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• This book seems a major betrayal of its predecessors, "Heaven" and "Dark Angel", perhaps because it was the first one written by the ghostwriter. The plot revolves around 1) Troy not "really" being dead, 2) Logan cheating on Heaven with Fanny, 3) Heaven and Logan moving into Farthy 4) Heaven trying to resolve her issues with Luke by adopting his son with his third wife.
  
  None of these four things should ever, ever have happened. For one thing, reviving Troy is so soap-opera and so ridiculous it strains credulity. "Dark Angel" ended with Heaven realizing she wanted to marry her childhood sweetheart, Logan, who loved her back when she was hill scum and not an heiress. It was a sweet realization and we were all happy and content that her saga ended well. Now, she's presented again with her Troy, the silly, girly character from Dark Angel who we wished really was dead.
  
  Second, why did Logan sleep with Fanny? That was so unnecessary. Andrews makes it clear in "Heaven" that he is uninterested in her exhibitionism and avoids her. It seemed such a betrayal of their marriage and of the sweet relationship between the two which had been previously established. There was another unfaithful husband created by Andrews herself-Arden in "My Sweet Audrina"-but in Arden's defense, Audrina wouldn't sleep with him. Logan wasn't that sort of character and had more inner strength besides.
  
  Third, why would Heaven, knowing Tony raped her mother and is a crazy old pervert, move into Farthy? Why would sensible Logan? They were asking for problems.
  
  Fourth, why did Heaven need to adopt Luke's son? I thought that was out of character for her, odd, and unattractive. Her "buying" the kid from Fanny didn't reflect well on her, either.
  
  A big, big failure. Stop after "Dark Angel" because this book will really disappoint. Its sequel is even worse, and I made the mistake of reading that, too. Stop while you're ahead!
• This book was very good but you noticed the differences and where the ghostwriter took over. For one a few plot holes were here. For one Troy died in Dark Angel and I agree with one reader; perhaps it was meant for Tony to lie to Heaven about Troy's death just to keep her and Troy apart but what didn't make sense here, was that Tony didn't know when in reality I can't see that he didn't. But the biggest problem was that Tony mentioned Troy's body being found, and while Dark Angel left it in the way for Tony to have been lying (I mean Heaven didn't visit his grave and Tony mentioned no funeral in fact; I couldn't understand why Heaven didn't ask about that at least) I agree with one of the readers who pointed out that it could have been set up nicely for Heaven to discover that Tony had been lying all along it sure would have been far more emotional and a much better reason for Heaven to hate Tony even more. And why did Troy want people to think he was dead? That made no sense to me either. I mean why? He lived quietly in the cottage and it wasn't like people were beating on it all the time. I can understand him and Tony allowing Heaven to think it but oh well.
  
  Another thing I didn't understand was Tony's lust for Heaven that did come out of nowhere. In Dark Angel Heaven does not mention that Tony was looking at her with desire, in fact nowhere is it written in Dark Angel that she felt that at all. In fact at the beginning of this book Heaven describes Tony's look of desire but she does not mention this during that scene in Dark Angel. I can believe that once Heaven returned to Farthy with her mother's blond hair, that Tony's old lust would be resurrected but that is when it should have happened not before. But these things aside this book was still very good for what it was. I still recommend it and found it to be an enjoyable read. I do wish we had V.C Andrews full vision for it though it would have been more awesome but being inspired by her it was still very good.
  
  Another thing was the affair between Logan and Fanny. Why did that have to happen? I mean Logan always managed to turn down Fanny when he was younger, but he couldn't do it here when he was older and married? That too came out of nowhere as if they just needed an excuse to add something here maybe because of Heaven's one night with Troy. Funny how Heaven in the end of the book is saying that Drake's custody trial was the chance for everyone to cleanse themselves yet she sure didn't for she never told Logan the truth about her and Troy. But aside from these things I still recommend the book as a entertaining read.

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An inspirational memoir about how Jennifer Pastiloff's years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how hearing loss taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness.
 
Centered around the touchstone stories Jen tells in her popular workshops, On Being Human is the story of how a starved person grew into the exuberant woman she was meant to be all along by battling the demons within and winning.

