Books with title A Single Pebble. A Novel.

A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river's gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of the Yangtze -- until the interplay of his life with theirs comes to a dramatic climax.

A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river's gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of the Yangtze -- until the interplay of his life with theirs comes to a dramatic climax.

A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river's gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of the Yangtze -- until the interplay of his life with theirs comes to a dramatic climax.

Literature. This novel can be best described as a novel of revelation, for it is a story of profound insights into certain aspects of human existence which gradually come, during a series of vivid experiences, to the fortunate among us.

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Book by Hersey, John

122 pages - The magnificent adventure novel of a young American's journey into China...

Bantam 1st edition. Good reading copy. Binding intact. Top slightly bent from storage.

Literature.

The story of an American engineer and his trip on the great Yangtze River aboard a one hundred-foot junk provides a touching human drama played out against the awe-inspiring grandeur of the river. (General Fiction).

Good book.

A young American engineer is sent to China in the twenties to inspect the unruly Yangtze River for possible location for a great dam.