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Originally published in 1940, this is Carl Crow's entertaining autobiography, the story of his more than 25 years of adventures and success in Shanghai during the tumultuous early decades of the 20th century. This book is a tale of East meets West set in the wild and heady days of inter-war China. It is an account of how two cultures clashed, bickering over business deals and social norms as they tried to find a way to live with each other.

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Carl Crow's experience offers valuable clues on how to be successful in China - and just as importantly, how to remain sane. --James McGregor, author of One Billion Customers

Carl Crow's experience offers valuable clues on how to be successful in China - and just as importantly, how to remain sane. James McGregor, author of One Billion Customers

Carl Crow's experience offers valuable clues on how to be successful in China - and just as importantly, how to remain sane. --James McGregor, author of One Billion Customers

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Carl was a Missouri boy who studied journalism and then pitched up in Shanghai in 1911 to start China's first American-run English-language newspaper, the China Press. He then started his own advertising agency that made him wealthy and revolutionized advertising and brand management in China. He was one of the most prominent foreigners in China during the era between the world wars.

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