A historical novel, The Beijing Maestro enthralls, grips, fascinates and rivets. A story of survival and triumph illustrating clearly how one person can effect monumental change. A deeply moving saga highlighting China's emergence from centuries of extreme turmoil and devastating poverty to the heights of world economic dominance. One man, destined to change China's course in history, Deng "The Beijing Maestro" Xiaoping, shrewdly blended communism and capitalism, and proclaimed to China, It's Glorious to be Rich."