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alibaba
by Liu Shiying • 2009
A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.
3.62
125
alibaba Summary
alibaba 93%
A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.
by Liu Shiying 2009
3.62
125 ratings
Alibaba
by Duncan Clark • 2016
China's e-commerce didn't follow Amazon's script. Alibaba wrote its own from an apartment.
3.87
16k+
Alibaba Summary
Alibaba 92%
China's e-commerce didn't follow Amazon's script. Alibaba wrote its own from an apartment.
by Duncan Clark 2016
3.87
16k+ ratings
Alibaba's World
by Porter Erisman • 2015
How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.
3.89
2k+
Alibaba's World Summary
Alibaba's World 91%
How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.
by Porter Erisman 2015
3.89
2k+ ratings
Poorly Made in China
by Paul Midler • 2009
Swapped parts, faked tests, hidden costs: a consultant's tour of China's deceptive factory floors.
4.09
2k+
Poorly Made in China Summary
Poorly Made in China 91%
Swapped parts, faked tests, hidden costs: a consultant's tour of China's deceptive factory floors.
by Paul Midler 2009
4.09
2k+ ratings
Influence Empire
by Lulu Yilun Chen • 2022
A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.
3.93
969
Influence Empire Summary
Influence Empire 91%
A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.
by Lulu Yilun Chen 2022
3.93
969 ratings
A Bull in China
by Jim Rogers • 2007
China's middle class is the largest in history. The sectors and strategies for investing in it.
3.52
389
A Bull in China Summary
A Bull in China 91%
China's middle class is the largest in history. The sectors and strategies for investing in it.
by Jim Rogers 2007
3.52
389 ratings
Starting from Scrap
by Stephen H. Greer • 2010
From jobless in Hong Kong to scrap metal millions. The price: fraud, burnout, and a near-drowning.
4.14
72
Starting from Scrap Summary
Starting from Scrap 91%
From jobless in Hong Kong to scrap metal millions. The price: fraud, burnout, and a near-drowning.
by Stephen H. Greer 2010
4.14
72 ratings
House of Huawei
by Eva Dou • 2025
A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.
3.88
3k+
House of Huawei Summary
House of Huawei 90%
A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.
by Eva Dou 2025
3.88
3k+ ratings
Six Billion Shoppers
by Porter Erisman • 2017
E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.
4.09
399
Six Billion Shoppers Summary
Six Billion Shoppers 90%
E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.
by Porter Erisman 2017
4.09
399 ratings
Red Roulette
by Desmond Shum • 2021
From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.
3.91
6k+
Red Roulette Summary
Red Roulette 90%
From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.
by Desmond Shum 2021
3.91
6k+ ratings
China's Economy
by Arthur R. Kroeber • 2016
China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.
4.26
1k+
China's Economy Summary
China's Economy 90%
China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.
by Arthur R. Kroeber 2016
4.26
1k+ ratings
China's Great Wall of Debt
by Dinny McMahon • 2018
Ghost cities, $12 trillion in debt, and shadow banks hiding the risk. China's miracle was borrowed.
4.13
1k+
China's Great Wall of Debt Summary
China's Great Wall of Debt 90%
Ghost cities, $12 trillion in debt, and shadow banks hiding the risk. China's miracle was borrowed.
by Dinny McMahon 2018
4.13
1k+ ratings
Red Capitalism
by Carl E. Walter • 2010
China's state banks near collapse every decade. The bailout is the system, not an exception.
3.85
463
Red Capitalism Summary
Red Capitalism 90%
China's state banks near collapse every decade. The bailout is the system, not an exception.
by Carl E. Walter 2010
3.85
463 ratings
Apple in China
by Patrick McGee • 2025
One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.
4.48
10k+
Apple in China Summary
Apple in China 90%
One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.
by Patrick McGee 2025
4.48
10k+ ratings
The Third Revolution
by Elizabeth C. Economy • 2018
Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.
3.75
1k+
The Third Revolution Summary
The Third Revolution 90%
Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.
by Elizabeth C. Economy 2018
3.75
1k+ ratings
Attention Factory
by Matthew Brennan • 2020
An algorithm that predicts your next obsession built the first Chinese app to conquer the globe.
