Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

5240. Age of Ambition Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, by Evan Osnos (read 23 Jan 2015) (National Book Award nonfiction prize in 2014) This book won the 2014 National Book Award prize for nonfiction and is the 32nd such winner I have read. The author lived in China from 2005 to...

from ohernaes

Good book about how times are changing in China, well told through various characters. But I am not that interested so stopped midway through. Beijing changed very much. Incredible story of Justin Yifu Lin from Taiwan, who defected and swam to China, left family, became economist, got Chicago phd...

from Stbalbach

Age of Ambition looks at different aspects of modern Chinese culture - religion, sex, art, etc - through the lens of a number of famous people and incidents in recent Chinese history and shows changes underway. The common theme is that China is becoming more individualistic through personal ambit...

from pbjwelch

Author Osnos' theme is expressed right up front on page 5: "The Party no longer promises equality or an end to toil. It promises only prosperity, pride and strength." The remainder of the book elaborates upon this theme chronicling historically how China's Communist Party evolved to this point in...

from Amelia_Smith

I was in China for 6 months in 2004, teaching English at a rural college, then traveling. I don't think I met any big movers and shakers, but I did very much notice the proliferation of internet cafes and the frustration of dealing with the Great Firewall. I haven't really kept up with the news f...