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STRANGE STONES - PETER HESSLER TASCHENBUCH

Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure  Strange Stones is a
far-ranging  thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler's best reportage--a dazzling display
of the powerful storytelling  shrewd cultural insight  and warm sense of humor that are the
trademarks of his work. Over the last decade  as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the
author of three books  Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States  writing as both
native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions. This unusual perspective
distinguishes Strange Stones  which showcases Hessler's unmatched range as a storyteller. Wild
Flavor invites readers along on a taste test between two rat restaurants in South China. One
story profiles Yao Ming  basketball star and China's most beloved export  another David
Spindler  an obsessive and passionate historian of the Great Wall. In Dr. Don  Hessler writes
movingly about a small-town pharmacist and his relationship with the people he serves. While
Hessler's subjects and locations vary  subtle but deeply important thematic links bind these
pieces--the strength of local traditions  the surprising overlap between apparently opposing
cultures  and the powerful lessons drawn from individuals who straddle different worlds.

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