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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
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'THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ' CNN'READS LIKE A THRILLER' FINANCIAL TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021In the headline-making and bestselling tradition of Bill Browder’s Freezing Order comes a unique and incendiary memoir from an entrepreneur who rose to the zenith of power and money in 21st century China and whose wife was disappeared - and then mysteriously reappeared four years later on the eve of Red Roulette’s publication and global media coverage about it.As Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity, he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country 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 China’s Communist Party, the so-called Red Aristocracy, he vaulted into China’s billionaire class.Soon they were developing the massive air cargo facility at Beijing International Airport, and they followed that feat with the creation of one of Beijing’s premier hotels. They were dazzlingly successful, travelling in private jets, funding multi-million-dollar buildings and endowments, and purchasing expensive homes, vehicles and art. But in 2017, their fates diverged irrevocably when Desmond, while living overseas with his son, learned that his now ex-wife Whitney had vanished along with three co-workers.In this updated edition of Red Roulette Desmond Shum pulls back the curtain on China’s ruling elite and reveals the real truth of what is happening inside China’s wealth-making machine. This is both Desmond’s story and Whitney’s, because she has not been able to tell it herself.
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“THE BOOK CHINA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO READ.” —CNN SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by THE ECONOMIST and FINANCIAL TIMES This “powerful and disturbing” (Bill Browder, author of Red Notice) New York Times bestseller is narrated by a man who, with his wife, Whitney Duan, rose to the top levels of power and wealth—and then fell out of favor. Whitney had been disappeared four years before, but this book led to her dramatic reemergence.As Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country 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 China’s Communist Party, the so-called red aristocracy, he vaulted into China’s billionaire class. Soon they were developing the massive air cargo facility at Beijing International Airport, and they followed that feat with the creation of one of Beijing’s premier hotels. They were dazzlingly successful, traveling in private jets, funding multi-million-dollar buildings and endowments, and purchasing expensive homes, vehicles, and art. 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 vivid, explosive memoir shows “how the Chinese government keeps business in line—and what happens when businesspeople overstep” (The New York Times) and is a “singular, highly readable insider account of the most secretive of global powers” (The Spectator).
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
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“THE BOOK CHINA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO READ.” —CNN SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by THE ECONOMIST and FINANCIAL TIMES This “powerful and disturbing” (Bill Browder, author of Red Notice) New York Times bestseller is narrated by a man who, with his wife, Whitney Duan, rose to the top levels of power and wealth—and then fell out of favor. Whitney had been disappeared four years before, but this book led to her dramatic reemergence.As Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country 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 China’s Communist Party, the so-called red aristocracy, he vaulted into China’s billionaire class. Soon they were developing the massive air cargo facility at Beijing International Airport, and they followed that feat with the creation of one of Beijing’s premier hotels. They were dazzlingly successful, traveling in private jets, funding multi-million-dollar buildings and endowments, and purchasing expensive homes, vehicles, and art. 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 vivid, explosive memoir shows “how the Chinese government keeps business in line—and what happens when businesspeople overstep” (The New York Times) and is a “singular, highly readable insider account of the most secretive of global powers” (The Spectator).
Inbunden, Tyska, 2022
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Häftad, Tyska, 2023
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Tyska, 2022118 kr
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Der SPIEGEL-Bestseller, von dem die chinesische Regierung nicht will, dass wir ihn lesen: Money, Macht und Willkür in China »Von der Gier nach Geld, Sex und Macht und einem Imperium, das zurückschlägt.« Süddeutsche ZeitungWann ist man wirklich mächtig? Wenn auf dem Konto eine Milliarde liegt? Wenn die Ehefrau mit der Frau des Premiers beim Shoppen große Geschäfte macht?Desmond Shum wächst in Shanghai und Hongkong auf. Nach dem Studium in den USA stürzt er sich ins Beijinger Businessleben mit dem Blickwinkel eines Outsiders und den richtigen Connections. Er scheffelt mit Immobilientransaktionen Geld. Ehefrau Whitney pflegt Beziehungen zu Ehefrauen wichtiger politischer Akteure. Und doch sind Desmond Shum die Hände gebunden, als Whitney, Multimilliardärin wie er, spurlos verschwindet. Wem aber konnte Whitney Duan gefährlich werden? Was wusste sie über Staatspräsident Xi Jinping - oder was außer Ärger mit der Staatsführung könnte hinter ihrem plötzlichen Verschwinden sonst stecken?»Das Buch hat viele Leser verdient.« Kai Strittmatter, Autor von Die Neuerfindung der DiktaturJetzt mit exklusivem Nachwort für die deutsche TB-Ausgabe: »In China ist Politik der Schlüssel zum Reichtum.« Desmond ShumEin brisanter Augenzeugenbericht aus der neureichen Wirtschaftselite Chinas: Die Hintergründe der "Explosion" des chinesischen Kapitalismus in den 2000er Jahren, erzählt von einem, der mit verstrickt war und mitverdient hat.Selten hat es jemand gewagt, so offen über das zu schreiben, was in China Macht bedeutet. Ein aufsehenerregender Blick auf die chinesische Elite, exzessive Bereicherung und den Widerstreit von Kapitalismus und kommunistischer Partei.»Shum zeichnet ein Sittengemälde der hedonistischen politischen Elite zu Beginn des Jahrtausends.« Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung»Ein eindrückliches Buch.« Schweizer Monat»Shum deckt die Machenschaften der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas auf und die der Milliardäre, die sie hervorgebracht hat.« Barbara Demick »Desmond Shum gibt in seinem Enthüllungs- und Bekenntnisbuch "Chinesisches Roulette" mannigfache Einblicke in die Gesetzmäßigkeiten des chinesischen Sozialgefüges.« Der Tagesspiegel »Shums Geschichte ist ein Thriller und ein politisches Lehrstück. Er zeichnet darin ein Sittengemälde der hedonistischen politischen Elite zu Beginn des Jahrtausends.« ORF