Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China Shana Abe by Isabella Bird

by Isabella Bird

Twice a year

peculiar psychiatrist with queer eyes and a strange charisma

Some of the stories are nothing short of supernatural

aka the Weatherman

Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China Shana Abe by Isabella BirdNow in paperback, an intimate, elegant account of a society in turmoil: the most important book in a generation about the Chinese people and their long, heartbreaking battle for political freedom. Out of Mao's Shadow offers a startling perspective on China and its remarkable transformation, challenging conventional wisdom about the political apathy of the Chinese people and the notion that prosperity leads automatically to freedom. Like David