Jen did not intend to become a yoga teacher, but when she was given the opportunity to host her own retreats, she left her thirteen-year waitressing job and said “yes,” despite crippling fears of her inexperience and her own potential. After years of feeling depressed, anxious, and hopeless, in a life that seemed to have no escape, she healed her own heart by caring for others. She has learned to fiercely listen despite being nearly deaf, to banish shame attached to a body mass index, and to rebuild a family after the debilitating loss of her father when she was eight. Through her journey, Jen conveys the experience most of us are missing in our lives being heard and being told, “I got you.”   

Exuberant, triumphantly messy, and brave, On Being Human is a celebration of happiness and self-realization over darkness and doubt. Her complicated yet imperfectly perfect life path is an inspiration to live outside the box and to reject the all-too-common belief of “I am not enough.” Jen will help readers find, accept, and embrace their own vulnerability, bravery, and humanness.

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La politica nel nostro paese è piena di odio e colpi bassi, ma tutti riconosciamo nell’Italia la nostra identità comune. Dobbiamo accettare che lo stesso valga per l’Europa, perché è la nostra realtà del ventunesimo secolo. Rendere tabù qualunque dubbio sulle scelte di Bruxelles, come fanno gli europeisti a ogni costo secondo i quali noi italiani abbiamo sempre torto e gli altri sempre ragione, non ha fatto che regalare il monopolio della critica a chi l’Europa vuole distruggerla. E rendere tabù l’amor proprio nazionale ne ha lasciato l’esclusiva a chi lo usa come una clava. Per l’Italia, invece, la scelta non è fra Bruxelles e la via sovranista, ma fra l’integrazione con gli europei e la sottomissione all’impero degli altri russi, cinesi, americani o i colossi del Big Tech.
Per gli italiani è arrivato il momento di capire che se vogliono davvero fare i propri interessi devono imparare a rivendicarli con forza e determinazione, senza che questo significhi in alcun modo indebolire o distruggere il sistema europeo. Per farlo occorre però prima di tutto togliere l’Europa ai sovranisti e agli europeisti di professione, per restituirla ai nostri figli, e a noi stessi. Senza arroganza, né complessi di inferiorità.

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• I’ve just finished reading the book and wish I could express in words how much I appreciate the content. Just in case, the Longevity Paradox is indeed one of the most important pieces I’ve ever read—specially if we narrow down the options under the health category.
  
  Let me divide the review into 4 parts. First I’ll share personal thoughts and takeaways. Next, I hope to put together a summary from each chapter including favorite excerpts highlighted while reading the book. Then, I’ll include my opinion to whom I’d recommend reading it. Last, I’ll suggest a few complementary readings.
  
  PERSONAL THOUGHTS
  
  I could feel the present book was carefully written—Dr. Gundry took the time and energy to translate the complex science of longevity into an engaging and practical book.
  
  Disregarding people with severe health conditions—in need of intensive treatment—I’d encourage us to take the time to change our habits gradually. It’s easy to underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis. That said, it doesn’t matter where we’re right now. What matters is whether our habits are putting us on the path toward personal success.
  
  Now, after reading the Longevity Paradox, I’ll certainly make a smooth transition from the Plant Paradox program toward the one laid out here. Just to clarify in case you’re familiar with the Plant Paradox program, both programs are virtually the same in terms of what to eat. The 3 main differences are that in the Longevity Paradox Dr. Gundry factors in when to eat, how much to eat on certain days of the month, and lifestyle habits to “die young at a ripe old age.”
  
  As a final digression, although there are precious books available independently of our health beliefs, preferences, and needs, I wouldn’t look further than the Longevity Paradox because it covers the latest research from different fields in a single piece.
  
  SUMMARY
  
  The book is divided into 3 parts. The first one explains the importance of our gut bacteria—and why they’re “such an important piece of the Longevity Paradox.” Next, we explore how gut health impacts each system in the body, from heart and brain health all the way to weight management and skin integrity. Finally, Dr. Gundry shares a comprehensive yet practical program for a “long life span and health span.”
  
