Peter Hessler Strikes Thrice...And This Time "Dangerously" Behind the Wheel – China Travel

www.adamdanielmezei.com — Well, yesterday afternoon I finished off native-Missourian Peter Hessler’s third installment in his “angels abroad” China series, Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory, and I’m giving the book a very tall two thumbs up. This is 424pp of lean and mean non-fiction prosaic gold which you’re going to regret not reading. Did I mention you should go out and snag a copy today?

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Peter Hessler Strikes Thrice...And This Time "Dangerously" Behind the Wheel

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