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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze

by Peter Hessler

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ISBN13: 9780060195441
ISBN10: 0060195444
Condition: Standard
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?An atmospheric story of love and architecture in war-torn Finland and 1920s New York . Linger[s] in the memory.?(Kirkus Reveiws)
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Peter Hessler graduated with degrees in English from Princeton and Oxford and has written for several publications, including The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Atlantic Monthly. A native of Columbia, Missouri, he currently lives in Beijing.
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ISBN:
9780060195441
Subtitle:
Two Years On The Yangtze
Author:
Hessler, Peter
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Location:
London
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Asia - China
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Fuling (Sichuan Sheng, China)
Subject:
Fuling
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
5400.4
Publication Date:
c2001
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
9.54x6.54x1.35 in. 1.60 lbs.
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