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Lee Kuan Yew

The Grand Master’s Insights on China, United States, and the World

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Lee Kuan Yew

By: Graham Allison, Robert D. Blackwill, Ali Wyne
Narrated by: Michael McConnohie, Francis Chau
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When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen.

Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments.

This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee's voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format. Lee offers his assessment of China's future, asserting, among other things, that "China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S." He affirms the United States' position as the world's sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India'sfuture, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy.

Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This audiobook belongs on the reading list of every world leader - including the one who took the oath of office on January 20, 2013.

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Insightful Geopolitical Analysis • Pragmatic Leadership Wisdom • Excellent Narration • Valuable Historical Perspective
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Great Insightful Mind

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Excellent portrayal of the thinking of one of the wisest public servants of our age. Very illuminating, I thoroughly recommend this for anyone interested in Lee Kuan Yew, major geopolitical and economic world trends, or political theory. Remarkable.

Brilliant

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If you want to understand Singapore as well Southeast Asia politics, this book is for you. There is so much useful information in this book that I would definitely be listening to it again.

Lee Kwan Yu's greatest hits!

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This is a short book of distilled opinions of very large topics. So it’s worth going over again to think through why he said some of the things. I like the format, short, direct, and full of practical knowledge. I also enjoyed his short reflection on his own life, his emphasis on self reliance, and his insight that not all problems can be solved by government effectively and efficiently.

A successful poker player giving his 2 cents on the major players still in the game

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Must read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations in the next several decades. Lee understands where each has the upper hand

Fantastic balance of eastern and western philosophy

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Great insights from one of the giants of history. The late Lee Kuan Yew distills the key issues that will be around for many years to come.

Honest and Educational

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A tremendous book - the insights shared are so refreshing when compared to what we in the west refer to as liberal democracy

Great book

A must read

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liked the narrator . The formatting seemed less conversational and more like an essay that can get boring

great primer into the kind of ksy

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A wise and learned man who's knowledge of China and the surrounding east Asian countries is/was as good as anyone in the world and better than most. I'd be very interested to hear his perspective in the age of C19, but since he's passed away, that won't happen. Everyone in the federal Executive and Legislative of the government should listen to this book.

Worth Your Time If Interested in China

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This book is sharing the experience for Lee Kuan Yew and his thoughts about world, it's very good book for political and economic establishments

What a great man

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