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...book is about Lim Seng Chin, a.k.a. Johnny Lim, a poor boy of Hakka roots who rises to become a communist agent, then a Japanese collaborator and eventually the wealthiest man in the tin-laden Kinta Valley during and after World War II. The "factory" is a nondescript shophouse Johnny buys in 1942 to serve as home and headquarters for his many business schemes. "Our house was not the kind of place just anyone could visit," writes Johnny's only son Jasper, the first of the book's three narrators. "To be invited, you had to be like my father...
...heart strings like those NGOs out there feeding their employees on Ramen noodles and hope. Harvard does incredible things, but it also does things that most disagree with. When so many morally pure charities need money, why should we give to one of the world’s wealthiest institutions when we disagree with some of its actions...
...chairman of the $22 billion luxury-goods and retail empire PPR, founded by Pinault Sr. in 1963. He takes over from Serge Weinberg, who led PPR's diversification into luxury goods with the purchase of the Gucci group in 2001. Though Pinault is the scion of France's third wealthiest family--which owns a 42% controlling interest in PPR--he has also headed several PPR units. Instead of the nickname Daddy's Boy, he has earned a new moniker: Boss. --By Bruce Crumley/Paris
...come up with billions of dollars this year for the Iraq war and related costs there and in Afghanistan. His initial pledge of $15 million in humanitarian aid was an insult. Only after days of criticism did he increase the pledge to $350 million. The U.S. is the wealthiest nation in the world, and generosity is our greatest virtue. Helping others in time of need is the right thing to do. It's the American way. Rick Schreiner San Marino, California...
...come up with billions of dollars this year for the Iraq war and related costs there and in Afghanistan. His initial pledge of $15 million in humanitarian aid was an insult. Only after days of criticism did he increase the pledge to $350 million. The U.S. is the wealthiest nation in the world, and generosity is our greatest virtue. Helping others in time of need is the right thing to do. It's the American way. Rick Schreiner San Marino, California, U.S. Where Was God? In the wake of the tsunami [Jan. 10], people everywhere have been asking themselves...