{"product_id":"thunder-from-the-east-portrait-of-a-rising-asia-9780375703010","title":"Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful and comprehensive look at Asia on the rise--a \u003cb\u003e\"masterful job of describing Asia's anguish and ambition\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ef\u003cb\u003erom the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eHalf a Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTightrope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1997 economic crisss in Asia heaped devastation upon millions. Yet Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn argue that it was the best thing that could have happened to Asia. It destroyed the cronyism, protectionism, and government regulation that had been crippling Asian business for decades, and it left in its wake a vast region of resilient and determined millions poised to wrest economic, diplomatic and military power from the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThunder from the East \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting look at a complex region, a fascinating panoply of compelling characters, and a prophetic analysis from arguably the West's most informed and intelligent writers on Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas D. Kristof,Sheryl Wudunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375703010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/2002 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNICHOLAS D. KRISTOF and SHERYL WuDUNN, the first husband and wife to share a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, have coauthored four previous books: \u003ci\u003eA Path Appears\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalf the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThunder from the East\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChina Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e. They were awarded a Pulitzer in 1990 for their coverage of China, as well as the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Now an op-ed columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Kristof was previously bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. He won his second Pulitzer in 2006 for his columns on Darfur. WuDunn worked at the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e as a business editor and foreign correspondent in Tokyo and Beijing, and now works in finance and consulting. They live in Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":66956722634867,"sku":"9780375703010","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a4ccd45c-ad27-4983-8c3b-ea3823c723b5.jpg?v=1792580484","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/thunder-from-the-east-portrait-of-a-rising-asia-9780375703010","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}