4.14
636
Attention Factory Summary
Attention Factory 89%
An algorithm that predicts your next obsession built the first Chinese app to conquer the globe.
by Matthew Brennan 2020
4.14
636 ratings
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry
by Anthony Michell • 2010
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
3.50
20
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry Summary
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry 89%
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
by Anthony Michell 2010
3.50
20 ratings
The New Silk Roads
by Peter Frankopan • 2018
Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.
3.57
8k+
The New Silk Roads Summary
The New Silk Roads 89%
Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.
by Peter Frankopan 2018
3.57
8k+ ratings
I Stand Corrected
by Eden Collinsworth • 2014
When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.
3.20
188
I Stand Corrected Summary
I Stand Corrected 89%
When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.
by Eden Collinsworth 2014
3.20
188 ratings
Breakneck
by Dan Wang • 2025
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
4.09
11k+
Breakneck Summary
Breakneck 89%
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
by Dan Wang 2025
4.09
11k+ ratings
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA
by Henry M. Paulson Jr. • 2014
US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.
3.77
2k+
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA Summary
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA 89%
US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.
by Henry M. Paulson Jr. 2014
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Coming China Wars
by Peter Navarro • 2006
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
3.32
222
The Coming China Wars Summary
The Coming China Wars 89%
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
by Peter Navarro 2006
3.32
222 ratings
The Last Kings of Shanghai
by Jonathan Kaufman • 2020
Opium, war, and revolution: how two Jewish families built modern China, then lost it.
4.27
5k+
The Last Kings of Shanghai Summary
The Last Kings of Shanghai 89%
Opium, war, and revolution: how two Jewish families built modern China, then lost it.
by Jonathan Kaufman 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
China's Gilded Age
by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2021
Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.
4.17
309
China's Gilded Age Summary
China's Gilded Age 89%
Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.
by Yuen Yuen Ang 2021
4.17
309 ratings
Has the West Lost It?
by Kishore Mahbubani • 2018
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
3.70
984
Has the West Lost It? Summary
Has the West Lost It? 89%
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
by Kishore Mahbubani 2018
3.70
984 ratings
Grave New World
by Stephen D. King • 2017
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
3.66
227
Grave New World Summary
Grave New World 89%
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
by Stephen D. King 2017
3.66
227 ratings
How Asia Works
by Joe Studwell • 2013
Some Asian economies boomed while others stalled. The difference wasn't free markets.
4.26
5k+
How Asia Works Summary
How Asia Works 89%
Some Asian economies boomed while others stalled. The difference wasn't free markets.
by Joe Studwell 2013
4.26
5k+ ratings
China After Mao
by Frank Dikötter • 2022
Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.
3.91
1k+
China After Mao Summary
China After Mao 88%
Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.
by Frank Dikötter 2022
3.91
1k+ ratings
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy
by Kishore Mahbubani • 2020
A rivalry so intense it feels inevitable, yet so self-defeating it remains avoidable.
4.07
2k+
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy Summary
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy 88%
A rivalry so intense it feels inevitable, yet so self-defeating it remains avoidable.
by Kishore Mahbubani 2020
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Shadow Market
by Eric J. Weiner • 2011
State-run investment funds now control trillions and steer the global economy from the shadows.
4.00
2
The Shadow Market Summary
The Shadow Market 88%
State-run investment funds now control trillions and steer the global economy from the shadows.
by Eric J. Weiner 2011
4.00
2 ratings
The Long Game
by Rush Doshi • 2021
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
4.03
1k+
The Long Game Summary
The Long Game 88%
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
by Rush Doshi 2021
4.03
1k+ ratings
Business Over Turkish Coffee
by Zafer Parlar • 2001
Relationships before deals, meals before meetings: the unwritten rules of Turkish business.
3.89
18
Business Over Turkish Coffee Summary
Business Over Turkish Coffee 88%
Relationships before deals, meals before meetings: the unwritten rules of Turkish business.
by Zafer Parlar 2001
3.89
18 ratings
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
by Steve Tsang • 2024
Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.
4.09
172
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping Summary
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping 88%
Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.
by Steve Tsang 2024
4.09
172 ratings
The Marwaris
by Thomas A Timberg • 2014
One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.
