Eating Bitterness, Michelle Dammon Loyalka, Hardcover

DESCRIPTION: Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China’s urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country’s staggering economic growth. Award-winning journalist Michelle Dammon Loyalka follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants—including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother—offering an inside look at the pain, self-sacrifice, and uncertainty underlying China’s dramatic national transformation. At the heart of the book lies each person’s ability to “eat bitterness”—a term that roughly means to endure hardships, overcome difficulties, and forge ahead. These stories illustrate why China continues to advance, even as the rest of the world remains embroiled in financial turmoil. At the same time, Eating Bitterness demonstrates how dealing with the issues facing this class of people constitutes China’s most pressing domestic challenge. China Nonfiction CALL OUTS None. All books, unless noted, are in excellent used condition. There may be a place in the book where a previous owner has put their name, but that is to be expected with used books. All children’s books are free from markings or tears. I usually ship the next day. Cannot ship on Sunday or USPS Holidays, it will go out the following day. Feel free to bundle or make me an offer. I love negotiating.