Red Roulette (Record no. 59182)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781982156152
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name :Zafaa Books & Distributors
Distributor address :313/56F 49A, Anand Nagar Inderlok Delhi 110035
Bill Number :ZBD0122
Bill Date :02/05/2022
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 338.092 SHU
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shum, Desmond
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Red Roulette
Remainder of title : an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's China
Statement of responsibility, etc / Desmond Shum
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc,
Date of publication, distribution, etc ©2021
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 310p.
Other physical details 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color)
Dimensions ; 24 cm
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 2400
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "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 hersel
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Production
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Shum, Desmond.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Duan, Whitney.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Political corruption -- China -- History -- 21st century.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Upper class -- China -- History -- 21st century.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Political prisoners -- China -- Biography.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Politics and government.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Political corruption -- China -- 21st century.
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shum, Desmond
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Koha item type Books
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 09/05/2022 Zafaa Books & Distributors 2400.00   338.092 SHU 28699 09/05/2022 09/05/2022 Books
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