{"product_id":"age-of-ambition-evan-osnos-9780374535278","title":"Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 National Book Award in nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e As the Beijing correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Evan Osnos was on the ground in China for years, witness to profound political, economic, and cultural upheaval. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAge of Ambition \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a vibrant, colorful, and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom abroad, we often see China as a caricature: a nation of pragmatic plutocrats and ruthlessly dedicated students destined to rule the global economy-or an addled Goliath, riddled with corruption and on the edge of stagnation. What we don't see is how both powerful and ordinary people are remaking their lives as their country dramatically changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAge of Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, Osnos describes the greatest collision taking place in that country: the clash between the rise of the individual and the Communist Party's struggle to retain control. He asks probing questions: Why does a government with more success lifting people from poverty than any civilization in history choose to put strict restraints on freedom of expression? Why do millions of young Chinese professionals-fluent in English and devoted to Western pop culture-consider themselves \"angry youth,\" dedicated to resisting the West's influence? How are Chinese from all strata finding meaning after two decades of the relentless pursuit of wealth? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing with great narrative verve and a keen sense of irony, Osnos follows the moving stories of everyday people and reveals life in the new China to be a battleground between aspiration and authoritarianism, in which only one can prevail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Economist Best Book of 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the bronze medal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e for the Council on Foreign Relations' 2015 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Ross Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evan Osnos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374535272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374535278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2015 pg. 24","brand":"Evan Osnos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052010434815,"sku":"9780374535278","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_305f4d1d-8d85-4fe4-9cce-86c5955f6153.jpg?v=1685016456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/age-of-ambition-evan-osnos-9780374535278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}