  [Introduction] Dr. Gundry starts by sharing that he got to learn more from his beloved centenarian patient than she learned from him. After setting the tone, he explains the importance of taking care of our microbiome to thrive in life—after all, “our relationship with our bugs has always been, and continues to be, symbiotic.” Curiously, our gut bacteria aren’t only in charge of our health, but also in charge of our behavior. One of the premises is that when we feed our good microbes—Dr. Gundry calls them as ‘gut buddies’—properly, they’ll return the favor. At the end of the chapter we’re informed that “some elements of the Longevity Paradox program may be familiar, such as eating lots of certain vegetables and getting the right amounts of exercise and sleep, while others, such as tricking your body into thinking it’s winter year-round to stimulate your stem cells and spacing out your meals to wash your brain at night, are brand-new.”
  
  [Chapter 1] As we delve into the first chapter, Dr. Gundry clarifies that we share our health symptoms with those we share similar habits and live in similar environments, not so much because we share the same DNA. According to recent research studies, it’s our holobiomes—the sum of the microbes in our body, skin, and even in a cloud around us—and their genes that make us age so quickly, not our human genes. He then states that “you aren’t what you eat; you’re what your gut buddies digest.” In addition to digesting the food we eat, our gut buddies also manufacture and deliver vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, hormones, and proteins to where they’re needed in our body. That’s not all, they’re also involved with regulating our immune, nervous, and hormonal systems. He intelligently describes how our microbiome and mitochondria evolved over time in a synergetic role. Before we move on to the next chapter, we become aware of how modern days may be hurting our gut buddies. Simply put, we must avoid decimating our gut buddies while feeding the ‘bad bugs’.
  
  [Chapter 2] Here we take a close look at the gut wall, on how the quality of our single-layer mucosal cells is tightly linked to our overall health. When “your mucosal cells are lined up tightly side by side, your gut lining functions as a good fence that keeps everything except single molecules of digested amino acids, fatty acids, and sugar on the other side. But if your fence gets worn down and becomes rife with microscopic holes, it’ll allow other compounds to leak through, and your health will begin to suffer.” Dr. Gundry explains that when the wrong molecules or even bacteria cross the border, the immune system kicks into high gear. The result, when that happens time after time, is chronic inflammation. The presence of the lectin called wheat germ agglutinin, WGA, can be more detrimental than gluten because WGA is tiny and “even if the gut mucosal barrier hasn’t been compromised, WGA can pass through the walls of the intestine and cause inflammation.” Moreover, WGA has the ability to mimic insulin, creating problems in the body. Besides avoiding WGA present in wheat, hormesis can be a positive strategy to maintain our gut wall integrity. Hormesis “is the favorable response of an organism to low doses of stress that would be harmful in larger doses.” Through examples, he shows that in the Longevity Paradox program we’ll take advantage of hormesis because it plays an important role in activating longevity. Still in Chapter 2, the role of autophagy, stem cells, and seasonal eating patterns are comprehensively explained to show how they promote long term benefits.
  
  [Chapter 3] This chapter is one of my favorites. Dr. Gundry walks us through “the 7 deadly myths of aging” by debunking popular theories of longevity that may be actually causing us to age more quickly. One by one, each myth is properly addressed in the book [1] The Mediterranean diet promotes longevity; [2] Animal protein is essential for strength and longevity; [3] Growth hormones promote youthfulness and vitality; [4] High metabolic rate is a sign of good health; [5] It’s important to get plenty of iron as you age; [6] Saturated fat shouldn’t be demonized; [7] Milk does a body good.
  
  [Chapter 4] Whereas earlier we focused on the role of our microbiome, now it’s time to examine how treating our gut buddies well will positively impact the quality of our lives. Through research studies and his own experience as a heart surgeon, Dr. Gundry shows that “the data evidence not only the link between heart disease and autoimmunity but also the fact that all disease—even heart disease—really does begin in the gut.” Based on the latest findings, we learn that there isn’t a direct connection between cholesterol intake and heart disease. The problem lies in high triglycerides instead. Last, we learn the connection between cancer and sugar “what I do know is that when you limit sugar and animal protein consumption and trick your body into thinking it’s period of regression, you reduce your risks of both cancer and autoimmune disease.”
  
