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| 1. | From Publishers Weekly |
| A British businessman with a background in accounting and auditing,
Clissold joined up with an entrepreneur in the early 1990s and set out to
buy shares of Chinese firms and to work to make them more profitable.
Within... read full editorial |
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| 2. | From Booklist |
| In the early 1990s, British businessman Clissold--with a passing knowledge
of China and of Mandarin--found himself the point man between a group of
Wall Street bankers with hundreds of millions to invest and... read full editorial |
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| 3. | Newsweek |
| "Lots of Western businessmen have China war stories, but only Tim Clissold
has written . . . this funny book." |
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| 4. | Tucker Carlson, co-host of CNN's Crossfire |
| "One of the wittiest, most compelling accounts of anything I’ve read
in a long time. A terrific book." |
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| 5. | Library Journal |
| "A compelling account, related with sly humor and hard-earned wisdom." |
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| 6. | Washington Post |
| "Hugely entertaining ... Clissold loves China . . . but he also views it
with clarity and no small amount of humor." |
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| 7. | Playboy |
| "Hard to put down... with passionate characters and vivid landscapes.
Clissold excels at analyzing a strange business culture...." |
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| 8. | Time |
| "Present at the creation of China's economic miracle, Clissold's memoir is
an instant classic. Sharply observed, funny as hell. Indispensible." |
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| 9. | Time magazine |
| "Present at the creation of China’s economic miracle, Clissold’s
memoir is an instant classic. Sharply observed, funny as hell
.Indispensible." |
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| 10. | USA Today |
| "An adventure tale. Clissold is a wonderful and compassionate narrator
(with) a deep respect for the culture, language, and history." |
