In “Other Rivers”, Peter Hessler reveals a country that has changed considerably from his days teaching at a teacher’s college as covered in his first memoir, “River Town” – not only by using the lens of his daughters’ time in a Chengdu primary school, but also by reaching out and telling the stories of former students from his Peace Corp days long ago. Between this blend of his reporting on his family’s own experiences, the experiences of the men and women that he’s built relationships with, plus an abundance of contextual cultural and historical information, he’s created another entertainingly insightful work that has much to share about the current state of things in China, as is his wont. Fans of his previous works will definitely enjoy his latest publication (or at least so was my personal case). However, first-timers will have nothing to worry about, unless an in-depth informative glimpse of a read is a cause for anxiety.