Merkel, CFA, FSA - 2010-present, I am working on setting up my own equity asset management shop, tentatively called Aleph Investments. Whether you buy at Amazon directly or enter via my site, your prices don’t change.ĭavid J. Thus Amazon builds an extra 1-3% into the prices to all buyers to compensate for the commissions given to the minority that come through referring sites. Most people buying at Amazon do not enter via a referring website. Also, I never use the data that the PR flacks send out.) (When I don’t, I mention that I scanned the book. Book reviews take time, particularly with the reading, which most book reviewers don’t do in full, and I typically do. I prefer this to a “tip jar” because I want you to get something you want, rather than merely giving me a tip. If you enter Amazon through my site, and you buy anything, I get a small commission. If you want to you can buy it here: The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream.įull disclosure: The PR flack asked me if I would like a copy and I said yes. It will make a great gift to friends of yours who are golfers. This was an enjoyable book to read, and I think most people would learn something from it. To those reading me at, please Google “Aleph Blog Washburn” and you will be able to read a special Q&A with the author that I will post after writing this post. You will also experience the Chinese Dream, as the book’s subtitle suggests… the dreams and goals of those who want to live a life similar to middle-class Americans, but all the more poignant, because the path to getting there is often unclear. You will get a behind-the scenes look at creating the world’s largest golf course twice, and the ambition of those who wanted to see it done quickly. And yet, one where if enough people protest, you can’t do anything, even if you have all of the permits in place. You will learn a lot about China in the process… what it is like dealing with an all-powerful Party whose machinations are secret. Three engaging characters amid the ambiguity of changing regulations, and whether it was legal to build new courses or not. Then there is Wang Libo, a man who gets displaced by his home getting taken from him to build a golf course, and he takes the opportunity and builds a store/bar/restaurant near the complex to profit from the opportunity.
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