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    Series series Cultural Medallion
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  • 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 Eating Live Squid

    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 ... Leer más

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  • River Town

    Two Years on the Yangtze

    de Peter Hessler ...
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    A 45,000-Mile Adventure

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  • The Impossible City

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    de Karen Cheung ...
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  • Korea

    A Walk Through the Land of Miracles

    In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea - from its southern tip to the North Korean border - in order to set the record straight about this enigmatic and elusive land.Fascinating for its vivid presentation of historical and geographic detail, Korea is that rare travel memoir that actually defines a nation and its ... Leer más

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  • One Bright Moon

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    A Journey Up the Yangtze and Back in Chinese Time

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  • Riding the Iron Rooster

    By Train Through China

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