  [Chapter 5] Now we shift gears toward arthritis, osteopenia, and osteoporosis—“the most recent research confirms that arthritis is caused not by overuse but rather by bad bugs in the gut creating inflammation.” More important, though, is to know that our gut buddies can reinforce the gut barrier, prevent bad intrusion, and enable us to heal. Dr. Gundry affirms that the group of cells that make cartilage and bones “are still there in your bone on bone joints and can grow a new articular surface.”
  
  [Chapter 6] “From those seemingly innocuous senior moments to more serious neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease, all cognitive decline stems from the same root cause neuroinflammation.” And let’s guess where does inflammation start? You guess it right, in the gut. According to the evidences, the gut and the brain are directed connected. That said, “gut microbe-driven neuroinflammation results in the collateral damage of neurons that your brain immune system is sworn to protect and causes the cognitive decline that we think of as a normal part of aging.” One of the highlights in this chapter is to understand that “leaving as big a gap as possible between your last meal of the day and your bedtime” plays a crucial role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases. The last section is a primer on the food sources we should consume on a daily basis to dramatically reduce our likelihood of developing neurodegenerative diseases.
  
  [Chapter 7] Following Dr. Gundry’s maxim, “you aren’t what you eat; you’re what your gut buddies digest”, this chapter focuses on keeping our microbiome fueled with the foods they love to prevent weight gain and skin damage. We’re encouraged to avoid endocrine disruptors to keep unnecessary weight gain away as we age. Among them, he discusses BPA, phthalates, sunscreen, arsenic, and azodicarbonamide. In terms of skin, “your gut is, in essence, your skin turned outside in.” As explained earlier in Chapter 1, there are trillions of bacteria living on our skin, and together with the microbiome, they make up our holobiome. To maximize the skin’s protection, it’s important to cultivate a diverse skin bacterial population. It’s fascinating to learn that “when it comes to sun exposure, your skin buddies can actually protect you against skin cancer despite your levels of exposure to the sun.” Not only that, but if our skin buddies leave for whatever reason, “you’ll see it right there in the mirror—in the form of thinning skin, age spots, wrinkles, acne, and eczema.” Dr. Gundry suggests 3 of the most beneficial ingredients, not for the skin itself but for all-important skin buddies bonicel, polyphenols, and wild yam extract.
  
  [Chapter 8] From now on, we delve into the Longevity Paradox program itself, putting all the pieces together. One of the reasons why I genuinely appreciate this book is that Dr. Gundry walks us through the details, leaving virtually no margin for error. In Chapter 8 “we’ll cover exactly which foods your gut buddies love the most and which ones feed the bad guys.” One thing to take into account is that in a matter of weeks, if not days, we can dramatically shift the bacterial population in our gut by feeding our gut buddies properly. He goes through the details of each source, explaining the whys behind each decision. Among gut buddies’ friendly foods, let me share some favorites leeks, cruciferous veggies, mushrooms, avocado, green bananas, berries, perilla seed oil, olive oil, coconut milk and yogurt, coffee fruit, and green tea. On the other hand, there’re “the main sources of nutrition for the bad bugs in your gut and should be avoided as much as possible.” Among them, simple sugars and starches, artificial sugar substitutes, conventional dairy products, corn oil, sunflower oil, and canola oil are all detrimental.
  
  [Chapter 9] This chapter is all about implementing the Longevity Paradox program through a coherent meal plan. Each month is broken down into 5 key components. Each one of the following components is explained in greater detail in the book [1] We’re encouraged to eliminate animal protein and limit calories to 900 a day for 5 consecutive days a month to mimic the benefits of a whole month of full-time calorie restriction; [2] On most days we can eat as much as we like of the gut buddies’ favorite foods; [3] Once or twice a week we’ll skip dinner or eat it very early to make sure our brain is clean while we sleep; [4] Optionally, we can consume only 600 calories a day once or twice a week to get extra longevity benefits; [5] An intensive care cleanse program, which will give our mitochondrial function an extra boost, is an excellent strategy if we’re suffering from degenerative problems or want to kick-start the process.
  
  [Chapter 10] Together with Chapter 3, this is another favorite. Here Dr. Gundry divides the lifestyle program into 2 parts “first, the habits that will stress and strengthen your cells, and second, the habits that will allow them to recover.”
  
