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The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysterie...

Simon Winchester

Start date: May 1, 2015

Finish date: May 31, 2015

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Apr 21, 2015 Keryn rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, travel, non-fiction, hostorical

This book is hard work, but as with most things in life, when you put in the effort it is usually rewarded. It was our Goodreads book club selection and so I decided to give it a try, though I could only find a copy online and so I purchased the audible version. It is indeed a remarkable story, and one that needs to be known, as there is so little understanding of China in the western world, and in South Africa that is no exception. So one of the drivers to read this book was curiosity, and if y ...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Lyn Elliott rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science, history, biography

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