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| 1. | Enchanting and gripping |
| (Melbourne, Australia) November 8, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Business 'fiction' (in this case obviously based on truth) is a favourite
genre of mine when it comes to reading, as is the current state of
business in Asia. So it was no surpries that this book captured my
attention... read full review |
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| 2. | A Wonderful Book |
| (Detroit, MI, USA) December 9, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I see humanity in this book and in Tim Clissord! After so much difficulty
and so many less succeeded investment projects in China, he demonstrated
more understanding and tolerance, instead of anger and frustration... read full review |
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| 3. | The Vietnam war of American business |
| (Beernem, Belgium) October 21, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book, which reads like a thriller, relates the tribulations of a Wall
Street banker with his investments in China.
The reader discovers
with consternation the unstoppable disappearance of millions of dollars in... read full review |
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| 4. | A must-read for those interested in the contemporary China |
| (Hong Kong) July 27, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Tim Clissolds tells a fascinating story that many old China-hands and
senior managers of multinational companies will be able to relate to: his
own, and the story of Asian Strategic Investment Corp., a private equity
fund... read full review |
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| 5. | Marvelous & Triumphant!!!!! |
| (Essen, Germany) June 24, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| A must read for every business person - particularly those who dream about
making a buck in China! Through his business misfortune, Tim Clissold has
gained profound understanding about China - its people, heritage,... read full review |
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| 6. | A Must Read |
| (Shanghai, China) July 11, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I have lived and worked in China for 10 years now - this is the ONLY book
that accurately portrays the realities of doing business in China (albeit
from a BRIT - that I can forgive) - seriously - this is an incredible... read full review |
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| 7. | A must-read for anyone wants to understand modern China |
| (Washington, DC) March 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| As a person who was born in Taiwan and came of age in the States, I marvel
at Tim's in-depth understanding of Chinese culture. All those proverbs he
quoted at the beginning of each chapter are old sayings that are known... read full review |
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| 8. | So engrossing that I read it in one afternoon . . . |
| (New York,) February 9, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Mr. China is so readable and so engrossing that I read it in one long
afternoon.
Even if you already know much about China's
emergent capitalism, Clissold puts flesh on the story.
He
writes with the eye of... read full review |
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| 9. | Memoir + Business handbook + Thriller |
| (San Jose, CA) March 4, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| After so much horrible expeirience, Mr. Clissold deserves credit for
writing such an entertaining book without looking bitter or angry. It
seems much of the investment under his management have evaporated in the
"learning... read full review |
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| 10. | Great Emerging Market Lessons |
| (Washington DC, DC United States) March 7, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I have worked extensively in Russia, rather than China, but most of the
author's experiences and lessons are just as applicable to Russia or any
other emerging market.
Other than describing some common
pitfalls... read full review |