  [Chapter 11] Among the supplement recommendations, Dr. Gundry’s favorites are vitamin D3, the B vitamins, polyphenols, green plant phytochemicals, prebiotics, long-chain omega-3s, and mitochondrial boosters. In his own words, “I used to tell my patients that supplements made expensive urine. That was before I started measuring the effects of vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds such as polyphenols, flavonoids, and other phytonutrients on my patients’ inflammation biomarkers.”
  
  [Chapter 12] The final chapter offers 30+ recipes following the food lists and meal plans presented in earlier chapters. Although I’ve had the opportunity to try only 2 of them so far, I noticed the recipes seem to be even nicer than those in the Plant Paradox Cookbook. I enjoy preparing them at least once—following the details—to cultivate a sense of creativity when coming up with new dishes. Yesterday I cooked the 'Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Creamy Mushroom Sauce'. Well, although it took some extra time to prepare the dish, I can’t lie that the outcome was beyond my expectations. And just before start writing this review, I blended the 'Green Smoothie', which is basically composed by spinach, fresh mint sprigs, lemon juice, and avocado.
  
  RECOMMENDATION
  
  [1] If you haven’t had the opportunity to read any of the 3 previous books from the series, I’d sincerely recommend the Longevity Paradox first. In fact, Dr. Gundry states right in the introduction that it isn’t necessary to read and understand the content of his previous books. That said, my second favorite read from the series is the Plant Paradox Quick and Easy because it focuses on practicality—he walks us through the details, step by step, encouraging us to incorporate the “30-day challenge.”
  
  [2] I wish I could recommend the Longevity Paradox to all of us. As an example, it wouldn't be fair if I highly recommend the book to a close friend who has been on the Plant Paradox program for 6+ months and has also read a handful books on gut health and longevity. Having said that, both the content and the program are beautifully explained that can even take my friend by surprise.
  
  COMPLEMENTARY READINGS
  
  Besides this master piece, which is by now my favorite single book, there are others that have influenced my healthy habits for better. Among them, let me share 3 outstanding titles we can implement their recommendations in tandem with the Longevity Paradox.
  
  [Grow A New Body, by Dr. Alberto Villoldo] This is an excellent book read just before the Longevity Paradox. It's indeed another favorite book. Even though the nutrition plan is quite similar to Dr. Gundry’s approach, Dr. Villoldo also suggests spiritual practices through vision quests in nature, “which accelerates the body’s self-repair and regeneration systems and reconnects you to your own deepest purpose.”
  
  [How To Be Well, by Dr. Frank Lipman] A special piece where Dr. Lipman provides a holistic approach based on 6 pillars—or rings—that represent the spheres of life. Moving from the inner ring at the center outward, they are how to eat, sleep, move, protect, unwind, and connect. We can decide which actions to explore because the book is “a manual of the essential skills that anyone can use to navigate safely and smoothly through the wild terrain of wellness today.” It’s literally a book to accompany on the journey of our life and become a dog-eared with use.
  
  [Change Your Sleep, Change Your Life, by Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar] Living in alignment with the body's natural circadian rhythms can be one of the best prescriptions for our physical, mental, and emotional health. Based on latest research in chronobiology and Ayurveda practices, we learn to eat, sleep, and exercise at the right time to thrive in life. After all, “timing is everything when it comes to healthy digestion, restful sleep, and good fitness.”
  
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• I was so disappointed after reading this book--it's nothing but the same information from his previous book-- Plant Paradox with the exception of a few new 'studies' added. While I do appreciate his research, I do believe that the eating guidelines he emphasizes are sooooo restrictive--no meats, no dairy, no grains, very few fruits-- and by the way don't bother training for a marathon-- that you may live a long life but you may die stressing over all the things you can't eat and shouldn't do--so what's the purpose of living! I have given up a number of foods (nightshades, grains some fruits, some dairy), but his approach is if you don't follow 'all-the-guidelines' just invest in his supplements. At least with Dr Lipman and Dr Hyman's programs, I can still enjoy the art of eating and running without the fear!!!
• I read Gundry's book Plant Paradox this past February, just prior to my office visit with my functional and integrative medicine doctor. I asked her if she was familiar with the Plant Paradox book. Her reply was that she read it and considered it worthwhile for improving overall health. Gundry's second book Longevity Paradox follows in the path of his first book, this time focusing on gut health and how to achieve a healthier gut in pursuit of a longer and healthier life. I'm still reading the book, but can say that it offers much scientific information and useful advice to achieve on this subject. Both books are worth having in your personal health and medical library.
• What a wonderful encore to Dr. Gundry’s The Plant Paradox! That book and the wisdom he expressed in it turned my life around. I have largely calmed my IBS, lost 40 pounds although I was not technically even “overweight”, and feel so much better now. [See my review under “Tom G” of The Plant Paradox.] Now I am on to 816 fasting and doing even better!
  
