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River Town

Two Years on the Yangtze

by Peter Hessler ...

A New York Times Notable book, this memoir by a journalist who lived in a small city in China is "a vivid and touching tribute to a place and its people" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a ... Read more

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A New York Times Notable book, this memoir by a journalist who lived in a small city in China is "a vivid and touching tribute to a place and its people" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a
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Strange Stones

Dispatches from East and West

by Peter Hessler ...

The New Yorker writer's collection of true stories highlights his perspective of Asia and the United States as both native and knowledgeable outsider.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 ... Read more

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The New Yorker writer's collection of true stories highlights his perspective of Asia and the United States as both native and knowledgeable outsider.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
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Oracle Bones

A Journey Through Time in China

by Peter Hessler ...

A New York Times –bestselling intimate and epic portrait of twenty-first century China from the acclaimed author of River Town —A National Book Award Finalist and a Best Book of the Year: Washington Post , Christian Science Monitor , Entertainment Weekly , ... ... Read more

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A New York Times –bestselling intimate and epic portrait of twenty-first century China from the acclaimed author of River Town —A National Book Award Finalist and a Best Book of the Year: Washington Post , Christian Science Monitor , Entertainment Weekly , ...
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Country Driving

A Chinese Road Trip

by Peter Hessler ...

From the New York Times –bestselling author of Oracle Bones , a look at the human-side of China's economic revolution via a seven,zero-mile road trip—An Economist Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Notable Book of the Year."Hessler, a modern Marco Polo crossing China in a rent... ... Read more

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From the New York Times –bestselling author of Oracle Bones , a look at the human-side of China's economic revolution via a seven,zero-mile road trip—An Economist Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Notable Book of the Year."Hessler, a modern Marco Polo crossing China in a rent...
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The Buried

An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution

by Peter Hessler ...

**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist"Extraordinary...Sensitive and perceptive, Mr. Hessler is a superb literary archaeologist, one who handles what he sees with a bit of wonder that he gets to watch the history of this grand city unfold, one day at a time.” —Wall Street JournalFrom the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's ... Read more

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**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist"Extraordinary...Sensitive and perceptive, Mr. Hessler is a superb literary archaeologist, one who handles what he sees with a bit of wonder that he gets to watch the history of this grand city unfold, one day at a time.” —Wall Street JournalFrom the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's
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Other Rivers

A Chinese Education

by Peter Hessler ...

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next ... Read more

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An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next
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The Buried

An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution

by Peter Hessler ...

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16 hours 44 min

**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist"Extraordinary...Sensitive and perceptive, Mr. Hessler is a superb literary archaeologist, one who handles what he sees with a bit of wonder that he gets to watch the history of this grand city unfold, one day at a time.” —Wall Street JournalFrom the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's ... Read more

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**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist"Extraordinary...Sensitive and perceptive, Mr. Hessler is a superb literary archaeologist, one who handles what he sees with a bit of wonder that he gets to watch the history of this grand city unfold, one day at a time.” —Wall Street JournalFrom the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's
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Other Rivers

A Chinese Education

by Peter Hessler ...

Narrated by Peter Hessler ...

Unabridged

13 hours 31 min

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next ... Read more

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An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next
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The Deepest Map

The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans

by Laura Trethewey ...

Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

The dramatic and action-packed story of the last mysterious place on earth—the world’s seafloor—and the deep-sea divers, ocean mappers, marine biologists, entrepreneurs, and adventurers involved in the historic push to chart it, as well as the opportunities, challenges, and perils this exploration holds now and for the future.Five oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, the Arctic, and the ... Read more

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The dramatic and action-packed story of the last mysterious place on earth—the world’s seafloor—and the deep-sea divers, ocean mappers, marine biologists, entrepreneurs, and adventurers involved in the historic push to chart it, as well as the opportunities, challenges, and perils this exploration holds now and for the future.Five oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, the Arctic, and the
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Rebels at Sea

Privateering in the American Revolution

by Eric Jay Dolin ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America's first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation's character—above all, its ambition and entrepreneurial ethos.In Rebels at Sea, Eric Jay Dolin corrects that significant omission, and contends that privateers, as ... Read more

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The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America's first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation's character—above all, its ambition and entrepreneurial ethos.In Rebels at Sea, Eric Jay Dolin corrects that significant omission, and contends that privateers, as
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The Injustice of Place

Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America

by Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, Timothy J. Nelson ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.“This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.” (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)Three of the nation’s top scholars – known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their ... Read more

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A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.“This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.” (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)Three of the nation’s top scholars – known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their
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"Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken"

Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863

by Thomas J. Ryan, Richard R. Schaus ...

Narrated by David Stifel ...

Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

"Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 to July 14, 1863 focuses on the immediate aftermath of the battle of Gettysburg and addresses how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac in response to President Abraham Lincoln's mandate to bring about the "literal or substantial destruction" of Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreating Army ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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"Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 to July 14, 1863 focuses on the immediate aftermath of the battle of Gettysburg and addresses how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac in response to President Abraham Lincoln's mandate to bring about the "literal or substantial destruction" of Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreating Army
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