Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, J. Maarten Troost antiquarian From the mythical beasts of

From the mythical beasts of ancient Greece to the hormonal vampires of the Twilight saga

Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford

who nursed her father after his accident and looked after her mother in her old age

Arguably the most imitated and influential American poet of the previous half-century

Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China

Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, J. Maarten Troost antiquarian From the mythical beasts ofThe bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in Chinaa complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained. Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers with his laugh out loud tales of wandering the remote islands of the South Pacific. When the travel bug hit again, he decided to go big time, taking on the worlds