This is Shanghai: What it's Like to Live in the World's Most Populous City (People's Guide)
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1621069036 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Life in the world's biggest city" according to Charles Bookman. This breezy graphic-novel-style collection of essays about the world's largest city will whet your appetite. I can’t wait to walk the Bund, ride any of the dozen or more subway lines, smell and sample the food carts, and stretch in the public parks with pajama-clad grandparents. Read more at: bookmanreader.blogspot.com/2015/11/this-is-shanghai-by-alexander-barrett.html .
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Follow him through the sometimes incredibly old, sometimes futuristic, and often just plain strange sights, sounds, and experiences he's come across in the first year of exploring the city. This is Shanghai is a first hand account of expat life in China's (and the world's) largest city. Like a guidebook, it helps newcomers and visitors discover the city; but instead of making quickly-outdated lists of restaurants and museums, Alexander Barrett takes you on a tour of the essential facets of existence in Shanghai. With its light, humorous style and sharp eye for those key details that explain the sprawling reality of a huge metropolis, this book is perfect for anyone who wa