{"product_id":"9789810850203","title":"Diary Of A Taxi Driver","description":"When Dr. Cai Mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost his job at a leading research institute in Singapore, his world collapsed around him. Despite having published numerous papers and a Stanford PhD, he could not find a suitable job. Disheartened by the global financial crisis, he became a taxi driver, the Singaporean job of last resort.\u003cp\u003eWhile driving a cab he jotted down notes about his experiences and posted them on his blog, quickly becoming an internet celebrity with close to one million pageviews so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience the real Singapore and join Dr. Cai as he recounts true stories about naïve prostitutes and lecherous johns, abusive customers and kind strangers, violent drivers and heart-wrenching encounters...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is not just the story of what it is like to be a taxi driver: It offers snapshots of a Singapore literally on the move, of a restless and dissatisfied population, of people rushing to be somewhere else. - The Straits Times\" (Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Talisman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065534988528,"sku":"9789810850203","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789810850203_p0.jpg?v=1763689474","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789810850203","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}