A Single Pebble
โ Scribed by John Hersey
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage Books
- Year
- 2019;1989
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 424 KB
- Edition
- 1st Vintage books ed
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
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 โ until the interplay of his life with theirs comes to a dramatic climax.
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In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece -- the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen -- the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece -- the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen -- the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her