3.02
241
The Marwaris Summary
The Marwaris 88%
One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.
by Thomas A Timberg 2014
3.02
241 ratings
The Elephant and the Dragon
by Robyn Meredith • 2007
China built factories, India ran the back office, and together they redrew the global economic map.
3.73
1k+
The Elephant and the Dragon Summary
The Elephant and the Dragon 88%
China built factories, India ran the back office, and together they redrew the global economic map.
by Robyn Meredith 2007
3.73
1k+ ratings
Hidden Hand
by Clive Hamilton • 2020
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
3.85
806
Hidden Hand Summary
Hidden Hand 88%
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
by Clive Hamilton 2020
3.85
806 ratings
Junkyard Planet
by Adam Minter • 2013
What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.
3.91
2k+
Junkyard Planet Summary
Junkyard Planet 88%
What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.
by Adam Minter 2013
3.91
2k+ ratings
TikTok Boom
by Chris Stokel-Walker • 2021
China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.
3.72
191
TikTok Boom Summary
TikTok Boom 88%
China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.
by Chris Stokel-Walker 2021
3.72
191 ratings
The China Model
by Daniel A. Bell • 2015
Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.
3.60
290
The China Model Summary
The China Model 88%
Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.
by Daniel A. Bell 2015
3.60
290 ratings
America's Greatest Challenge
by Newt Gingrich • 2019
China built a Leninist police state, not a trading partner. America is losing a fight it won't name.
4.22
269
America's Greatest Challenge Summary
America's Greatest Challenge 88%
China built a Leninist police state, not a trading partner. America is losing a fight it won't name.
by Newt Gingrich 2019
4.22
269 ratings
资治通鉴
by 司马光 • 2012
1,300 years of Chinese history conceal a master class in power, trust, and statecraft.
4.44
77
资治通鉴 Summary
资治通鉴 88%
1,300 years of Chinese history conceal a master class in power, trust, and statecraft.
by 司马光 2012
4.44
77 ratings
World on the Brink
by Dmitri Alperovitch • 2024
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
4.20
832
World on the Brink Summary
World on the Brink 88%
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
by Dmitri Alperovitch 2024
4.20
832 ratings
The Hundred-Year Marathon
by Michael Pillsbury • 2014
China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.
4.20
5k+
The Hundred-Year Marathon Summary
The Hundred-Year Marathon 88%
China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.
by Michael Pillsbury 2014
4.20
5k+ ratings
The Future Is Asian
by Parag Khanna • 2019
The West's two-century dominance was a blip. Asia reclaims the center, with new rules.
3.70
1k+
The Future Is Asian Summary
The Future Is Asian 88%
The West's two-century dominance was a blip. Asia reclaims the center, with new rules.
by Parag Khanna 2019
3.70
1k+ ratings
Dream Big
by Cristiane Correa • 2013
Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.
4.17
6k+
Dream Big Summary
Dream Big 88%
Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.
by Cristiane Correa 2013
4.17
6k+ ratings
War Without Rules
by Robert Spalding • 2022
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
4.04
318
War Without Rules Summary
War Without Rules 88%
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
by Robert Spalding 2022
4.04
318 ratings
The Shortest History of China
by Linda Jaivin • 2021
Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.
3.94
3k+
The Shortest History of China Summary
The Shortest History of China 88%
Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.
by Linda Jaivin 2021
3.94
3k+ ratings
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2016
China grew rich using the very governance flaws that experts said would doom it.
4.30
410
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap Summary
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap 88%
China grew rich using the very governance flaws that experts said would doom it.
by Yuen Yuen Ang 2016
4.30
410 ratings
Censored
by Margaret E. Roberts • 2018
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
4.18
123
Censored Summary
Censored 88%
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
by Margaret E. Roberts 2018
4.18
123 ratings
Thou Shall Prosper
by Daniel Lapin • 2002
Unlearn the beliefs that make money feel dirty; build wealth through connection, not greed.
4.25
4k+
Thou Shall Prosper Summary
Thou Shall Prosper 88%
Unlearn the beliefs that make money feel dirty; build wealth through connection, not greed.
by Daniel Lapin 2002
4.25
4k+ ratings
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