Audiobook11 hours
One in a Billion: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey through Modern-Day China
Written by Nancy Pine
Narrated by Nancy Wu
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
About this audiobook
This heart-wrenching story immerses listeners in the dramatic survival of one outspoken man who illuminates the souls of a billion ordinary Chinese citizens. An Wei-a stubborn, hardworking peasant who has lived by his values and stood up for his convictions-has succeeded against all odds in the authoritarian environment of China. Despite grinding poverty, hunger, reeducation campaigns, and attacks from jealous peers, An Wei continues to inspire with his daring achievements, such as launching a democratic congress in his own village. His compelling life provides a vivid backdrop for understanding the development of modern China from the unique perspective of an outspoken citizen. Through his audacious determination and survival skills forged in rural poverty, An Wei's unstoppable drive to improve himself and rural China will captivate and enthrall listeners.
Related to One in a Billion
Related audiobooks
Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCobblestones, Conversations, and Corks: A Son's Discovery of His Italian Heritage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBorder: A Journey to the Edge of Europe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Peacocks?: An Unlikely Search for Meaning in the World's Most Magnificent Bird Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Tell Us About Who We Are Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ah-Choo!: The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Exhale: Hope, Healing, and Life in Transplant Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaggage: Confessions of a Globe-Trotting Hypochondriac Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Places in Between Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reaching Mithymna: Among the Volunteers and Refugees on Lesvos Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Alex & Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Elephant in My Kitchen: What the Herd Taught Me About Love, Courage and Survival Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When There Were Birds: The Forgotten History of our Connections Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Himalaya: A Human History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChop Suey Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Road to Sleeping Dragon: Learning China from the Ground Up Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Royal Robbins: The American Climber Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Ethnic Studies For You
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, 10th Anniversary Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All About Love: New Visions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Barracoon: The Story of the Last ""Black Cargo"" Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals About Human Desire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: The State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Heavy: An American Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism 2nd Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Black Imagination: Black Voices on Black Futures Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Notes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Cross and the Lynching Tree Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for One in a Billion
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
2 ratings1 review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very interesting book. Opened my eyes about Chinese culture. I will recommend it to my book club