{"product_id":"firecrackers-anna-keibler-9781627206440","title":"Firecrackers: The Exploits of an Expat in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna was nineteen years old when she moved from rural Indiana to China as a foreign exchange student.\u003c\/strong\u003e What was intended to be a five-month stay turned into a five-year adventure as Anna integrated herself into the culture of Jinan, Shandong. Firecrackers contains thirteen true and truly wild tales about life as an expat in the city, focusing on the manufactured expat culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou won't find stories of enlightenment in these pages, nor does anyone climb the Great Wall. Instead, Anna reveals the underbelly of all Jinan had to offer its foreign residents, with no shortage of partying, police encounters, and nearly-missed disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom navigating the local hospital system to long-distance online dating, from kitchen fires to escaping an attempted kidnapping, Firecrackers showcases stories of everyday humor and debauchery present in lives of the 2010's foreigners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Keibler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1627206442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627206440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apprentice House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Anna Keibler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447253479679,"sku":"9781627206440","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef16dd21-2970-4873-84b6-f076a0260800.jpg?v=1777229874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/firecrackers-anna-keibler-9781627206440","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}