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A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World's Greatest Market
by Jim Rogers
from Random House

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• This book will make you money
  Anytime someone makes you a lot of money, you tend to become a fan. And so I am a fan of Jim Rogers. I believe this man makes a lot of sense when he talks economics. I learned this by reading his earlier books about driving around the world. He admits to being a lousy trader. But he is great at looking at the big picture and investing according.
  He made me money with an earlier book, Hot Commodities, which I had for four years before I invested in commodities. If I had invested when I first read the... more info

• Poorly written with superficial and limited content
  As a big Jim Rogers fan, I am amazed to find myself giving his book a 1 star rating. While his first 3 books were excellent, this book should never have been published.
  The book gives a cursory rehash of the "China is the next great super power" argument (which I believe is true) and then just gives long lists of random Chinese stocks with short and shallow rambles in between stock lists.
  The book makes it clear that the listed stocks are not recommended stocks, just a long list of all the Chinese... more info

• own commodities, hold positions in the yuan and profit from Chinese growth companies
  1. The Chinese saving and investment rate exceeds 35 percent among its 1.3 billion people.
  2. There is room for upward growth in Chinese industry, including power and energy, tourism and media, agriculture, infrastructure, and high tech.
  3. American Depositary Receipts is a way for Americans to invest in China.
  4. Changes in regulation, reduction of tariffs, and the promise of greater market access for foreign first are beginning to shape competition in fields like banking, media, and... more info

• Not much substance here
  I agree with Jim Rogers. China is way too important for investors to ignore. China is growing fast and they are here to stay and perhaps are on their way to become the next great world power. But I found Rogers' book very flimsy. If you are unfamiliar with the changes in China, there are many other better books that can help you to better understand the changes. If you already know about these changes, then this book adds hardly anything. Book is also poorly organized. One minute he can be talking about the... more info

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