{"product_id":"six-months-on-a-train-richard-bess-9781681819273","title":"Six Months on a Train","description":"\u003cp\u003eI started writing this when I was sleeping on a park bench in Hong Kong. My book takes place in the later part of 2013 to the beginning of 2014. During that time, I lived in Mainland China. I moved all over and became familiar with several parts of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore I started to travel, I taught at a college in New York and worked for a tour company. My business venture ended badly. I left New York with the intention of going to Beijing and studying Mandarin for six weeks before returning home to start graduate school. I never made it to grad school, and six weeks turned into six months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to financial problems, legal\/residency, and spiritual issues, I kept changing jobs. I worked in and around Beijing and also in the far south. I was able to interact with the immigrant communities that are springing up in that region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI took a job deep in China's interior and wrote this book as a travel guide for China, as the same scenarios apply to most of Asia. My book gives unique insight into things a traveler may encounter in this fascinating country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina is still a bit of a mystery to the rest of the world. My journey took me to places deep in the heart of China that remain untouched by outside influences. I also write from the perspective of a black man. I give my own explanations of spirituality, especially regarding religious practices in cultures that are considered taboo. I met some fantastic people along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Bess grew up in St. Albans in Queens, New York. He teaches English to ESL students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Bess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681819279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681819273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Richard Bess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452482601215,"sku":"9781681819273","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a33ce6c2-58f4-4c4c-8e79-885d950fd459.jpg?v=1761928696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/six-months-on-a-train-richard-bess-9781681819273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}