  Over the past two years I have avidly followed a wide range of Functional or Integrative Medicine (FM) leaders – amongst them Hyman, Wahls, Bredesen, Perlmutter, Cummins/Gerber, Fung, Wolfson, Brownstein, Cowan, Pizzorno, Tennant, Naiman, Seyfried, Christofferson, Patrick, Mercola, Amen, Lane, Myhill, Kalish, Asprey, Marchegiani, and many more. I have read their books and watched many if not most of their YouTube videos. Incidentally, all these authors’ books ought to be required reading in any medical school curriculum.
  
  Each of these FM gurus are superb. Because some of them come at FM from a particular background, no one has done a better job of painting the converging field of functional medicine than Dr. Gundry does in The Longevity Paradox. Gundry has captured the essence of quality nutrition and (self) health care in this informative easy-to-read book. It helps if you have read The Plant Paradox, but it is not necessary to have done so as most of the information in The Plant Paradox is summarized in The Longevity Paradox.
  
  There is much new in Gundry’s latest book, from the lessons he continues to learn in caring for his patients and in routinely testing their blood and other biomarkers every three months, to what he has gleaned from the latest scientific papers published throughout the world. He also includes a chapter on supplements and for inspiration throws in a listing of the 79 he currently takes. Yikes, I only take 22!
  
  Buy this book. Read and digest this book. Follow Dr. Gundry’s advice. You will not regret it! Neither will your microbiome.
• I have been following Dr Gundry’s Plant Paradox protocol for the past 2 years while researching health hacks to optimize my situation (Parkinson’s). Everything in this book agrees with or supports I’m experiencing and learning. I cannot be cured, but I believe my symptoms are minimized by following Dr Gundry’s suggestions. And I’m positive that many disease factors we describe as normal for the aged could be postponed or avoided. This work has helped me live a better life.

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Product details Print Length 320 pages Publisher PublicAffairs (June 11, 2019) Publication Date June 11, 2019 Language English ASIN B07J4VPFV6

The Shanghai Free Taxi Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China edition by Frank Langfitt Politics Social Sciences eBooks Reviews

• I truly enjoyed this rambling nonfiction account of Frank Langfitt's trips as a free taxi driver in Shanghai, where he provided gratis rides to passengers all over the city, and often well beyond its limits, into far-flung villages---for weddings, a search for a lost sister, and the like.
  
  His point was to get the normally and understandably frightened and reticent Chinese citizens to open up a little about their experiences, without fear of arrest or government crackdowns, and without fear of discovery by nosy neighbors ("minders" in China are usually little old ladies known as aunties).
  
  What he learned (and so do we, from reading) is that China is a great deal less free than many people assume, and a great deal less driven by capitalism, as well.
  
  Yes, people have the freedom to earn a living as best they can, and to work as many or as few hours as they like, provided they are running their own businesses and have not been pressed into labor as human oxen in the countryside, or forced to work in factories that are as likely as not to go bust and then leave the workers without the last several months pay.
  
  But they do not have free health care. And they have few rights. For example, they have the right, at least theoretically, on paper, to keep their property and need not vacate it or give it to the government without compensation. And they have the right, also theoretically, on paper, to protest in public places.
  
  But everyone in China knows that public protest is a very very bad idea, and can land you in prison, whether officially or in unofficial "black" prisons for a year or even years. In fact it is almost certain to land you in prison.
  
  And some have learned the hard way that if they ever date protest lack of compensation for government seizures of housing, they could also end up in prison for long periods. After all, despite the written rules, the government often does not compensate homeowners for evictions or housing seizures when it wants to make way for new and more modern housing for the "betterment of all" (except the former home owners).
  
