Lost on Planet China
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780594008521 (0594008522)
Publish date: July 8th 2008
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Funny,
History,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Asia,
Biography Memoir,
China
This was fine. Mildly entertaining & some interesting observations about visiting & traveling through China.
Read by Simon Vance.Having so much fun with this. Troost captures to a tee my first encounter in Beijing, from the live scorpions, the clack of bicycles, the traffic, the wall, Yellow Mao, to the cranes, Gobi gobs, Forbidden City etc etc - and he does so in such an amusing way. Many laugh out louds ...
The good things about this book, the things I enjoyed:- Maarten’s sense of humor, making sometimes difficult subject matter easier to get through.- The sheer amount of information, useful for anyone interested in China’s current culture, recent history, or travel opportunities.- The “everyman” sense...
Just in time for the 2008 Olympic Games, I get a behind the curtain look at China. And that look at China is not pretty. Despite all attempts to appear as a modern nation, China's leaders continue to rule the country with an iron hand. The law is wielded despotically and seemingly at a whim. Capital...
13 years ago
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