{"product_id":"book-enty","title":"Red Roulette","description":"\u003cb\u003e“THE BOOK CHINA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO READ.” —CNN​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis “powerful and disturbing” (Bill Browder, author of \u003ci\u003eRed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotice\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller is narrated by a man who, with his wife, Whitney Duan, rose to the top levels of power and wealth—and then fell out of favor. Whitney had been disappeared four years before, but this book led to her dramatic reemergence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis vivid, explosive memoir shows “how the Chinese government keeps business in line—and what happens when businesspeople overstep” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and is a “singular, highly readable insider account of the most secretive of global powers” (\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346851242288,"sku":"BDenty","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346851275056,"sku":"10enty","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/enty-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773695451","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-enty","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}