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Whirlwind1 China entrepreneur and friend Sam Goodman has a great and blissfully2 short book out on how to do business in China. I say “blissfully short” not because I did not like his book (because I did), but because its shortness is one of its strengths. Most people wanting to learn the ins and outs of doing business in China neither want to nor have the time to read an encyclopedia on the subject. They want something that gives them a full overview of the basics in a hard-hitting3 and relevant way. Sam’s newly released tome4, Where East Eats West, is that book. Mr. Goodman’s book is a good introduction for those who have not left his hometown very often to visit other countries. It’s helpful for people who are unaware of the difficulties of doing business in foreign countries, and that most of the world does not speak English. And it’s also good for novices5 to the sharp elbows of the business world and business school graduates who think they know about business. Mr. Goodman is a Canadian who grew up in Texas. In Chapter 7, Mr. Goodman provides a brief biographical summary of himself, in his terse6 writing style. The passing of his father he describes in a straightforward manner: “Unfortunately, right before I graduated from high school, my dad died… Boom. He was gone.” Book Review on Where East Eats West 1. whirlwind adj. 旋风似的 2. blissfully: adv. 幸福、充满喜悦地? 3. hard-hitting adj. 单刀直入的 4. tome n. 大部头书? 5. novice n. 新手 6.terse adj. 简练的 After his father’s death, Mr. Goodman attended college at the University of Western Ontario studying psychology, and after graduation, he moved to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, he worked as a fitness instructor in the health club of a Sheraton7 for a year or so, and then moved to Korea for a year where he studied martial arts. After his “very cool year” in Korea, he moved to China and attended Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). Sam started a chain of cafes in 1997 while he was a studen