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The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester

The Man Who Loved China

The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom

by Simon Winchester
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  • May 6, 2008, 336 pages
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  • May 2009, 416 pages
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