Zhang Xin: On the Return to China1 review Ingrid Li Jorge Pinto Books, 2006 A MUST READ The biography on Zhang Xin is one of the more inspiring commentaries I have come across of an entrepreneur who made it to the top of the ladder by taking every step along the way. It is a true example of the phrase - "Life has no shortcuts". For all young professionals, who are looking for insights ...             China's Century: The Awakening of the Next Economic Powerhouse1 review Penton Overseas, 2002 Older, but good perspective on China, professorial tone An interesting micro-historic viewpoint. Good background to compare to more modern books. However, the tone is extremely professorial and not very interesting overall. Better to listen to the "Elephant and the Dragon", a few years more up to date. Provides perspective from several years ago, ...             A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World's Greatest Market36 reviews Jim Rogers Random House, 2007 This book will make you money + own commodities, hold positions in the yuan and profit from Chinese growth companies + Who will eat your lunch? Anytime someone makes you a lot of money, you tend to become a fan. And so I am a fan of Jim Rogers. I believe this man makes a lot of sense when he talks economics. I learned this by reading his earlier books about driving around the world. He admits to being a lousy trader. But he is great at ...             The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us32 reviews Robyn Meredith W. W. Norton, 2007 elephant and dragon + Fresh insight into the business and cultural particularities of two countries + As the United States descends two new stars are on the rise + very well written + A Challenge Facing America             Harvard Business Review on Doing Business in China (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)7 reviews Rick Yan, Kenneth Libeberthal Harvard Business School Press, 2004 An excelent reading in my business trips + Must do reading I have been in china for business trips over 7 times and I always use this reading during the air trip(many hours from Puerto Rico to China (22 hours). And always find something new to apply to my visits for negotiations from this book. Humberto Torres Puerto Rico             The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1168 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006 Approachable for all readers, essential for understanding our flat world. This book should be on everyones "must read" list + Friedman is a True Patriot! I found the first section (263 pages) difficult to plow through - I come from a software / engineering background and found the techie speak in the first section dry. Understandably this book was written for a broad audience, and this section was a prerequisite for the remainder of the book as it ...             Power Shift: China and Asia's New Dynamics1 review University of California Press, 2006 Overestimates China's influence and power The 16 essays in this book are combined into 6 different parts,with each of the different parts emphasizing a different aspect of the rise of China-impacts on Taiwan and Japan,regional power shifts, economics,security,implications for the United States,etc. All of the essays in this book ...             The Chinese Century: The Rising Chinese Economy and Its Impact on the Global Economy, the Balance of Power, ...37 reviews Oded Shenkar Wharton School Publishing, 2004 Current and Comprehensive + Important Information! Author Oded Shenkar provides up-to-date information, specific details, and perspectives about the current and future ascension of China. It is and will affect us locally and globally. This book focuses on generalities and will be helpful to those who plan on doing business in China or want to ...             Red Dragon Rising: Communist China's Military Threat to America44 reviews Edward Timperlake Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2002 Insight to China's plans for their perceived enemies. + A Bill of Indictment against the Clinton Administration + The Red Chinese Threat to U.S. National Security This book spells out the known weapons China has, as well as what destruction they can reap. It is frightening in what China has armed know enemies of the US with. It does indeed credit Russia with selling the weapons to China. It points out how naive people are in this nation. Any one who reads ...             The Man Who Changed China: The Life and Legacy of Jiang Zemin8 reviews Robert Lawrence Kuhn Crown, 2005 good book + Understanding China Well grounded on recent history and developments in China, this book provides a healthy balance to all the negative stereotypical repetition of the same old tired fairy tales about China out there. The author shows the world it's possible to be positive about China and be objective at the same time.             China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World82 reviews Ted C. Fishman Scribner, 2006 A warning to the US + Rapid Rise to Super Power + A Challenging Portrait + Great service             Mao: The Unknown Story258 reviews Jung Chang, Jon Halliday Anchor, 2006 Evil beyond description + Why blame the authors for their bias? Words cannot convey the magnitude of atrocities against the Chinese people that are described in detail here. And most of it is still not known in the West. The author backs up the reporting of every event with two or three sources that were present at the time. According to the authors of The ...             Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China42 reviews John Pomfret Henry Holt and Co., 2006 What happened AFTER the Cultural Revolution? + Chinese Lessons + Chinese Lessons + Very Good Book For Understanding Today's Chinese + A great ride             Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America57 reviews Qiao Liang, Wang Xiangsui Pan American Publishing Company, 2002 Osama bin Laden: the *real* Manchurian Candidate? + This looks like a pirated translation + Unrestricted Warfare + Inside the "enemy's" mode of thinking             Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East47 reviews Clyde V. Prestowitz Basic Books, 2006 A Comprehensive Analysis of the Many Factors Currently Influencing the Global Economy + Essential Reading for All Americans + Scary but Excellent Must Read + Great Read on globalisation, economics and politics             China: The Balance Sheet: What the World Needs to Know About the Emerging Superpower (Institute International ...11 reviews C. Fred Bergsten, Bates Gill, ... PublicAffairs, 2006 China Background + Excellent overall treatment of China but China's growth has been greatly overestimated + An incredibly efficient review of what's up in China I haven't read this book but have read several others by Nick Lardy and studied with him at Yale. I disagee with several reviewers who characterize Nick and his colleagues as ignorant about China and are simply imposing a western view. Nick was studying China and the economy (in Chinese) long ...             Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present39 reviews Peter Hessler HarperCollins, 2006 A Personal Tour of China + I liked it + A Journey Through Today's China + great book + A pleasant miscellany of Chinese scenes             China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia15 reviews James R. Lilley, Jeffrey Lilley PublicAffairs, 2005 DEFIES EASY DEFINITIONS + A unique perspective and life + A China Career -- From Espionage to Diplomacy + A Glimpse into the Workings of Intelligence and Diplomacy             Zhu Rongji and The Transformation of Modern China1 review Laurence J. Brahm Wiley, 2003 Lawrence Brahm Mixed Review I am nearly finished reading Zhu Rongji & the Transformation of Modern China and must say I have mixed reactions. The book is interesting for its chronology of the major events and milestones in China's recent history leading up to entry into WTO. The book provides a lot of interesting Chinese ...             The Great Wall of China 221 BC-1644 AD (Fortress)4 reviews Stephen Turnbull Osprey Publishing, 2007 Excellent summary of the Great Wall of China + Chapters survey its defensive measures and provide plenty of vintage illustration, maps and more. + The Great Wall of China In 63 pages, Stephen Turnbull does an excellent job in tracing the development and history of the Great Wall of China. This book clearly explained how the concept of the Great Wall was a long term strategic consideration on the minds of every Chinese dynasty since the very first one, the Qin ...