{"product_id":"a-year-without-made-in-china-one-familys-true-life-adventure-in-the-global-economy-paperback","title":"A Year Without Made in China: One Family's True Life Adventure in the Global Economy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Bongiorni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Year Without \"Made in China\"\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining account of how the most populous nation on Earth influences almost every aspect of our daily lives. Drawing on her years as an award-winning journalist, author Sara Bongiorni fills this book with engaging stories and anecdotes of her family's attempt to outrun China's reach-by boycotting Chinese made products-and does a remarkable job of taking a decidedly big-picture issue and breaking it down to a personal level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cb\u003eA Year Without \"Made in China\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A wry look at the ingenuity it takes to shun the planet's fastest-growing economy.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Bloomberg News \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wry look at the ingenuity it takes to shun the planet's fastest-growing economy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Bloomberg News \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The West's dependence on Chinese exports neatly summed up.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What the year-long experiment did achieve was to switch on Bongiorni as a consumer and make her alive to the complexities and shifting power of the international economy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating and entertaining look at just how much of a challenge an average consumer faces . . . to avoid buying Chinese goods.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSupply Management\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bongiorni is a graceful, self-deprecating writer, and her comic adventures in self-imposed inconvenience cast an interesting sideways glance at the personal effects of globalism.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARA BONGIORNI\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and journalist who has worked at news-papers and business publications in California and Louisiana. Her \"beat\" has included international trade and its impact on local economies. Bongiorni has won local, state, and national awards for her articles, including a 2002 Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for her part in a series on the impact of out-migration on the Louisiana economy. Bongiorni graduated from the University of California, San Diego, and holds a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.9 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343351767142,"sku":"9780470379202","price":22.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/T1dRY3N1czNXZnZENEo2TXZ4VDY5Zz09.webp?v=1774917997","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-year-without-made-in-china-one-familys-true-life-adventure-in-the-global-economy-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}