The Miracle, Michael Schuman
The Miracle, Michael Schuman
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The Miracle
The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth

Author: Michael Schuman

Narrator: Fred Stella

Unabridged: 14 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/30/2011

Synopsis

“If you are interested in how Asia became an economic tiger, read The Miracle.”
—New York TimesAn international bestseller, The Miracle by business journalist Michael Schuman offers a fascinating exploration of the most meaningful and far-reaching global event since World War II: the economic ascent of the Asian continent. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer calls The Miracle, “An amazing story and it’s all true,” while the New York Times praises Schuman for being, “not just a skilled reporter [but] also a gifted journalistic storyteller.” The Miracle is essential reading for anyone who truly wants to understand today’s—and tomorrow’s—world.

About Michael Schuman

Michael Schuman has been a business journalist in Asia for more than ten years. He is currently the Asia business correspondent for Time and covers economic issues for the entire continent. He also spent more than six years as a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in South Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia. He won an Overseas Press Club Award with other Wall Street Journal reporters for the newspaper's coverage of the 1997 Asian economic crisis. Prior to his experience in Asia, Mr. Schuman was a staff writer at Forbes. He lives in Hong Kong.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josip

Simply a must read for anyone looking to understand how Asia has developed to be such an important economic power in today's world. The author Michael Schuman who is an American author and journalist who specializes in Asian economics has gone through extensive research to produce a great piece of w......more

Goodreads review by Nilesh

Briefly put, anyone who does anything in Asia - whether a native or not - must read some such books to get a perspective on how we got where we got. One may not agree with the theories propounded or rejected here, but anecdotes will prepare everyone with their own historic backdrop. In a world where......more

Goodreads review by Annelise

A recommended laymans book for an interesting piece of the global puzzle that is economics. Light on the dense academics and replete with interesting characters and historical anecdotes, so it's an enjoyable read that still provides fascinating insights into economics, especially economic history a......more

Goodreads review by Thang

Nice to understand the success stories of Asia countries like Japan, Korean, Singapore, HongKong, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and India. Some things I learn: - In developing countries, it's important for government to control the economy because they need to focus scarce resources on some important ind......more

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