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Simon Winchester's 1995 trip of the Yangtze is more than a travel narrative--to travel up those waters is to go back in history, to sense the soul of ... More

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Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the symbolic heart of China pierces 3,900 miles of rugged country before debouching into the oily ... More

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This exhilarating and fascinating book is the account of Cowles' amazing adventure: a nineteen-day trek in which he immersed himself in the life of ... More

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Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the symbolic heart of China pierces 3,900 miles of rugged country before debouching into the oily ... More

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This intriguing anthology collects thirteen centuries of writings to offer a vivid literary history of China's longest, most varied waterway. The ... More

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Flowing over 3,900 miles, the Yangtze is as vast, varied, and mysterious as China itself. It rises in the highlands of Tibet, where glaciers create a ... More

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An account of Theroux's 1979 trip down the Yangtze river at a time when hard-line Maoists were in power. Theroux observes China's towns, cliffs, ... More

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The Yangtze is central to the life and development of China, and yet its far reaches are still inaccessible to most, simply by dint of the difficulty ... More

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Our guides - a publisher (Caroline Walker), a heritage consultant (Robert Shipley), a travel writer (Ruth Lor Malloy), and a scholar (Fu Kailin) - ... More

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Traces the course of the third longest river in the world, the Yangtze in China, and describes its physical features, history, importance as a source ... More

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Isabella Bird was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China ... More

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An exploration of the Yangzi River, which traces the course of the Yangzi from its source in Tibet to the fertile lands surrounding Shanghai, with ... More

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In October 1987, Richard Bangs, Christian Kallen and a team of eager explorers challenged the towering rapids of the uncharted "Great Bend" section ... More

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After two years of working in the capital of Mongolia, journalist Louisa Waugh moved to the remote village of Tsengel, in the extreme west of the ... More

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In June 2003, the Three Gorges Dam opened and a reservoir the size of lake Superior began to form, inundating 372 miles of China's Yangtze River ... More

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When she learnt that the Chinese had built enough new roads to circle the equator sixteen times, Polly Evans decided to go and witness for herself ... More

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This book, first published in 1911, is one of the most important and best written travel books from old China. Edwin Dingle recounts his adventures ... More

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The second in Laurel's new Expedition series of true adventure stories is the breathtaking chronicle of the bold attempts to ride China's deadly ... More

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An exquisitely realized account of one man's pilgrimage in China's forbidden past. For Fergus Bordewich, entering the labyrinth that is China and ... More

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Harry A. Franck was one of the foremost American travel writers of the early twentieth century. His impressions of China, often subtleties overlooked ... More

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The bestselling author of "The Sex Lives of Cannibals" returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China--a complex, ... More

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What kind of people would you meet if you decided to walk across the world's most populous country? The Great Walk of China is a journey into China's ... More

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