<p>On 1 October 1999, the People's Republic of China turns fifty. It has been a rocky ride, at times euphoric, at times tragic. In light of the place China now occupies on the world stage, this birthday will draw attention from around the world. This book commemorates the PRC's journey to date through thirty interviews, presenting one of the most honest and compelling accounts of the country ever compiled.</p>

China Remembers

History

MacLeod, Calum

Lijia, Zhang

Asia

Oxford University Press

Socialism is Great! - A Worker's Memoir of the New China

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

University of Western Australia Press

"Standing outside the Moonflower Massage Parlor with three other girls, Lotus flashed her red smile at every passing man. She leaned against the glass front of the parlor, one leg bent like a crane's. Luring in the clients with sweet and oily words consumed a surprising amount of energy' Reserved, at times defiant, Lotus is different from the other streetwalkers. Her striking eyes glow under Shenzhen's neon lights, capturing the attention of Funny Eye, Family Treasure, and a slew of other demanding clients determined to make Lotus their property. Choosing between wealthy, powerful, and dangerous men is no easy feat, but it is a surprising offer from Binbing, a soft-spoken and humble photo journalist, that presents the biggest challenge. Is Lotus willing to fall in love? Is she capable of it? Inspired by the death bed revelation that the author's grandmother had been sold to a brothel in her youth, Lotus offers compelling insight into China's bustling underground world and reveals the surprising strength found in those confronted with impossible choices. Written with compassion and vivid prose, and packed with characters you won't soon forget, Lotus examines what it means to be an individual in a society that praises restraint in and obedience from its women.

Lotus

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Henry Holt & Company, Inc.

The China Speakers Bureau represents over 300 China experts. Seventeen of the most prominent have contributed essays for this book, writing about how they have seen China change during the years they have been working there. These authors represent a wide variety of backgrounds, nationalities, industries, and experience. Tom Doctoroff, CEO of J. Walter Thompson for Greater China, is the leading authority on marketing in China. His successful book Billions: Selling to the New Chinese Consumer has found its way onto the shelves of nearly every business in China. Doctoroff understands China's emerging consumer middle class as well as the marketing scene in China. Zhang Lijia is a writer, journalist, social commentator and prolific speaker. As a UK-educated Chinese woman, she knows how to bridge differences between cultures better than those who have remained on one side of the East-West divide. She is now an international journalist and author of "Socialism is Great!", a memoir of her experience during the Cultural Revolution. Kaiser Kuo is an observer of the Chinese Internet scene, a cultural commentator, and a well-known rock musician. Kuo is an independent thinker whose musical projects and writings on Chinese society are rarely in line with popular trends. His experiences in the Chinese rock scene reflect the difficulties that something as mainstream in the West as rock music can encounter when finding a market in China. Shaun Rein is a leading opinion leader on Chinese consumer market research. He is the founder and managing director of the China Market Research Group. Having spent over a decade in Asia, Rein has assisted hundreds of Fortune 500 Companies, SMEs, private equity firms and hedge funds to determine how best to take advantage of the growing opportunities in China.

A Changing China

Doctoroff, Tom

Rein, Shaun

Trombly, Maria

Kuo, Kaiser

Carmosky, Jane

Schaub, Mark

Korolov, Maria

Van der Steenhoven, Ari

Business & Money

BookSurge Publishing

Lotus: A Novel

Henry Holt and Co.

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