Bibliograph

Red roulette, an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption, and vengeance in today's China, Desmond Shum

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Red roulette, an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption, and vengeance in today's China, Desmond Shum

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Red roulette

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2083445

Responsibility statement

Desmond Shum

Sub title

an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption, and vengeance in today's China

Summary

"After the Communist Revolution, Desmond Shum's grandfather was marked as belonging to a "black category" that included former landlords and rich peasants--meaning the Shums would be stigmatized and impoverished. As Desmond was growing up, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity Shum earned an American college degree and returned to China to establish himself in business. There, he met his future wife, the highly intelligent and equally ambitious Whitney Duan who was determined to make her mark within China's male-dominated society. Whitney and Desmond formed an effective team and, aided by relationships they formed with top members of the red aristocracy, vaulted into China's billionaire class. But in 2017, their fates diverged irrevocably when Desmond, while residing overseas with his son, learned that his now ex-wife Whitney had vanished along with three coworkers. This is both Desmond's story and Whitney's, because she cannot tell it herself."---, Amazon

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Insider's story of wealth, power, corruption, and vengeance in today's China

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