Mr. China
A Memoir
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · February 28, 2006
Mr.
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- Who it’s for
- A memoir that mixes business, travel, and political insight without losing its footing.
- Genres
- Personal Memoirs, Business Lives, China Travel
- Published
- HarperCollins, February 28, 2006
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Mr. China tells the rollicking story of a young man who goes to China with the misguided notion that he will help bring the Chinese into the modern world, only to be schooled by the most resourceful and creative operators he would ever meet. Part memoir, part parable, Mr. China is one man's coming-of-age story where he learns to respect and admire the nation he sought to conquer.
On the Ground
A memoir that mixes business, travel, and political insight without losing its footing.
Come here for
- Business and travel threaded through political China
- Memoir with a practical, on-the-ground edge
Expect
- Career ambition meets cultural curiosity
- More observation than theory
Where it sits
| China Travel | 45% |
|---|---|
| Personal Memoirs | 44% |
| Business Lives | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Business Lives
- Lives in History
- Political Lives
- Lives of the Rich & Famous
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- Personal Memoirs
- Finance
- Economic Development
- International Economics
- Authors
- Tim Clissold
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- February 28, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Business Lives