Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation (48 page)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Troost, J. Maarten.

  Lost on planet China: the strange and true story of one man’s attempt to understand the world’s most mystifying nation, or how he became comfortable eating live squid / J. Maarten Troost.

p. cm.

1. China—Social life and customs—2002– 2. China—Description and travel. 3. China—Humor. 4. Troost, J. Maarten—Travel—China. I. Title. II. Title: Strange and true story of one man’s attempt to understand the world’s most mystifying nation, or how he became comfortable eating live squid.

DS779.43.T76 2008

915.104'6—dc22

2008011281

eISBN: 978-0-7679-3001-7

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