  That's the only way to learn, really, since the educational system does not teach actual history. Children known nothing about Tienanmen Square, the genocide in Tibet, or a host of other ugly events orchestrated by the Chinese government against its people and neighboring nations that China invaded and took over.
  
  This book is a good reminder that Communist central governments (or indeed, any central one-party government) is a very very dangerous thing, to be avoided at all costs. No government can be trusted if its citizens can never safely challenge anything.
  
  Culture varies widely between the city and country, as well. In Shanghai, most people will simply not stop to help an old lady across the street, or even to recover an injured pedestrian who has been hit by a car. That's because there are many scams in which wounded pedestrians have taken advantage of "good Samaritans" or vice versa. There is little trust, for good reason. China has lots of scam artists. It's a common practice to scam strangers, especially.
  
  On the other hand, China also has started to see the development of genuine good Samaritans, who like to repay the kindnesses of others who helped them, while they were migrating from country to city, with little or no food, no money and no place to stay. One such young man, who benefited from a man he could never properly thank, has taken to giving haircuts to elderly residents of Shanghai, who are shut in, or no longer have family of their own to look after them.
  
  The author, now based in London, could not possibly use the same techniques to cover the terrorism to which he is currently assigned.
  
  But this book, anyway, is interesting, and provides a good car-seat window into the world of ordinary Chinese men and women.
• I've always been fascinated with modern China. Until reading this book, I had thought China was still on a path to further openness and freedom of speech and information. However, I learned that is not the case---that in many ways, the China of the Cultural Revolution days is feeling closer today. Even so, this book tells of many people who personally are becoming richer, more contented and more fulfilled. Part of the problem, illustrated here, is the basic mistrust many Chinese have of anyone they don't personally know, often for good reason. The stories of those who tried to expose injustice often are sad, like that of Joanna, a human right lawyer. And even among those just trying to get in on the prosperity, like Winnie, the younger sister of Crystal, who found a good life in America. Winnie makes some poor choices, but also just runs into some dark people, and ends up missing and probably dead.
  
  The book talks a lot about the concept of "suzhi", a word that means loosely means character, and how the rapid rise of riches for some seemed to coincide with low suzhi, a lack of concern for those who seem inferior and less privileged.
  
  I'd have been very depressed by the end of this book if it were not for the quite uplifting stores of individual people, like Max, who gives free haircuts to the poor, or Gong, who bravely goes on after the one-child policy deals her a cruel blow. These personal stories made the book for me, but I wish this had been more of the book the title seemed to promise---about the everyday people Frank Langfitt me driving his free taxi. I'd have liked to meet a wider range of people, and hear more about the families and ordinary life, and a little less about economic and policy. I probably would have learned less that way, however, like how the current leader of China, Xi Jinping, is now eligible to be leader for life, after a quietly done ridding of term limits.
  
  There are scary parallels to Xi's China and Trump's USA, and I feel this was an important read for anyone concerned about the direction of the world's superpowers.
• It's almost a cliche for journalists to take the pulse of the place they're visiting by talking to the cab driver on the way from or to the airport. Frank Langfitt turns this cliche on its head by becoming the cab driver in the place he's reporting on - Shanghai. He doesn't charge for the service, at least not in cash. He wants people's stories and opinions. He gets that and more. It's an inside look at Shanghai today, and it seems that everyone has a hustle. Small businesses, informal economies, scams, and entrepreneurial brilliance all show up in the profiles Langfitt paints of Shanghai. Langfitt fits right in. Very original and fun to read, illuminating and surprising.
• The author has been a NPR reporter and also involved with a number of other news organizations. He's a good story teller.
  In this book, he lives in Shanghai and uses the gimmick of a free taxi as a way to meet people. People chat with him, and he learns about thoughts and opinions of people today. He becomes friendly with a number of these people, and we follow their adventures over several years, and several continents.
  
  He had previously been station in Beijing in the late 1990s, and he does a lot of comparison of the Chinese attitudes then and now. He sees a government that is returning to the repressive attitudes of the Mao era. I have followed first person or group accounts of China for many years (Red Scarf Girl, Factory Girls, and many others), and feel this is one of the best of that genre.
  
  If you are interested in China right now, as it truly exists, read this.

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