Table Of Contents:
AUTHOR'S NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
PROLOGUE xiii
PART ONE Making It 1

1 The Umbrella Boy 3

2 The Sandwich Man 10

3 Banging the Ring 16

4 Cockamamy Flyers 23

5 Riding the Tiger 30

6 The Perfect Storm 42

7 The Sandwich Islands 55

8 Hong Kong Crocodiles 67

9 Surrounding Japan 77
PART TWO Going Underground 85

10 How Much Is Rich? 87

11 Boremuda 97

12 Four Guys in a Room 107

13 Rich Man, Poor Man 115

14 Don't Ask, Don't Tell 125

15 The Luck of the Irish 133

16 Leaving Money on the Table 143

17 Rich, Ruthless, and Determined 150

18 The Wise Man Cometh 160

19 Stepping Down 168

20 Show Me the Building 175

21 Four Guys in a Coffee Shop 184
PART THREE Breaking Up 195

22 The French Connection 197

23 Musical Chairs 207

24 Cutting the Baby in Half 213

25 Erreur Strat茅gique 222
PART FOUR Giving It Away 231

26 "A Great Op." 233

27 Golden Heart 244

28 Bowerbird 256

29 A Nation Transformed 267

30 Charity Begins at Home 286

31 Geographical Creep 293

32 The Old Turks 300

33 No Pockets in a Shroud 309

34 Not a Moment to Lose 320
INDEX 331