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Located in: South East, United Kingdom

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780767922012

Publication Year: 2009

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Book Title: Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation

Item Height: 203mm

Author: J. Maarten Troost

Publisher: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)

Genre: Travel & Holiday Guides: General

Topic: Travel Guide, Travel Writing, Atlases, Maps & Travel

Item Width: 132mm

Item Weight: 329g

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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)

ISBN-10

0767922018

ISBN-13

9780767922012

eBay Product ID (ePID)

201068663

Product Key Features

Book Title

Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation

Author

J. Maarten Troost

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Topic

Travel Guide, Travel Writing, Atlases, Maps & Travel

Publication Year

2009

Genre

Travel & Holiday Guides: General

Number of Pages

400 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height

203mm

Item Width

132mm

Weight

272g

Height

201mm

Width

130mm

Item Weight

329g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author

J. Maarten Troost

Spine

23mm

Country/Region of Manufacture

United States

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