Country Driving - (P.S.) by Peter Hessler (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the bestselling author of "Oracle Bones" and "River Town" comes the final book in his award-winning China trilogy, reporting on the human side of the economic revolution in China.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>One of <em>The Economist</em>'s Best Books of the Year</p><p>From the bestselling author of <em>Oracle Bones</em> and <em>River Town</em> comes the final book in his award-winning trilogy on the human side of the economic revolution in China.</p><p>Peter Hessler, whom the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> calls one of the Western world's most thoughtful writers on modern China, deftly illuminates the vast, shifting landscape of a traditionally rural nation that, having once built walls against foreigners, is now building roads and factory towns that look to the outside world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A fascinating road trip through a land in transition. . . . Hessler's description of China's new drivers is hilarious. . . . <i>Country Driving</i> tells us as much about contemporary China even when Hessler is not on the road."--<i>The Christian Science Monitor</i><br><br>"Delightful. . . . Epic. . . . The reporting in <i>Country Driving</i> is impressive in its scope. . . . Hessler delivers eloquent disquisitions on everything from how to buy a used car in China to the history of the Mongol conquest."--Dwight Garner, <i>The New York Times</i><br><br>"Exceptionally moving. . . . Hilarious. . . . An absolutely terrific book, at once highly entertaining and deeply instructive. . . . <i>Country Driving</i> is a wonderful book about China that also happens to be a terrific book about the human race.--Jonathan Yardley, <i>The Washington Post</i><br><br>"Extraordinary. . . . <i>Country Driving</i>, like Hessler's previous works, tells the story of China's transformation powerfully and poetically."--<i>The Economist</i><br><br>"Hessler has made a career of interpreting contemporary China and, for my money, nobody does it better. . . . Hessler is a magnificent guide to this largely uncharted territory, witty, insightful, keenly aware of the ironies of this communist-capitalist society."--<i>The Minneapolis Star Tribune</i><br><br>"Hessler is a keen observer of mind-catching details and an engaging storyteller. . . . Full of exotic detail, solid reporting, and ironic observation, <i>Country Driving</i> offers a personal snapshot of the world's second superpower hurtling through the 21st century."--<i>The Boston Globe</i><br><br>"Hessler's genius has always been in his wry commentary and ability to transcribe the rhythms of his environment onto the page. . . . From this cast of thousands emerges a picture of great hopes tinged with sadness at what is being cast aside without second thought."--<i>The Wall Street Journal</i><br><br>"If you want to understand today's China, and the forces changing it, you need to read <i>Country Driving</i>."--<i>The Huffington Post</i><br><br>"Lively. . . . Engaging. . . . Hessler sets out with some suspect maps and a great deal of bravado. . . . He shows the effects China's ever expanding network of roads exerts on individual lives. . . . Hessler [has an] irresistible urge to follow a story."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>"Peter Hessler, a modern Marco Polo crossing China in a rented Jeep Cherokee, has witnessed signs and wonders worthy of a Coen brothers film. . . . Every so often, I read a book that upends my perceptions about a place. This is one of them."--<i>Bloomberg News</i><br><br>"The best yet from Peter Hessler, whose two earlier books, <i>River Town</i> and <i>Oracle Bones</i>, were exemplary forays into the genre. . . . Told with his characteristic blend of empathy, insight, and self-deprecating humor."--<i>Time</i><br>
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