{"product_id":"9781465375346","title":"Gateway to the East","description":"Was born in 1951 in a small town  \u003cbr\u003ein Central North Carolina. I was  \u003cbr\u003eraised on a small farm, but since times  \u003cbr\u003ewere hard, both of my parents worked  \u003cbr\u003ein town during the week. I saved  \u003cbr\u003eenough money to go to college when  \u003cbr\u003eI graduated from High School and  \u003cbr\u003egraduated from NC State University.  \u003cbr\u003eAfter graduating from College, I  \u003cbr\u003ejoined the US State Department in  \u003cbr\u003eWashington, DC. I worked there for  \u003cbr\u003e3-4 years during the tenure of Henry  \u003cbr\u003eKissinger.  \u003cbr\u003eAfter this, I returned to North  \u003cbr\u003eCarolina and started my own lumber  \u003cbr\u003ebusiness, which I ran for approximately  \u003cbr\u003e20 years. The major emphasis of my business shifted to import-export  \u003cbr\u003eabout 10 years ago, and as a result moved to my new home of Charleston,  \u003cbr\u003eSC. This had been a dream since I had visited the town as a teenager.  \u003cbr\u003eHave a wonderful family and 9 grandchildren.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163770503408,"sku":"9781465375346","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781465375346_p0.jpg?v=1763684169","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781465375346","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}