The Shanghai free taxi journeys with the hustlers and rebels of the new China
"NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt describes how he created a free taxi service--offering rides in exchange for illuminating conversation--to go beyond the headlines and get to know a wide range of colorful, compelling characters representative of the new China. They include folks like "Beer," a slip...
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New York, NY :
PublicAffairs,
2019.
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| 520 | |a "NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt describes how he created a free taxi service--offering rides in exchange for illuminating conversation--to go beyond the headlines and get to know a wide range of colorful, compelling characters representative of the new China. They include folks like "Beer," a slippery salesman who tries to sell Langfitt a used car; Rocky, a farm boy turned Shanghai lawyer; and Chen, who runs an underground Christian church and moves his family to America in search of a better, freer life."--Jacket | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index. | ||
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| 651 | 0 | |a Shanghai (China) |x Social conditions |y 21st century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Shanghai (China) |x Economic conditions |y 21st century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Shanghai (China) |x Civilization |y 21st century. | |
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