Red roulette : an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's China
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Published
New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2021.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 921 SHUM, DESMOND | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Businesspeople -- China -- Biography
China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
Detention of persons -- China -- Case studies
Duan, Whitney, -- 1966-
Political corruption -- China -- History -- 21st century.
Political prisoners -- China -- Biography
Shum, Desmond
Upper class -- China -- History -- 21st century
Zhongguo gong chan dang -- Corrupt practices -- History -- 21st century
China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
Detention of persons -- China -- Case studies
Duan, Whitney, -- 1966-
Political corruption -- China -- History -- 21st century.
Political prisoners -- China -- Biography
Shum, Desmond
Upper class -- China -- History -- 21st century
Zhongguo gong chan dang -- Corrupt practices -- History -- 21st century
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Published
New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index.
Description
"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. 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 is both Desmond's story and Whitney's, because she cannot tell it herself."---Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shum, D. (2021). Red roulette: an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's China (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shum, Desmond. 2021. Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China. Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shum, Desmond. Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shum, Desmond. Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2021.
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