The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China

by Frank Langfitt

Book Overview

As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab--and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change.
China--America's most important competitor--is at a turning point. With economic growth slowing, Chinese people face inequality and uncertainty as their leaders tighten...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610398149
• ISBN13: 9781610398145
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.4"