not reporting, exactly, not writing as a journalist would, but simply living his life in a faraway place and writing about it." --New York Times "Troost manages to relate his misadventures in an irreverently funny style . . . this makes for a good beach read on your own vacation." --Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPraise forThe Sex Lives of Cannibals "A comic masterwork of travel writing" -Publishers Weekly "Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts him in the company of some of today's best travel writers." -Elle, Praise for GETTING STONED WITH SAVAGES "One of Troost's greatest successes is that he's not reporting, exactly, not writing as a journalist would, but simply living his life in a faraway place and writing about it." --New York Times "Troost manages to relate his misadventures in an irreverently funny style . . . this makes for a good beach read on your own vacation." --Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Praise forThe Sex Lives of Cannibals "A comic masterwork of travel writing" -Publishers Weekly "Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts him in the company of some of today's best travel writers." -Elle
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
915.1046
Dewey Edition
23
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- Jan 21, 2020
Humorous insightful.
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Very good travel story.
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Live vicariously through Troost
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