Journalist Timothy Harper has written an absorbing, detailed business saga. This intimate account chronicles the wild and
frustrating adventures of U.S. businessman Rick
Grajirena, an import-export entrepreneur in Russia’s new free-market economy. "It was not difficult for Grajirena to find prospective partners and possible deals. Indeed, when it became known that he was an American looking to buy and sell in Russia, all sorts of characters - some seemingly reputable, many obviously not - came forward with one scheme after another." In the midst of this colorful cast of characters, Grajirena shines as one of the "good guys" as he jumps into and out of the beer biz and ends up in health foods. He runs into every form of Moscow
madness, from the mafiya to some basic cultural divides, and manages to thrive as well as survive. getAbstract.com highly recommends this swashbuckling book. In fact, we can’t wait for the movie.