{"product_id":"9781429942096","title":"China High: My Fast Times in the 010: A Beijing Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA swaggering true tale of sex, drugs and money in the new young professional class in China \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eZZ's parents got him out of Communist China—but now that he's got his American education (including a law degree), under his belt, and now that China loves a go-getting capitalist like ZZ, what better time to return? America was never the \"Wild East\" like this one: Beijing is the perfect place to start a business, live large, and get a piece of every lissome girl, hash cigarette and bottle of Cristal China has to offer. ZZ taps into China's unreliable but plentiful workforce of \"spit-‘n-squatters\" to start his brainchild, Goodiez, which delivers food all over Beijing. ZZ is the perfect guide to the real new Beijing: he's got insider's cred but an outsider's eye for the strange mores and daily annoyances of Chinese life. In \u003ci\u003eChina High\u003c\/i\u003e, he offers a rare glimpse into the world of \u003ci\u003eguan xi \u003c\/i\u003e(a network of favors), the insidious importance of \"face\", and into the clubs and cafes— with all their above-ground and below-ground pleasures— frequented by the new young professional class in China. \u003cbr\u003eBut ZZ's glam urban life comes to a crashing halt when he's picked up by the police for smoking an opium-laced pot \"Zigarette.\" None of ZZ's connections do more than get him a few extra dumplings at chow-time in Sunshine Prison, where unable to bribe his way out, he is forced to take a serious look at the life he has been leading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141774229744,"sku":"9781429942096","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429942096_p0.jpg?v=1769902709","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429942096","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}