Best books of 2010: nonfiction

24. "Country Driving," by Peter Hessler

"Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory," by Peter Hessler (Harper, 448 pp., $27.99). New Yorker writer Peter Hessler uses China’s new-born obsession with the car to explore a nation undergoing a rapid transformation. (CSMonitor.com, 3/1/10)

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