The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China
By Frank Langfitt ’86
Published July 16, 2019
In The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China (PublicAffairs), NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt ’86 offers free cab rides in China in exchange for real conversations with whoever is bold enough to get in the backseat. Langfitt arranges a cast of colorful, fascinating characters and provides thoughtful insight into Shanghai, epicenter of a world superpower.
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