Apologies to My Censor PB

<p><strong>Inspired by his article Rent a White Guy published in <em>The Atlantic</em> comes a chronicle of Moxley's outrageous adventures in Beijing--from fake businessman to Chinese propagandist to low-budget music video star--as well as a young man's search for identity in the most unexpected of places.</strong><br/></p> <p>Mitch Moxley came to Beijing in the spring of 2007 to take a job as a writer and editor for <em>China Daily</em> the country's only English-language national newspaper. The Chinese economy was booming the Olympics were on the horizon and Beijing was being transformed into a world-class city overnight. Moxley planned to stay through the Olympics and then head back to Canada.</p><p>That was five years ago. In that time Moxley has fed a goat to a tiger watched a bear ride a bicycle while wearing lingerie (he has witnesses) and has eaten scorpions and silkworms. He also appeared as one of Cosmopolitan's 100 most eligible bachelors in China acted in a state-funded Chinese movie and was paid to pose as a fake businessman. </p><p>These experiences and many more are chronicled in Tall Rice the comic adventures and misadventures of Moxley's time in China and his transformation into his alter ego--Mi Gao or Tall Rice. The books spans the five years that Moxley has lived in China; five years that coincide with China's arrival on the world stage and its emergence as a global superpower. A funny and honest look at expat life and the ways in which a country can touch and transform you.</p>