{"product_id":"river-town-peter-hessler-9780060855024","title":"River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Kiriyama Book Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, \u003cem\u003eRiver Town\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Hessler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060855029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060855024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.32w x 1.06d","brand":"Peter Hessler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049081434367,"sku":"9780060855024","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7292e82f-d2cd-419d-9741-513b22509e48.jpg?v=1684999515","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/river-town-peter-hessler-9780060855024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}