Train

<b>An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world</b> <p/>In his wide-ranging and entertaining new book Tom Zoellner--coauthor of the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling <i>An Ordinary Man</i>--travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the world--and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the Japanese-style bullet trains Zoellner offers a stirring story of this most indispensable form of travel. A masterful narrative history <i>Train</i> also explores the sleek elegance of railroads and their hypnotizing rhythms and explains how locomotives became living symbols of sex death power and romance.