"Spring River Runs East" is a title taken from the last verse of Emperor Li's Poem 1000 years ago, expressing his philosophy that life goes on regardless of the vicissitudes of fortune and disaster. The author was born in China and lived there during the tumultuous period of the 30's and 40's. He witnessed all the despair, death, and destruction of war on the Chinese mainland. A must read about a man who lived in two different worlds over a span of 80 years. Paperback, 262 pages.