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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
by Peter Hessler

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Author: Peter Hessler
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-05-01
ISBN: 0060855029
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Harper Perennial

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Book Review: one of the best books i have read
Summary: 5 Stars

Hessler takes us on a journey of fact,unlike so many other publications i have read about the yangtze and the people who live on it's banks,he writes with a genuine passion about teaching and the chinese race,a truly great read and i hope he will soon be back with more accounts of his time in china

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