[4] As Jack conducts business and chases wealth, he encounters the opportunities, as well as the obstacles, available to the few foreigners willing to brave the uncertainties of the PRC at the time.
[3][4] Tracing the beginnings of China’s industrial age and nascent capitalism, the book also takes the reader through Wall Street’s trading floors, IPOs, and multi-national hydroelectric deals.
[6] The book received positive reviews with Terry McDonell, Managing Editor of Sports Illustrated, calling it "a smart and stylish take on what business really is in modern China.
It is a highly entertaining yet informative book for anyone interested in how fortunes can be made or lost almost overnight in the world's fastest growing economy.
Kuhns's pen drives you in a world unknown to most of us, taking you through fascinating and moving situations, and like every great journey, you won't come back exactly the same.