This book takes travelers to meet the people of Paris, New York and Shanghai while they remain at home.
A young woman stands ready to admit passengers on Shanghai's mag-lev train
The Jin Mao Tower (literally "Golden Prosperity Building") is an 88-story landmark skyscraper in the Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It contains offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel.
Flying over land at 270 mph offers an opportunity to recalibrate a sense of speed established in childhood