{"product_id":"red-roulette-an-insiders-story-of-wealth-power-corruption-and-vengeance-in-todays-china-9781982156152","title":"Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ.\"--CNN​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting insider's story of how the Party and big money work in China today, by a man who, with his wife, Whitney Duan, rose to the zenith of power and wealth--and then fell out of favor. She was disappeared four years ago. News of this book led to a phone call from Whitney, proof that she's alive.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is both Desmond's story and Whitney's, because she has not been able to tell it herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desmond Shum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.35w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982156152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesmond Shum, who was born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong, developed the largest air cargo logistics facility in China, the Beijing Airport Cargo Terminal. He also led the development of the Bulgari Hotel in Beijing. In addition, starting in the early 2000s, he was an early pioneer of philanthropy in China, gifting extensively both domestically and internationally. Desmond holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, and is a graduate of the joint-EMBA program of Northwestern University (US) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39829323972723,"sku":"9781982156152","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_46fdf95d-3879-4add-a8eb-0f2e8a924133.jpg?v=1644612223","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/red-roulette-an-insiders-story-of-wealth-power-corruption-and-vengeance-in-todays-china-9781982156152","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}