Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable E

Contributor(s): Troost, J Maarten (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by)

ISBN: 9781433248641

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

$45.95

Pub Date: July 8, 2008

Dewey: 915.1046

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Price on Product, Unabridged

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.10" H x 5.83" L x 5.39" W ( 0.59 lbs) pages

BISAC Categories:

Travel | Essays and Travelogues | Asia | East China

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid

Brief description:

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.

Review Quotes:

"Troost is refreshingly upbeat, without a hint of ugly American elitism...readers interested in a warts-and-all look at this complicated, evolving country will find this a rich education."

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"