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Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West by Peter Hessler: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2013-05-07
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780062206237
- Book Title
- Strange Stones : Dispatches from East and West
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Cooking, Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Asia / General, Journalism, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions, Essays & Narratives
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 9.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler's best reportage--a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions. This unusual perspective distinguishes Strange Stones , which showcases Hessler's unmatched range as a storyteller. "Wild Flavor" invites readers along on a taste test between two rat restaurants in South China. One story profiles Yao Ming, basketball star and China's most beloved export, another David Spindler, an obsessive and passionate historian of the Great Wall. In "Dr. Don," Hessler writes movingly about a small-town pharmacist and his relationship with the people he serves. While Hessler's subjects and locations vary, subtle but deeply important thematic links bind these pieces--the strength of local traditions, the surprising overlap between apparently opposing cultures, and the powerful lessons drawn from individuals who straddle different worlds.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062206230
ISBN-13
9780062206237
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117247840
Product Key Features
Book Title
Strange Stones : Dispatches from East and West
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Asia / General, Journalism, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions, Essays & Narratives
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Cooking, Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds712.H4587 2013
Reviews
'Affable, humane and perceptive pieces. . . . This isn't one of those take-your-medicine books about geopolitics and the world economy. Strange Stones also happens to be great fun to read, at once breezily written and deeply informative.' ( The Minneapolis Star Tribune ), Affable, humane and perceptive pieces. . . . This isn't one of those take-your-medicine books about geopolitics and the world economy. Strange Stones also happens to be great fun to read, at once breezily written and deeply informative., 'Revelatory. . . . Wonderful . . . . Continually showcases Hessler's gift for telling tales of cultural difference and mutual misunderstanding in a way that is both humorous and deeply empathetic. . . . Hessler is a deeply humane teller of true tales, a keen observer, a graceful stylist.' ( The Atlantic ), Hessler's signature is an unobtrusive and humorous first-person narrator breezily guiding the reader through places at once exotic and ordinary, a sort of Tracy Kidder in Asia. . . . Hessler has an acute and far-ranging talent for drawing characters., Revelatory. . . . Wonderful . . . . Continually showcases Hessler's gift for telling tales of cultural difference and mutual misunderstanding in a way that is both humorous and deeply empathetic. . . . Hessler is a deeply humane teller of true tales, a keen observer, a graceful stylist., 'Hessler's signature is an unobtrusive and humorous first-person narrator breezily guiding the reader through places at once exotic and ordinary, a sort of Tracy Kidder in Asia. . . . Hessler has an acute and far-ranging talent for drawing characters.' ( The Wall Street Journal ), "Hessler's signature is an unobtrusive and humorous first-person narrator breezily guiding the reader through places at once exotic and ordinary, a sort of Tracy Kidder in Asia. . . . Hessler has an acute and far-ranging talent for drawing characters." -- The Wall Street Journal "Affable, humane and perceptive pieces. . . . This isn't one of those take-your-medicine books about geopolitics and the world economy. Strange Stones also happens to be great fun to read, at once breezily written and deeply informative." -- The Minneapolis Star Tribune "Read this book. . . . This is long-form journalism at its finest." -- Fareed Zakaria "Revelatory. . . . Wonderful . . . . Continually showcases Hessler's gift for telling tales of cultural difference and mutual misunderstanding in a way that is both humorous and deeply empathetic. . . . Hessler is a deeply humane teller of true tales, a keen observer, a graceful stylist." -- The Atlantic
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2012-032099
Dewey Decimal
915.104/611092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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