{"product_id":"china-running-dog-paperback","title":"China Running Dog - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Kitto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man in his early twenties has two basic needs: mates and respect. And a third of course. That's a given and it was there for the taking in Shanghai in the year 2000, a greed-crazed free-for-all in a moral and lawless vacuum created by the Chinese Communist Party. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny Trent, small-time entrepreneur from Basildon in the UK, has neither mates nor respect. That's why he went to China, where he meets Felix Fawcett-Smith, fresh off the boat and from the other side of the tracks. An unlikely friendship begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny impresses the well-bred Felix with his street smarts until Felix takes Johnny's advice too literally - and too far - and slip into Shanghai's murky underbelly. He enters a world where the Party and power and connections to them are all that matter, where criminals are given sainthoods and saints sent to hell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny tries to stop Felix's spiral, not least because Felix is taking a sweet, angelic girl, Anita, down with him and Johnny has feelings for Anita that he has never dared to put into words. But Felix thinks he knows best. Like Johnny, all he wants is respect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe gets a lot more, a lot worse. It's up to Johnny to save whoever he can, besides himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A hilarious, racy, cautionary tale. A magnificent story, and a must-read for anybody who wishes to see how a totalitarian society works.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Adam Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265645953273,"sku":"9786269917327","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QH1XAipM8j9786269917327.webp?v=1768843766","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/china-running-dog-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}