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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester

The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time

Simon Winchester
432 pages
Jan 2002
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An author travels up the Yangtze river from the Tibetan border to the East China Sea and attempts to get at the soul of China as he passes through the many faces of China. 12,500 first printing.
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